1999 World Music Awards

The 1999 World Music Awards (11th Annual World Music Awards) were held in Monaco on May 5, 1999, ^[1] and later broadcast on ABC on May 20. ^{[2] [3]} Will Smith was the most awarded artist of the night, winning four awards. Lauryn Hill followed with three wins, including Best-Selling New Artist. ^[4] The evening was hosted by Damon Wayans and Pamela Anderson.

Genre awards

• World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist: Will Smith
• World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist: Celine Dion
• World's Best-Selling Rap Female Artist: Lauryn Hill
• World's Best-Selling New Artist: Lauryn Hill
• World's Best-Selling Dance Male Artist: Will Smith
• World's Best-Selling Dance Group: Backstreet Boys
• World's Best-Selling R&B Male Artist: Will Smith
  • Nominees: Puff Daddy, Usher
• World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist: Lauryn Hill
  • Nominees: Brandy, Janet Jackson
• World's Best-Selling Rap Male Artist: Will Smith
  • Nominees: Puff Daddy, Usher
• World's Best-Selling Latin Artist: Ricky Martin
  • Nominees: Marcelo Rossi, Terra Samba

Regional awards

• World's Best-Selling Benelux Artist: Lara Fabian
• World's Best-Selling Canadian Artist: Barenaked Ladies
• World's Best-Selling French Artist: Notre-Dame de Paris
• World's Best-Selling German Artist: Modern Talking
• World's Best-Selling Irish Artist: The Corrs
• World's Best-Selling Italian Artist: 883
• World's Best-Selling Japanese Artist: B'z
• World's Best-Selling Russian Artist: Philipp Kirkorov
• World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Artist: Meja
• World's Best-Selling Spanish Artist: Alejandro Sanz
• World's Best-Selling Swiss Artist: DJ BoBo
• World's Best-Selling Turkish Artist: Tarkan
• World's Best-Selling UK Artist: Des'ree
• World's Best-Selling US Artist: Garth Brooks

Legend awards

• Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry: Cher
• Outstanding Contribution to the Pop Industry: Janet Jackson

References

1. "World Music Awards :: Home". worldmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
2. "TV Listings for - May 20, 1999 - TV Tango". tvtango.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
3. 1999 World Music Awards May 20, 1999, and 20/20 July 18, 1999 (WBMA- Birmingham ABC 33/40) Partial. youtube.com. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-05-22.