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]

Genre awards

• World's Best Selling Pop Male Artist: Will Smith
• Best Selling Pop Female Artist - Celine Dion
• Best Selling Rap Female Artist - Lauryn Hill
• 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 Sellung 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 - Cher
• Outstanding Contribution to the Music - 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. https://youtube.com/nWXwmj_3Baw?si=KizUl-UfIdJL9-4X
4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-05-22.