World Music Awards

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World Music Awards
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Awarded forRecord sales; outstanding achievements in the music industry
CountryWorld
First award10 May 1989;36 years ago (1989-05-10)
Final award27 May 2014;11 years ago (2014-05-27)
Website worldmusicawards.com
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Trophies

The World Music Awards was an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. Most years, the event was held in Monte Carlo. Awards were presented to the world's best-selling artists in several categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. [1] [2] Past winners have included Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Beyoncé. [3]

Contents

The original trophy was a plaque depicting a mermaid, in a presentation case. [4] Between 1990 and 1994, it was a golden treble clef with a globe in the middle. From 1995 on, it was a gold-plated Atlassian figure holding up the Earth above his head.

The event was last held in 2014, though its website remains live. [5] The Global Recording Artist of the Year award, established in 2014 by IFPI, nowadays covers parts of what were the main categories of the World Music Awards.

Hosts and venues

YearDateHostLocationVenue
198910 May [4] Bertín Osborne Monte Carlo, MonacoSalle des Étoiles,
Monte-Carlo Sporting
19909 May [6] Don Johnson
199115 May [7] David Hasselhoff
199214 May [8] Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
199312 May [9] Michael Douglas
19944 May [10] Patrick Swayze, Prince Albert & Princess Caroline
19953 May [11] Claudia Schiffer & Luke Perry
19968 May [12] Jean-Claude Van Damme & Natalie Cole
199717 April [13] Princess Stéphanie, Jon Bon Jovi & Halle Berry
19986 May [14] Gloria Estefan, Jason Priestley & Daisy Fuentes
1999 5 May [15] Damon Wayans & Pamela Anderson
200010 May [16] Elle Macpherson & Mark McGrath
2001 2 May [17] Sisqo & Carmen Electra
20026 March [18] Shaggy, Jennifer Love Hewitt & Mark McGrath
2003 12 October [19] Vivica A. Fox, Rupert Everett & Anna Kournikova
2004 15 September [20] Marc Anthony, Hilary Duff & Celine Dion Las Vegas, USA Thomas & Mack Center
2005 31 August [21] James Denton & Carmen Electra Los Angeles, USA Kodak Theatre
2006 15 November [22] Lindsay Lohan London, UK Earls Court Exhibition Centre
2007 4 November [23] Julian McMahon Monte Carlo, MonacoSalle des Étoiles,
Monte-Carlo Sporting
2008 9 November [24] Michelle Williams & Jesse Metcalfe
2010 18 May [25] Hayden Panettiere & Michelle Rodriguez
2014 27 May [26] Jason Derulo & Pamela Anderson

Winners

1989

1990

Source: [35]

1991

1992

Sources: [56] [57]

1993

Sources: [59] [60] [61] [62]

1994

Sources: [64] [65] [66] [67]

1995

Sources: [68] [69]

1996

Source: [70]

1997

Sources: [71] [72] [73] [13]

1998

Sources: [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79]

1999

2000

Sources: [80] [81]

2001

2002

Sources: [82] [83] [84]

2003–2014

Special awards

Legend Award

The Legend Award (also called Award for Outstanding Contribution) honored top recording artists who had made outstanding contributions to the music industry. Notable winners of the award included: [86] [87]

Diamond Award

The Diamond Award honored top-selling artists who had been certified as selling over 100,000,000 albums throughout their career. It was awarded to six recipients: [86]

Millennium Award

Two special awards were presented in 2000 to honor the best-selling recording artists at that time. [88] The awards were presented to Michael Jackson [89] and Mariah Carey [90] in the male and female artist award categories, respectively.

Charity

In the early years, proceeds from the show went to the Princess Grace Foundation for humanitarian and cultural charity. In later years, each edition of the World Music Awards built a hospital, school, or orphanage through the Monaco Aide et Presence Foundation and/or the Combonian Missionary Association, which both assist underdeveloped areas in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. There are 23 operational centres still saving lives and providing shelter and education for those in need: [91]

Hospitals

Schools

Homes

World Music Awards has also paid for five wells to provide clean water in Africa. [92]

See also

References

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