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 Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Beyoncé. [3]

Contents

The awards were gold-plated, each depicting an Atlassian figure holding up the Earth above its head. The event was last held in 2014, though its website remains live. [4]

Venues

YearDateLocationVenue
198910 May Monte Carlo, Monaco Salle des Etoiles
19909 May
199112 May
199214 May
199312 May
19944 May
19953 May
19968 May
199717 April
19986 May
1999 5 May
200010 May
2001 2 May
20026 March
2003 12 October
2004 15 September Las Vegas, USA Thomas & Mack Center
2005 31 August Los Angeles, USA Kodak Theatre
2006 15 November London, UK Earls Court Exhibition Centre
2007 4 NovemberMonte Carlo, MonacoSalle des Etoiles
2008 9 November
2010 18 May
2014 27 May

Winners

1989

1990

1994

Source: [11]

1995

1996

1997

Source: [12]

1998

Sources: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

1999

2000

Source: [18]

2001

2002

Sources: [19] [20]

2003–2014

Special awards

Legend Award

The Legend Award (also called Award for Outstanding Contribution) honors top recording artists who have made outstanding contributions to the music industry. Notable winners of the award include: [22]

Diamond Award

The Diamond Award honors top-selling artists who have been certified as selling over 100,000,000 albums throughout their career. It has been awarded to six recipients to date: [22]

Millennium Award

Two special awards were presented in 2000 to honor the best-selling recording artists at that time. [23] The awards were presented to Michael Jackson [24] and Mariah Carey [25] in the male and female artist award categories, respectively.

Charity

Each edition of the World Music Awards builds 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: [26]

Hospitals

Schools

Homes

World Music Awards has also paid for five wells to provide clean water in Africa. [27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Don (19 May 2010). "Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas win big at World Music Awards". Variety . Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Gonzalez, Victor (20 December 2012). "World Music Awards 2012 in Miami: Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jimmy Buffett Nominated". Miami New Times . Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Ranada, Pia (27 March 2013). "Sarah Geronimo nominated in World Music Awards". RAPPLER. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "World Music Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show". Billboard . 27 May 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Belinda Carlisle: 1989 World Music Awards Appearance. youtube.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Milli Vanilli – RARE 1989 World Music Awards Performance. youtube.com. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Enya – Storms in Africa Live at Monte Carlo World Music Awards 1989. youtube.com. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kate Ceberano". kateceberano.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Barry White". facebook.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ringo Starr May 1989". beatlesonfilm.com. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "World Music Awards Gaining Stature". books.google.com. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ↑ 1997 World Music Awards on YouTube
  13. ↑ Mark Dezzani: Record turnout for 10th WMA In: Music & Media, Volume 15, Issue 21, 23 May 1998. Page 4. PDF
  14. ↑ "World Music Awards 1998 Winners". angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "World Music Awards 1998 (TF1)". archive.org. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  16. ↑ World music awards 1998. youtube.com. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  17. ↑ BVH1 UK news report about 1998 World Music Awards. youtube.com. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Winners of the World Music Awards". Société des bains de mer de Monaco. Archived from the original on 15 October 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  19. ↑ World Music Awards 2002. vk.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "World Music Award Winners". books.google.com. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Kylie honoured at World Music Awards". theguardian.com. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  22. 1 2 "World Music Awards :: Awards" . Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "World Music Awards; section entitled "The Awards"". Archived from the original on 3 October 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  24. ↑ "Michael Jackson Millennium Award". The Big Story. bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Winners of the World Music Awards". Société des bains de mer de Monaco. Archived from the original on 15 October 2000. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "Charity Endeavours". worldmusicawards.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "World Music Awards – May 2000". Archived from the original on 3 October 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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