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] Will Smith was the most awarded artist of the night, winning four awards. Lauryn Hill followed with three wins, including Best Selling New Artist.[3]
Genre awards
[edit]- Best Selling Pop Female Artist - Celine Dion
- Best Selling Pop Male Artist - Will Smith
- Best Selling Dance Artist - Will Smith
- Best Selling Rap Male Artist - Will Smith
- Best Selling Rap Female Artist - Lauryn Hill
- Best Selling R&B Female Artist - Lauryn Hill
- Best Selling R&B Male Artist - Will Smith
- Best Selling New Artist - Lauryn Hill
- Best Selling Latin Artist - Ricky Martin
Regional awards
[edit]- Best Selling Benelux Recording Artist - Lara Fabian
- Best Selling British Recording Female Artist - Des'ree
- Best Selling Canadian Recording Group - Barenaked Ladies
- Best Selling French Recording Artist - Notre Dame de Paris
- Best Selling German Recording Group - Modern Talking
- Best Selling Irish Recording Group - The Corrs
- Best Selling Russian Recording Artist - Philipp Kirkorov
- Best Selling Turkish Recording Artist - Tarkan
- Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist - Amr Diab
LEGEND awards
[edit]- Outstanding Contribution to the Music - Cher
- Outstanding Contribution to the Music - Janet Jackson
References
[edit]- ^ "World Music Awards :: Home". worldmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
- ^ "TV Listings for - May 20, 1999 - TV Tango". tvtango.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-05-22.