World Music Awards
| World Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the record industry |
| Country | World |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Official website | Official website |
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 under the high patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and is based in Monte-Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. Sales figures are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Nine awards are voted online by the public. The awards are gold-plated, each depicting an artist holding the world.
Charity
The World Music Awards builds hospitals, schools and orphanages through the Monaco Aide et Presence Foundation and the Combonian Missionary Association which assist underdeveloped Areas in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Brazil. There are 23 operational Centres saving lives and providing shelter and education including a hospital at Port Bouet in Côte d'Ivoire serving a population of over 170,000 inhabitants, a hospital, 2 homes and a school in India, a home in Sri Lanka for handicapped girls, a hospital in Rwanda, a hospital in Darfur, a hospital and school in Niger, a health centre and home in Cameroun and a hospital in Cambodia. Additionally, a home for abandoned children in Brazil, plus a hospital, school and 12 homes in Madagascar have been constructed, and the complete renovation and extension of an existing hospital in Mokatam, Egypt.[1]
Awards events
| Year | Location | Venue |
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| 1989 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Salle des Etoiles |
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| 2004 | Las Vegas, United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
| 2005 | Los Angeles, United States | Kodak Theatre |
| 2006 | London, England | Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
| 2007 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Salle des Etoiles |
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| 2009 | No ceremony held | |
| 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Salle des Etoiles |
| 2011 | No ceremony held | |
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| 2014 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Salle des Etoiles |
| 2015 | No ceremony held | |
Legend Awards
Past Legend Award winners include:[2]
Diamond Award
The Diamond World Music Award was created in 2001 to honor artists who have sold over 100 million records over the course of their careers. Six artists have been given this award:[2]
- 2001: Rod Stewart
- 2003: Mariah Carey
- 2004: Celine Dion
- 2005: Bon Jovi
- 2006: Michael Jackson
- 2008: The Beatles
Millennium Awards
Apart from the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and the national best-selling artists, special millennium awards were presented in 2000 to the world's best-selling recording-artist of all time.[3] The awards were presented to Michael Jackson[4] and Mariah Carey[5] in the male and female artist award categories.
See also
References
- ↑ World Music Awards - May 2000
- 1 2 "World Music Awards :: Awards". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ World Music Awards; section entitled "The Awards"
- ↑ "Michael Jackson Millennium Award". bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of the World Music Awards". Société des bains de mer de Monaco. Archived from the original on October 15, 2000. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
