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
World's Best Selling Pop Female Artist: Celine Dion
World's Best Selling Rap Female Artist: Lauryn Hill
World's 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 Selling 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 Industry: Cher
Outstanding Contribution to the Pop Industry: Janet Jackson

References

^ "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.
^ https://youtube.com/nWXwmj_3Baw?si=KizUl-UfIdJL9-4X
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-05-22.

[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] ttps://youtube.com/nWXwmj_3Baw?si=KizUl-UfIdJL9-4X

[4] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-05-22.

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