1999 World Music Awards Explained

The 1999 World Music Awards (11th Annual World Music Awards) were held in Monaco on 5 May 1999.^[1] The 1999 World Music Awards was also prerecorded and shown on ABC on May 20, 1999.^[2]

Pop awards

• Best Selling Pop Female Artist - Celine Dion
• Best Selling Pop Male Artist - Will Smith

Latin awards

• Best Selling Latin Artist - Ricky Martin

Regional awards

• 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

• Outstanding Contribution to the Music - Cher
• Outstanding Contribution to the Music - Janet Jackson

References

1. Web site: World Music Awards :: Home . worldmusicawards.com . dead . https://archive.today/20121216155126/http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ . 2012-12-16 .
2. Web site: TV Listings for - May 20, 1999 - TV Tango. 2021-07-22. tvtango.com.