World Music Awards

The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the various organisations including record companies and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

The Awards and Award winners

According to the official World Music Awards website: "The World's best-selling recording-artists in the various categories are determined after a thorough research conducted by the organization on record certifications and record company sales figures" http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ifpi.html. The national member associations of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that provides the World music organisation with the names of their overall best-selling artists and groups.

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• See 2004 Award Winners
• See 2005 Award Winners
• National Awards

Each year, the WMS awards the best selling artist fron each major country.

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• Legend Awards

Legend Awards are given to artists "in recognition of their global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry" http://www.worldmusicawards.com/legendaward.html

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Past winners include Michael Jackson , Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Ace of Base, Diana Ross, Julio Iglesias, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, the Bee Gees, Tony Bennett, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Whitney Houston, Prince, Janet Jackson, Carlos Santana and Cher.

Related Topics:
Michael Jackson - Mariah Carey - Celine Dion - Elton John - Stevie Wonder - Ray Charles - Ace of Base - Diana Ross - Julio Iglesias - Tina Turner - Rod Stewart - Lionel Richie - Bee Gees - Tony Bennett - Luciano Pavarotti - Placido Domingo - Whitney Houston - Prince - Janet Jackson - Carlos Santana - Cher

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• Chopard Diamond Award

The Chopard Diamond World Music Award is a new award, given to an artist who have sold over 100 million albums since the start of his career. Past winners include Rod Stewart (2002), Mariah Carey (2003), Celine Dion (2004), and Bon Jovi (2005).

Related Topics:
Rod Stewart - 2002 - Mariah Carey - 2003 - Celine Dion - 2004 - Bon Jovi - 2005

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• 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, for the very first time to the world's best-selling recording-artist of all time {{ref|ofalltime}}. The awards were presented to Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey in the male and female categories respectively. http://web.archive.org/web/20000621043154/http://www.montecarloresort.com/awards/00/w00res00.htm

Related Topics:
Millennium - 2000 - Michael Jackson - Mariah Carey

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