International music awards show held in Monte Carlo
The World Music Awards was an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event was based in Monte Carlo. Awards were presented to the world's best-selling artists in a number of categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. Past winners have included Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Adele, Gloria Gaynor, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Beyoncé
The awards were gold-plated, each depicting an artist holding the world. The event was last held in 2014.
Charity.
Each edition of the World Music Awards builds a hospital, school, or orphanage through the Monaco Aide et Presence Foundation and/or the Combonian Missionary Association, which both assist underdeveloped areas in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. There are 23 operational centres still saving lives and providing shelter and education for those in need:
Hospitals
Schools
Homes
World Music Awards has also paid for five wells to provide clean water in Africa.
Awards events.
Legend Award.
The Legend Award honors top recording artists who have made outstanding contributions to the music industry. Notable winners of the award include:
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Diamond Award.
The Diamond Award honors top-selling artists who have been certified as selling over 100,000,000 albums throughout their career. It has been awarded to six recipients to date:
Millennium Award.
Two special awards were presented in 2000 to honor the best-selling recording artists at that time. The awards were presented to Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey in the male and female artist award categories, respectively.
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