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World Music Awards | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music industry |
Country | World |
First awarded | 14 April 1989 |
Last awarded | 2014 |
Website | worldmusicawards |
The World Music Awards is 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 is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists in a number of categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. [1] [2] The most awarded artist in the history of the World Music Awards is Mariah Carey, with nineteen wins.[ citation needed ]
Nine awards are voted for online by the public.[ citation needed ] The awards are gold-plated, each depicting an artist holding the world. The event was last held in 2014. [3]
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:[ citation needed ]
Hospitals
Schools
Homes
World Music Awards has also paid for five wells to provide clean water in Africa. [4]
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2004 | Las Vegas, United States | Thomas & Mack Center |
2005 | Los Angeles, United States | Kodak Theatre |
2006 | London, United Kingdom | Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
2007 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Salle des Etoiles |
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