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Mika, Akon, Lavigne and Rihanna All Win at World Music Awards |
Mika scooped four awards at the glitzy World Music Awards in Monte Carlo winning Best Male Entertainer of the Year, the World's Best-Selling New Artist, the World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Male Artist and Britain's Best-Selling Artist. And Akon was celebrating after winning three awards - R&B Artist Award , Africa's Best-Selling Artist and the World's Best-Selling Internet Artist. 50 fiddy Cent picked up Best Hip Hop Act. Canadian singing legend Celine Dion and R&B superstar Patti LaBelle were also both honoured at the star-studded ceremony, Dion with the prestigious Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music presented by Monaco's Prince Albert and LaBelle was presented with the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B. Avril Lavigne, who thrilled fans with an energetic performance at the ceremony, saw off stiff competition from Nelly Furtado, Pink and Amy Winehouse to pick up the World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist whilst Rihanna won Female Entertainer of the Year. The awards are based on worldwide album sales as certified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Mika scooped four awards at the glitzy World Music Awards in Monte Carlo winning Best Male Entertainer of the Year, the World's Best-Selling New Artist, the World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Male Artist and Britain's Best-Selling Artist. And Akon was celebrating after winning three awards - R&B Artist Award , Africa's Best-Selling Artist and the World's Best-Selling Internet Artist. 50 fiddy Cent picked up Best Hip Hop Act. Canadian singing legend Celine Dion and R&B superstar Patti LaBelle were also both honoured at the star-studded ceremony, Dion with the prestigious Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music presented by Monaco's Prince Albert and LaBelle was presented with the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to R&B. Avril Lavigne, who thrilled fans with an energetic performance at the ceremony, saw off stiff competition from Nelly Furtado, Pink and Amy Winehouse to pick up the World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist whilst Rihanna won Female Entertainer of the Year. The awards are based on worldwide album sales as certified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
World Music Awards 2007 list of winners:
- Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to R+B: Patti LaBelle
- Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music: Celine Dion
- World's Best-Selling New Artist: Mika
- World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Male Artist: Mika
- World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist: Avril Lavigne
- World's Best-Selling Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: 50 Cent
- World's Best-Selling Rock Group: Linkin Park
- World's Best-Selling R+B Artist: Akon
- World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist: Rihanna
- World's Best-Selling DJ: David Guetta
- World's Best-Selling Latin Artist: Mana
- Male Entertainer of the Year: Mika
- Female Entertainer of the Year: Rihanna
- World's Best-Selling Internet Artist: Akon
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