2008 World Music Awards

20th award event April 2026 The 20th annual World Music Awards was held on 9 November 2008 in Monaco. Awards were given based on worldwide sales figures for that year. The ceremony was hosted by actor Jesse Metcalfe and singer Michelle Williams.http://worldmusicawards.com/ World Music Awards 2008 6 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629205648/http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ 29 June 2009 live dmy Performers Alicia Keys Anastacia Beyoncé Estelle Kate Ryan Kid Rock Laurent Wolf feat. Anggun Madcon Nancy Ajram Solange Nominees Below is a list of all the nominees for each award, the winners are in bold. World's Best-Selling Recording Act Coldplayhttp://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20081110/14061/leona-lewis-amy-winehouse-and-coldplay-win-at-the-world-music-awards/ Leona Lewis, Amy Winehouse and Coldplay win at the World Music Awards Lucy 10 November 2008 6 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090314043531/http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20081110/14061/leona-lewis-amy-winehouse-and-coldplay-win-at-the-world-music-awards/ 14 March 2009 dead World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist Leona Lewis World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist Kid Rock World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Female Artist Duffy Pink Amy Winehouse Katy Perry World's Best-Selling Pop/Rock Male Artist Kid Rock Enrique Iglesias James Blunt Michael Jackson World's Best-Selling Rock Act Coldplay Metallica Kings of Leon R.E.M. World's Best-Selling R&B Artist Alicia Keys Leona Lewis Rihanna Mariah Carey World's Best-Selling R&B Male Chris Brown Ne-Yo Usher Robin Thicke World's Best-Selling New R&B Act Estelle World's Best-Selling New Act Duffy Leona Lewis Estelle Katy Perry World's Best-Selling Hip Hop/Rap Artist Eminem Lil' Wayne T.I. T-Pain World's Best DJ Laurent Wolf Martin Solveig Tiësto Frankie Knuckles World's Best-Selling Latin Performer Enrique Iglesiashttp://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/carey%20and%20knowles%20lead%20world%20music%20awards_1086124 Mariah Carey – Carey and Knowles lead World Music Awards 10 November 2008 contactmusic.com 6 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302022122/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/carey%20and%20knowles%20lead%20world%20music%20awards_1086124 2 March 2009 live Gloria Estefan Shakira Luis Miguel Biggest Internet Artist Akon Legend Awards Diamond Award The Beatles/Ringo Starr Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Beyoncé Special Achievement Award Mariah Carey Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry L.A. Reid Regional Awards World's Best-Selling African Artist: Akon World's Best-Selling American Artist: Madonna World's Best-Selling Australian Artist: Delta Goodrem World's Best-Selling Benelux Artist: Kate Ryan World's Best-Selling British Artist: Coldplay World's Best-Selling Canadian Artist: Céline Dion World's Best-Selling Chinese Artist: Jay Chou World's Best-Selling French Artist: Christophe Mae World's Best-Selling German Artist: Die Ärzte World's Best-Selling Irish Artist: The Script World's Best-Selling Italian Artist: Jovanotti World's Best-Selling Japanese Artist: Exile World's Best-Selling Middle Eastern Artist: Nancy Ajram World's Best-Selling Nigerian Artist: 2Face World's Best-Selling Norwegian Artist: Madcon World's Best-Selling Russian Artist: Philipp Kirkorov World's Best-Selling Spanish Artist: Enrique Iglesias World's Best-Selling Swedish Artist: Basshunterhttps://www.tvsa.co.za/shows/viewshow.aspx?showid=984 World Music Awards 15 October 2025 TVSA 10 November 2008 Coldplay Crowned World's Biggest Act https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coldplay-crowned-worlds-biggest-act CBS News New York City 15 October 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131225043027/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coldplay-crowned-worlds-biggest-act 25 December 2013 International telecasts United Kingdom: Channel 4 Notes External links Official web page 2008 World Music Awards at IMDb World Music Awards, 2008 Category:Lists of World Music Award winners