World Music Award 2008

I World Music Award 2008 (20ª edizione) si sono tenuti a Monte Carlo il 9 novembre 2008.

Nomination e vincitori

I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto

World's Best Selling Record Act

• Coldplay

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 Female

• 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 Iglesias
• Gloria Estefan
• Shakira
• Luis Miguel

Premi speciali

Diamond Award

• Ringo Starr

Outstanding Contribution to the Arts

• Beyoncé Knowles

Special Achievement Award

• Mariah Carey

Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry

• L.A. Reid

Premi regionali

• 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 Maé
• 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: Filipp Kirkorov
• World's Best Selling Spanish Artist: Enrique Iglesias
• World's Best Selling Swedish Artist: Basshunter
• World's Best selling Pop artist: Katy Perry
• World's choice: Katy Perry
• World's Artist of the year: Katy Perry

Collegamenti esterni

• Sito ufficiale WMAs, su worldmusicawards.com.