Luminaries from the music industry have descended upon Monte Carlo for the 2007 World Music Awards, Sunday evening. And this year the dreams became a reality for R&B sensation Rihanna – taking home the best-selling female entertainer award.
Rihanna arrived looking like a true-star, dressed in Armani Prive, and was there to help honor two of the music industry’s legends Canadian singer Celine Dion and R&B queen Patti LaBelle for their outstanding careers.
Other winners at the event included UK Singer Mika, hip-hop star Akon, who bagged three awards, and Avril Lavigne.
The full list of winners:
Legend Award: Celine Dion
Best-selling new artist:: Mika
Best-selling male entertainer: Mika
Best-selling female entertainer: Rihanna
Best-selling R&B male artist: Akon
Best-selling pop/rock male artist: Mika
Best-selling pop/rock female artist: Avril Lavigne
Best-selling Latin group : Mana
Best-selling British artist : Mika
Best-selling Canadian artist:Avril Lavigne
Best-selling African Artist: Akon
Best-selling Italian artist : Laura Pausini
Best-selling German artist : Cascada
Best-selling Middle Eastern artist: Amr Diab
Best-selling Internet artist: Akon
Star of F|X’s hit television series “Nip|Tuck” , Julian McMahon, hosted this year’s event.
The winners are selected based on worldwide album sales, as certified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which is comprised of some 1,400 record companies in 75 countries.
The show is to be taped and broadcast later this year in over 160 countries, In the United States the show will air on November 22nd on My Network TV.
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