Monte-Carlo was packed with the biggest superstars from all over the world, Tuesday night.
The big winners of the night were One Direction, Miley Cyrus, Hang Geng from China and Mariah Carey who received the Icon Award and a special Award for being the Best-selling Singles Artist in America.
Our very own Sarah G bagged the Best Selling Artist in the Philippines!
According to its official website, the World Music Awards started in 1989 and it has been instrumental in helping many upcoming artists achieve global success. It honors the best-selling recording artists from every continent. The world's best-selling recording-artists in each category are determined by a thorough enquiry conducted by the organization, which includes sales figures and record certifications during the past year.
Here is the complete list of winners:
AWARDS
World-s best-selling Recording Act - One Direction
Worlds Best Male Artist as voted on by fans - Han Geng
Worlds Best Group - One Direction
Worlds Best-selling recording Act - One Direction
Worlds Best Pop Act - One Direction
World's Best Pop Rock Male Artist - Justin Timberlake
Worlds Best Pop Rock Female Artist - Miley Cyrus
World's Best Rock Act - Imagine Dragons
World's Best R & B Act - Beyonce
World's Best Rap/Hip Hop Act - Eminem
Worlds Best Alternative Act - Lorde
Worlds Best Alternative Group (voted by the fans) - Fall Out Boy
World's Best EDM Act - Daft Punk
Worlds Best EDM Artist (voted by the fans) - Avicii
Worlds Best New Artist - Lorde
Worlds best Video - Miley Cyrus
NATIONAL BEST-SELLING ARTISTS
Best-selling American Artist - Eminem
Best-selling Australasian Artist - Lorde
Best-selling Azerbaijan Artist - Emin
Best-selling Benelux Artist - Stromae
Best-selling Canadian Artist - Michael Buble
Best-selling Chinese Artist - Chris Lee
Best-selling British Act - One Direction
Best-selling French Artist - Daft Punk
Best-selling German Artist - Helen Fischer
Best-selling Indonesian Artist - Anggun
Best-selling Italian Artist - Ligabue
Best-selling Korean Act - EXO
Best-selling Latin Artist - Shakira
Best-selling Japanese Artist - AKB48
Best-selling Philippines Artist - Sarah Geronimo
Best-selling Portuguese Artist - Tony Carreira
Best-selling Russian Artist - Grigory Leps
Best-selling Scandinavian Artist - Avicii
Best-selling Spanish Artist - David Bisbal
LEGEND AWARDS
Greek Legend - Sakis
Latin Legend - Ricky Martin
Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music - Flo Rida
Icon Award - Mariah Carey
Best selling singles artist in America - Mariah Carey