1999 World Music Awards

The 1999 World Music Awards (11th Annual World Music Awards) were held in Monaco on May 5, 1999,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com |title=World Music Awards :: Home |publisher=worldmusicawards.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121216155126/http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ |archivedate=2012-12-16 }} and later broadcast on ABC on May 20.{{Cite web|title=TV Listings for - May 20, 1999 - TV Tango|url=http://tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=5&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=20&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1999&commit.x=23&commit.y=5|access-date=2021-07-22|website=tvtango.com}} Will Smith was the most awarded artist of the night, winning four awards. Lauryn Hill followed with three wins, including Best Selling New Artist.{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&dq=world+music+awards+lauryn+hill&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizh9Sst5SMAxXeK1kFHaoRMpEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Billboard |date=1999-05-22 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}