The 2014

World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world' ...

was a music awards ceremony that was held on May 27, 2014, at the Salle des Etoiles in

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. It was the 22nd edition of the show since its start in 1989, and the first ceremony since 2010, after which it went on a four-year hiatus. , it has continued another unexplained hiatus of eight years.

Awards

At the ceremony, Mariah Carey received the ''Pop Icon Award'' for having sold over 200 million records and having more number one singles in America than any other solo artist.

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...

received the award for world's Best Pop Rock Female Artist. She also won World's Best Video for "

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" and World's Best Female Artist voted by the fans.

Han Geng Han Geng (Chinese: 韩庚; Pinyin: Hán Gēng; ) (born February 9, 1984) is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor. He started his career in 2001, when he was chosen by S.M. Entertainment to become a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior ...

received the awards for World's Best Male Artist voted by the fans.

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received the award for World’s Best Live Act. Laura Pausini received an award for her 20 years of career.

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

received the ''Latin Legend Award'' for his global record sales.

Delays and difficulties

The 22nd edition of the World Music Awards had been scheduled to be held December 20, 2012 at

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, but was canceled days beforehand due to issues with visa approval for artists coming in for the ceremony and in its own statement, out of respect to victims of the

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. The show was not held in 2013, and then was to return in mid-May 2014. The organization came to an agreement with the

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network to broadcast the ceremony with a tape delay on May 28. Delays due to talent and technical difficulties caused the event to be delayed until May 27, and the shows' executive producers failed to deliver the show to NBC in time for it to be broadcast due to further delays, which included the late arrival of Mariah Carey to the ceremony, all factors which caused the ceremony to run 4 hours over its original taping schedule.

Sharon Stone Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femme fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various ...

had been slated to host the ceremony, but pulled out at the last minute due to a payment dispute with the WMA organizing body. Likewise, a scheduled livestream of the

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via the website of music industry publication '' Billboard'' was called off due to further technical issues.

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and Jason Derulo stepped in to host the ceremony at the last minute. NBC never received a final cut of the ceremony from the show's executive producers, and substituted it on May 28 with a time-stretched rerun of the premiere of that season's '' America's Got Talent''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:World Music 2014 music awards Lists of World Music Award winners