2010 World Music Awards

Performers

In order of appearance, shown on television.

Jennifer Lopez - Hits medley ("Louboutins", Get Right", "Jenny from the Block", "Love Don't Cost a Thing", "If You Had My Love", "Waiting for Tonight", "Let's Get Loud")

Deborah Cox - "Leave the World Behind"

N.E.R.D. - "Beautiful", "Hot 'n' Fun"

Namie Amuro - "Hide and Seek"

David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over"

David Guetta featuring will.i.am - "I Wanna Go Crazy"

David Guetta featuring Akon - "Sexy Chick"

Ludacris - "How Low"

Andrea Bocelli - "Un Amore Cosi Grande"

Scorpions - "The Best Is Yet To Come" / "Rock You Like a Hurricane" / "Wind of Change (song)" medley

Elissa - "Tsadaq Bmein"

Appearance not broadcast on television:

Tiziano Ferro - "Breathe Gentle"

Nominees & winners

Below is a list of the nominees for each award, in order of presentation, as shown on television. Winners are in bold.

Best New Artist

Presented by will.i.am

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga

Susan Boyle

Ke$ha

Best Hip-Hop Act

Presented by Karolína Kurková

Eminem

The Black Eyed Peas

Jay-Z

Ludacris

Best Producer

Presented by Kelly Rowland

will.i.am

Akon

Pharrell Williams

David Guetta

Best African Artist

Presented by Tommy Hilfiger

Akon

Best Asian Artist

Presented by Paris Hilton

Namie Amuro

World's Best Pop/Rock Artist

Presented by Karolína Kurková

Lady Gaga

Madonna

Rihanna

Taylor Swift

Outstanding Contribution to the Arts

Presented by Cuba Gooding Jr.

Jennifer Lopez

Best DJ

Presented by Victoria Silvstedt

Tiësto

David Guetta

Armin van Buuren

deadmau5

Best French Artist

David Guetta

Best R&B Artist

Presented by Paris and Nicky Hilton

Alicia Keys

Akon

The Black Eyed Peas

Beyoncé

Best Single

Presented by Melody Thornton

Sexy Chick by David Guetta feat. Akon

When Love Takes Over by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas

Poker Face by Lady Gaga

Best Classical Artist

Presented by Robin Gibb

Paul Potts

The Priests

Andrea Bocelli

Katherine Jenkins

World's Best Album

Presented by Rachel Hunter and Peter Andre

Number Ones by Michael Jackson

I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle

The Fame by Lady Gaga

The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

Fearless by Taylor Swift

Louder- Charice

Rock Legends

Presented by Wladimir Klitschko

Scorpions

World's Best Rock Artist

U2

More regional awards

World's Best Selling American Artist: Lady Gaga

World's Best Selling Australian Artist: Empire of the Sun

World's Best Selling British Artist: Susan Boyle

World's Best Selling Canadian Artist: Celine Dion

World's Best Selling German Artist: Rammstein

World's Best Selling Irish Artist: U2

World's Best Selling Italian Artist: Tiziano Ferro

World's Best Selling Latin American Artist: Shakira

World's Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist: Elissa

World's Best Selling Scandinavian Artist: A-Ha

World's Best Selling Spanish Artist: Mónica Naranjo

International telecasts

 Canada: Citytv

 France: NRJ 12

 Italy: Rai Due

Latin America: MGM Channel

 Philippines: GMA 7

 Portugal: MGM Channel

 Romania: Acasa TV

  Switzerland: SRF zwei

 United Kingdom: Channel 4

 United States: MyNetworkTV