NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Enya proved that sometimes making a good record and selling lots of them can triumph over a cute mid-riff, lo-rise jeans, and blonde hair. The Irish new age singer took home three awards Wednesday (March 6) night at the 14th Annual World Music Awards at the International Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco, including the World's Best-Selling Female Artist, beating out����������������������������������������Britney Spears. Enya, whose A Day Without Rain was one of the top-selling albums in the U.S. for 2001, was also honored with the awards for World's Best-Selling New Age Artist and World's Best-Selling Irish Artist. Destiny's Child | Destiny's Child and Dido also scored three awards ?- which were presented by Prince Albert of Monaco -? apiece. Destiny's Child's honors included the World's Best-Selling Artist or Group, Pop Group, and R&B Group awards. Dido took home the nods for World's Best-Selling British Artist, Pop Female Artist, and Adult Contemporary Artist. This year's biggest GRAMMY? Awards winner, Alicia Keys, nabbed two World Music Awards ?- World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist and New Artist. Here is a select list of the 14th Annual World Music Awards winners: Dido | World's Best-Selling Female Artist: Enya World's Best-Selling Artist or Group: Destiny's Child World's Best-Selling Pop Group: Destiny's Child World's Best-Selling British Artist: Dido World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist: Dido World's Best-Selling Adult Contemporary Artist: Dido World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist: Enrique Iglesias World's Best-Selling Latin Male Artist: Enrique Iglesias World's Best-Selling Latin Female Artist: Jennifer Lopez World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist: Shaggy World's Best-Selling Rock Group: Linkin Park World's Best-Selling New Artist: Alicia Keys World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist: Alicia Keys World's Best-Selling R&B Male Artist: Shaggy World's Best-Selling R&B Group: Destiny's Child World's Best-Selling Rap Artist: Ja Rule World's Best-Selling Rap Group: OutKast World's Best-Selling Australian Artist: Kylie Minogue World's Best-Selling Classical Artist Award: Andre Bocelli World's Best-Selling New Age Artist: Enya World's Best-Selling Irish Artist: Enya Legend Award: Gloria Gaynor
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