The Worldwide Awards, formerly known as the Worldwide Winner Awards, are an annual awards celebration curated by radio DJ Gilles Peterson and currently hosted by Worldwide FM and Radio 6 which celebrates up-and-coming musicians on an international scale. The ceremony evolved out of an annual segment on Peterson's BBC Radio 1 show Worldwide during which listeners would vote on a list of Worldwide Winners.

Worldwide Awards
Awarded forExcellence in music
Sponsored byWorldwide FM
BBC Radio 6
BBC Radio 1 (former)
VenueKOKO (2010-)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byGilles Peterson
Formerly calledWorldwide Winners
First awarded1999 (First ceremony: 2004)

History

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Worldwide Winners was begun by radio and club DJ Gilles Peterson during his tenure on BBC Radio 1. In 1998, he brought his show Worldwide to the station and began a quarterly radio segment called All Winners Special in which he replays what he considered the previous few months' best new tracks from out DJing or the show. At the end of the year, these winners, plus a few further favourites that may have been overlooked, were compiled into a longlist. Listeners of the show then get to vote this longlist down to a shortlist of ten Worldwide Winners in each section which Peterson plays over the last couple of editions of his radioshow at the end of the year.

Worldwide Winners has been compiled in various forms at the end of every year since 1998 to present, though the first few years did not involve any public vote. From 2004 onwards, this has been expanded into the Worldwide Winners Awards, now called the Worldwide Awards, with an event held at a London club venue during January of the following year. The celebration, which features live musical performances, was recorded and broadcast by Radio 1. When Peterson moved to BBC Radio 6 in 2012, the show followed him there.[1] The show is also promoted on Peterson's independent online radio platform Worldwide FM.[2]

For most of the ceremony's history, Track of the Year and Album of the Year has been awarded. Further categories were added over time, like Best Clubnight, Best Recordshop, Best Compilation Album, and The John Peel Play More Jazz Award (a tribute to Peterson's Radio 1 colleague who died suddenly in 2004) given to an artist, often a newcomer, who has displayed special noteworthy work over the year. Since 2017, the categories have been: Track of the Year, Album Of The Year, Jazz Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Session of the Year, Label of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, John Peel Play More Jazz Award.[3]

Ceremonies

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A ceremony has taken place for the Worldwide Awards from 2004 onwards.

Ceremonies, with details
Year Date Venue Location Ref.
2004 14 December 2004 Cargo Shoreditch, London
2005 12 December 2007 Koko Camden, London [4]
2006 TBD
2007 5 January 2008 Cargo Shoreditch, London [5]
2008 23 January 2009 [6]
2009 6 February 2010 The Garage Islington, London [7]
2010 22 January 2011 Koko Camden, London [8]
2011 21 January 2012 [9]
2012 19 January 2013 [10]
2013 18 January 2014 [11]
2014 17 January 2015 [12]
2015 16 January 2016 [13]
2016 21 January 2017 [14]
2017 20 January 2018 [15]
2018 19 January 2019 [16]
2019 January 2020 Digital only [3]
2020 Did not occur

Winners

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Contents: '99 - '00 - '01 - '01 - '03 - '04 - '05 - '06 - '07 - '08 - '09 - '10 - '11 - '12 - '13 - '14 - '15 - '16 - '17 - '18 - '19

1999: 1st Year

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Note: 1999-2002 charts were on just one list, singles, individual album tracks and whole albums.

2000: 2nd Year

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2001: 3rd Year

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2002: 4th Year

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2003: 5th Year

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Note: 2003–present, switched to separate lists: Tracks - singles, individual album tracks / Albums - whole albums.

Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2004: 6th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2005: 7th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2006: 8th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2007: 9th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2008: 10th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2009: 11th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2010: 12th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2011: 13th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Albums of the Year

2012: 14th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Album of the Year

2013: 15th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Album of the Year

2014: 16th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Album of the Year

2015: 17th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Album of the Year

2016: 18th Year

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Tracks of the Year

Album of the Year

Other Awards

2017: 19th Year

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Track of the Year

  • WINNER: Jorja Smith X Preditah – "On My Mind"
  • Makadem & Behr – "Nyak"
  • Kintaro – "MK" (feat. Anderson .Paak)
  • Blood Wine or Honey – "Anxious Party People"
  • The Heatwave – "Walk Out Gyal" (feat. Mr Lexx & Keida)
  • BROCKHAMPTON – "FACE"
  • IAMDDB – "Shade"
  • Oscar Jerome – "Subdued"
  • Arp Frique – "Nos Magia"
  • Connie Constance – "Let Go"

Album of the Year

Jazz Album of the Year

Other Awards

2018: 20th Year

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Note: In press, it was noted that it was the 15th ceremony.[16]

2019: 21st Year

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References

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  1. ^ "Gilles Peterson". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  2. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2020: Breakthrough Artist & Lifetime Achievement – Worldwide FM". Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Worldwide Awards 2020 – The Winners – Worldwide FM". Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ Independent Online Edition: Gilles Peterson: Hello world, this is London, published: 21 November 2005[dead link]
  5. ^ BBC Radio 1 website, Gilles Peterson - All Winners 2008, accessed Friday 14 December 2007
  6. ^ BBC Radio 1 website, Gilles Peterson - Worldwide Awards 2009, accessed Friday 22 January 2009
  7. ^ gillespetersonworldwide.com, Gilles Peterson's - Worldwide Awards 2010, accessed 5 February 2010
  8. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2010 - Koko, London 22-01-11". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2012 – Get Your Tickets!". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2013 - Last Chance To Buy Tickets". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2014 - New Acts Announced". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2015 - winners". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2016 - winners". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Worldwide Awards 2017 - winners". gillespetersonworldwide.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  15. ^ "GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE AWARDS 2018 | KOKO London". www.koko.uk.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  16. ^ a b "Worldwide Awards 2019". Gilles Peterson. February 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  17. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Gilles Peterson - All Winners 2002". www.bbc.co.uk:80. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  18. ^ "WORLDWIDE AWARDS 2018 // THE WINNERS – Worldwide FM". Retrieved 2021-03-17.