The World Album
Vinyl • CD • Stream
The first album in history to feature music artists born in every country on Earth.
93 languages • 121 music genres
Vinyl and CDs include booklets showcasing all International Artists & all 200-song titles.
NOTE: The World Album - International Artists Project is a 200-track album spanning 12 hours and 38 minutes. To purchase the complete album, listeners must buy 18 Vinyl (contains average of 11 songs per vinyl) or 10 CDs (contains average of 20 songs per CD). Or simply purchase sections of the album.
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The World Album - International Artists Project
The World Album - International Artists Project, the first album in history to feature music artists born in every country of the world. All 197+ additional territories. Showcasing 200-songs in 93 languages & 121 music genres, spanning 12.5 hours. This album holds 4 world records, most languages, most genres, most countries on one music album, and first music release in history to have streams from 189 countries in the first 24 hours of release. The World Album released on August 1, 2025.
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International Artists Project
International Artists Project (self-titled & 4th project album). The concept of this album brings together global collaborations between artists born in 2+ countries on every song, fusing languages, genres & styles. Beyond countries, International Artists Project also features 3 of the only 11 humans ever born in Antarctica, making it the first album in history to feature artists born on all 7 continents. This album showcases artists from 81 countries, 7 continents, in 34 languages & 52 genres, including new artist born territories never heard on any previous IAP Album, like Réunion, Antarctica & more. This album serves as a postlude to The World Album & releases on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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International Artists Project, Part 2
International Artists Project, Part 2 features music artists born in 157 countries (80% of the world). Amplifying 64 languages & 104 music genres, spanning 9.5 hours through 158 tracks. This album was produced by IAP while in the middle of the Artist Search to build project momentum & prepare for the production launch of The World Album. This album serves as both a prelude to The World Album & as a follow up to IAP Part 1. Part 2 released on November 12, 2024.
International Artists Project: World Records & Awards
Fastest Global Reach in Music History (world & music industry record for fastest global reach on a music release)
In the first week of release, The World Album - International Artists Project, reached listeners from every country of the world (minus NK), cementing its place in history as the first known music release to have documented streams from the entire planet in only 7 days. More impressively, this was achieved without Apple Music, as the release was delayed on this popular platform. 189 of those countries tuned in during the first day of release (confirmed by Symphonic Distribution). In addition to every country of the world, listeners from additional territories also tuned in during the first release week, such as: Curaçao, Cayman Islands, Mayotte, Martinique, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Réunion, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Guadalupe, Bermuda, Virgin Islands, French Guiana, and more.
Artist Royalties & Worldwide Philanthropy
Artists retain 100% of their music ownership & royalties and are encouraged to utilize half towards philanthropy in their home country or anywhere in the world on a charity or good cause of their choice.
TikTok & Meta Phenomenon
The World Album & International Artists Project, Part 2 has accumulated massive views and video creations across social media platforms with over 500 Million TikTok Video Views, over 850 Thousand TikTok Videos Created & over 30 Million Meta views across Instagram & Facebook.
World Album Day
World Album Day is every July 31.
Postlude to The World Album - International Artists Project
International Artists Project is releasing a postlude to The World Album on Friday, August 28, 2026, which will be the most globally collaborative album ever created, as every song was a collaboration by artists born in 2 or more countries, blending languages, genres & styles. This will also be the first album in history to feature artists born in every continent as 3 of the only 11 people ever born in Antarctica provided an original cinematic spoken word to International Artists Project.
Best Global Music Album Consideration at GRAMMY Awards®, 4 World Records for The World Album & 6 Total International Artists Project World Records.
The World Album - International Artists Project was submitted for consideration by the Recording Academy for Best Global Music Album in the 2026 GRAMMY Awards®.
The World Album holds 4 World Records: most languages (93 languages) on one music album, most genres (121 music genres) on one music album, most countries (197 countries) participating on one music album, in addition to fastest global stream reach on a music release with confirmed streams by Symphonic Distribution (KeepClear Records / International Artists Project - Distributor) from 189 countries in the first 24 hours & every country in less than 7 days.
The self-titled & 4th project album, International Artists Project holds 2 additional world records - First Music Album to Feature Artists Born on All Continents & Most International Artist Collaborations on a Music Album. This album is up for awards in 9 categories across 4 different awards platforms including 3 categories at the 2027 GRAMMY Awards® for Best Global Music Album, Best Album Cover Artwork & Album of the Year. Also back at LIT Music Awards, International Music Artist Awards & Global Music Awards where IAP went 3 for 3 in 2026 with The World Album.
First time in history artists born in every country were featured in Billboard Magazine - October 4, 2025, GRAMMY® Contenders
The World Album - International Artists Project was featured in Billboard Magazine’s October 4, 2025, GRAMMY® Contenders, which marked history as the first-time artists born in every country were featured on Billboard.
International Music Artists Awards Winner - Best World Music
The World Album – International Artists Project & Executive Producer, Brandon Beckwith, were awarded Best World Music on October 19, 2025, at the International Music Artists Awards.
Global Music Awards - Gold Medal Winner & Best in Show
The World Album – International Artists Project won the Gold Medal & Best in Show at Global Music Awards on February 2, 2026. This marked the project’s second major global award.
LIT Music Awards - Best World Music Album
The World Album – International Artists Project won Best World Music Album at LIT Music Awards on April 3, 2026. This marked the project’s third major global award.
Languages on The World Album (world record for most languages on one music album)
Amharic, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bambara, Bemba, Bidayuh, Bubi, Burmese, Chuukese, Chichewa, Comorian, Croatian, Dhivehi, Dinka, Dioula, Dzongkha, English, English Patois, Ewe, Finnish, Fon, French, Ga, Georgian, German, Gilbertese, Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Krio, Kyrgyz, Lao, Laari, Latin, Lhukonzo, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Malay, Mandinka, Marshallese, Meriam mir, Montenegrin, Nauruan, Nepali, Norwegian, Oshiwambo, Palauan, Pashto, Persian, Pidgin English, Portuguese, Romanian, Rotuman, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Serbian, Seselwa, Sesotho, Setswana, Shona, Sinhala, Somali, Spanish, Susu, Swahili, Swati, Tajik, Tétum, Thai, Tigrinya, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvaluan, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yiira, Zarma, Yoruba & Zulu
Languages on The World Album span over 5,500 years from 3,500 BCE to 2007 CE.
Genres/Sub-Genres on The World Album (world record for most genres/sub-genres on one music album)
Acoustic, African Dancehall, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Afro Drill, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Afro Peruvian Pop, Afro Pop, Afro Soul, Alternative Baltic Rock, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Ambient House, Ambient Pop, Ambient Techno, Art Pop, Bass, Blues, Borneo Pop Fusion, Bossa Nova, Bouyon, Caribbean Electronic, Choro, Cinematic Downtempo, Cinematic Metal, Classical, Cloud Rap, Country, Dance, Dancehall, Dark Pop, Dark Synth, Deep House, Dhaanto, Disco, Downtempo, Drill, Drum & Bass, Dub, Dubstep, Electronic, Electronica, Electro Pop, Experimental, Folk, Funk, French Pop, Future Bass, Garage, Ghetto Zouk, Gospel, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Hip Hop, House, Hyper Pop, IDM, Indie, Indie Acoustic, Indie Dance, Indie Electronic, Indie Rock, Irish Folk, Island Reggae, Jazz, Kizomba, Kwaito, Latin, Latin Garage House, Lekompo, Mbalax, Medicine Music, Melodic Techno, Metal, Neo Soul, New Age, Organic Downtempo, Organic House, Polynesian Pop, Pop, Pop Metal, Pop Reggae, Pop Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Power Soca, Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Bass, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, R&B, Rap, Reggae, Reggaeton, Rock, Rock & Roll, Roots Reggae, Salsa, Samba, Shanty, Singer-Songwriter, Ska, Slow Pop, Soca, Soft Rock, Soft Pop, Soul, South-Sea-Soul, Steppa, Stoner Rock, Surf Rock, Tech House, Tech Trance, Techno, Trance, Trap, Uplifting Trance, World & Zouk
Total Languages, Genres, Countries & Continents Uplifted on International Artists Project
A total of 124 languages, 192 music genres, all 197+ countries (plus several additional territories) & all 7 continents, including artists born in Antarctica have been showcased on the 4 International Artists Project albums, which total 405 songs & 25 hours of global listening, all in the project’s first 38 months. Humbly & historically speaking, International Artists Project is Earth’s most global music project in our history to date.
PROJECT HISTORY
The Artist Search & The World Album
International Artists Project began with the Artist Search; finding & connecting music artists born in every country on the planet to build The World Album.
From June 2023 to August 2024, International Artists Project Founder, Brandon Beckwith traveled to over 30 countries in the search for music artists, while simultaneously building a Global A&R Network to quickly expand the global reach & successfully complete the Artist Search in 14 months.
A series of International Albums were built & released during the Artist Search as concept & prelude albums. Ultimately, leading to The World Album, which was released on August 1, 2025 & became the first album in history to feature artists born in every country of the world. From conceptualizing the idea of the project to submission of The World Album spanned 722 days.
The World Album was made by the world, for the world.