2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
# 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at Tor di Valle Racecourse, Rome, Italy. As in 2003, the awards ceremony was held in a 6,000-capacity big top arena constructed specifically for the main event.

Award presenters on the night included Jamelia, Alicia Keys, N.E.R.D, Naomi Campbell, Andre 3000, Kid Rock and Kanye West.

## Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

| Best Song | Best Video |
| - | - |
| Outkast — "Hey Ya!" Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone" Britney Spears — "Toxic" Maroon 5 — "This Love" Usher (featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris) — "Yeah!" | Outkast — "Hey Ya!" Jay-Z — "99 Problems" The Cure — "The End of The World" The Streets — "Fit But You Know It" The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" |
| Best Album | Best New Act |
| Usher — Confessions Beyoncé — Dangerously in Love Dido — Life For Rent Outkast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below The Black Eyed Peas — Elephunk | Outkast Beastie Boys D12 Maroon 5 The Black Eyed Peas |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Britney Spears Alicia Keys Anastacia Avril Lavigne Beyoncé | Usher Jay-Z Justin Timberlake Nelly Robbie Williams |
| Best Group | Best New Act |
| Outkast Beastie Boys D12 Maroon 5 The Black Eyed Peas | Maroon 5 Franz Ferdinand Jamelia Keane The Rasmus |
| Best Rock | Best Alternative |
| Linkin Park Good Charlotte Green Day Red Hot Chili Peppers The Darkness | Muse Björk Franz Ferdinand The Hives The Prodigy |
| Best R&B | Best Hip-Hop |
| Alicia Keys Beyoncé Kelis Outkast Usher | D12 Beastie Boys Jay-Z Kanye West Nelly |
| Best Pop | Free Your Mind |
| The Black Eyed Peas Anastacia Avril Lavigne Britney Spears Robbie Williams | La Strada |

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

| Best Dutch & Belgian Act | Best French Act |
| - | - |
| Kane Novastar Soulwax The Sheer Tiësto | Jenifer Calogero Corneille IAM Luke |
| Best German Act | Best Italian Act |
| Beatsteaks Die Ärzte Die Toten Hosen Rammstein Sportfreunde Stiller | Tiziano Ferro Articolo 31 Caparezza Elisa Linea 77 |
| Best Nordic Act | Best Polish Act |
| The Hives Maria Mena Sahara Hotnights Saybia Sondre Lerche | Sistars Ania Dabrowska Reni Jusis Sidney Polak Trzeci Wymiar |
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
| Da Weasel Clã Gomo Mesa Toranja | Ombladon (featuring Raku) Activ Cargo Firma O-Zone |
| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
| Zveri Dolphin Glukoza Leningrad Via Gra | Enrique Bunbury Alex Ubago Bebe David Bisbal Estopa |
| Best UK & Ireland Act ||
| Muse Franz Ferdinand Jamelia Natasha Bedingfield The Streets ||

## Performances

### Pre show

* Carmen Consoli
* Hoobastank — "The Reason"
* The Cure
* Elisa

### Main show

* Eminem — "Like Toy Soldiers / Just Lose It"
* Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
* Usher and Alicia Keys — "My Boo"
* Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
* The Hives — "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
* Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone"
* Beastie Boys — "An Open Letter to NYC"
* Nelly (featuring Pharrell) — "Flap Your Wings / Play It Off"
* Maroon 5 — "This Love"
* Tiziano Ferro — "Sere Nere"

## Appearances

* Kylie Minogue — presented Best Album
* Paolo Di Canio and Alessandro Del Piero — presented Best Rock
* Kid Rock — introduced Franz Ferdinand
* Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne — presented Best Group
* Brian Molko and Amy Lee — presented Best Alternative
* Elisha Cuthbert and Tony Hawk — presented Best Video
* Eamon — presented Best Hip-Hop
* Robert Smith — introduced Gwen Stefani
* André 3000 — introduced The Hives
* Jamelia and N.E.R.D — presented Best R&B
* Sarah Michelle Gellar — introduced Anastacia
* Duran Duran — presented Best New Act
* Brian McFadden, Nick Carter and A. J. McLean — presented Best Pop
* Alicia Keys — presented Free Your Mind Award
* Black Eyed Peas — introduced Nelly featuring Pharrell
* Natasha Bedingfield, Chester Bennington and Joe Hahn — presented Best Female
* Naomi Campbell — presented Best Male
* Sarah Michelle Gellar — presented Best Song
