| 2004 MTV Video Music Awards | |
| Date: | Sunday, August 29, 2004 |
| Location: | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
| Country: | United States |
| Producer: | Michael Dempsey Salli Frattini Dave Sirulnick |
| Director: | Louis J. Horvitz |
| Host: | none |
| Most Awards: | Outkast and Jay-Z (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Jay-Z (6) |
| Network: | MTV |
| Previous: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29, 2004, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show took place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, and, unlike in previous years, had no host.
MTV announced on April 16 that the 2004 Video Music Awards would be held on August 29 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.[1] The move to Miami was partially caused by a date conflict with the 2004 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 30 to September 2 in the VMAs' traditional location of New York City.[2] Nominees were announced on July 27 at a press conference hosted by Missy Elliott and Usher in Miami.[3] [4] At the same press conference, MTV announced that the ceremony would not have a host, partially due to the scale of the venue. The ceremony broadcast was preceded by the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show by the Shore, marking the first time since 1990 that the Opening Act branding was not used for a VMAs pre-show. Hosted by Kurt Loder and SuChin Pak with reports from John Norris, Sway, and Gideon Yago, the broadcast featured red carpet interviews.[5] The broadcast marked the first time that MTV used a tape delay for the VMAs, which indirectly resulted from the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy.[6] Several aspects of the ceremony tied into MTV's Choose or Lose 2004 campaign encouraging youth voter turnout, including Outkast's performance and the appearance of the Bush sisters and Kerry sisters.[7]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | |
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| Pre-show | ||
| Jadakiss (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | "Why" | |
| "Pieces of Me" | ||
| "All Downhill from Here" | ||
| Main show | ||
| Usher | "Confessions Part II" "Yeah!" (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) | |
| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | ||
| "The Reason" | ||
| "Ocean Avenue" | ||
| Kanye West | "Jesus Walks" "All Falls Down" (featuring Syleena Johnson and John Legend) "Through the Wire" (featuring Chaka Khan) | |
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Ying Yang Twins Petey Pablo Terror Squad (featuring Fat Joe) | "Get Low" "Salt Shaker" "Freek-a-Leek" "Lean Back" | |
| "With You" "Angels" | ||
| Nelly (featuring Christina Aguilera) | "Tilt Ya Head Back" | |
| "If I Ain't Got You" "Higher Ground" (featuring Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder) | ||
| "Hold Me Now" | ||
| "Prototype" "The Way You Move" "Ghettomusick" "Hey Ya!" | ||
Winners are in bold text.[8]
| Video of the Year | Best Male Video |
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| Best Female Video | Best Group Video |
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| Best New Artist in a Video | Best Pop Video |
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| Best Rock Video | Best R&B Video |
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| Best Rap Video | Best Hip-Hop Video |
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| Best Dance Video | Breakthrough Video |
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| Best Direction in a Video | Best Choreography in a Video |
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| Best Special Effects in a Video | Best Art Direction in a Video |
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| Best Editing in a Video | Best Cinematography in a Video |
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| Best Video Game Soundtrack | MTV2 Award |
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| Viewer's Choice | |
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