2004 Billboard Music Awards

2004 Billboard Music Awards
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Host	Ryan Seacrest

Here are the finalists and winners at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards.^[1][2]

Winners and nominees

Artist of the year

• Alicia Keys
• Maroon5
• OutKast
• Usher

Female artist of the year

• Alicia Keys
• Beyonce
• Britney Spears
• Norah Jones

Male artist of the year

• Toby Keith
• Usher
• Twista
• Kanye West

Duo/group artist of the year

• Hoobastank
• Linkin Park
• Maroon5
• OutKast

Billboard 200 album of the year

• "Closer," Josh Groban (143 Records/Reprise)
• "The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys (J Records)
• "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast (LaFace)
• "Confessions," Usher (Arista)

Hot 100 artist of the year

• Alicia Keys
• Maroon5
• OutKast
• Usher

Hot 100 songwriter of the year

• R. Kelly
• Alicia Keys
• Lil Jon
• Kanye West

Hot 100 single of the year

• "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
• "This Love," Maroon5
• "Burn," Usher
• "Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

Top selling single of the year

• "Solitaire/The Way," Clay Aiken
• "Dreams," Diana DeGarmo
• "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)," Eamon
• "I Believe," Fantasia

Female new artist of the year

• Ciara
• JoJo
• Ashlee Simpson
• Gretchen Wilson

Male new artist of the year

• J-Kwon
• Ruben Studdard
• Kanye West
• Mario Winans

R&B/hip-hop album of the year

• "The Black Album," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• "The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys (J Records)
• "Confessions," Usher (Arista)
• "The College Dropout," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam))

R&B/hip-hop albums artist of the year

• Jay-Z
• R. Kelly
• Alicia Keys
• Usher

R&B/hip-hop artist of the year

• R. Kelly
• Alicia Keys
• Usher
• Kanye West

R&B/hip-hop single of the year

• "Diary," Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Tone!
• "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
• "Burn," Usher
• "Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year

• Beyonce
• Ciara
• Alicia Keys
• Monica

New R&B/hip-hop artist of the year

• G-Unit
• Anthony Hamilton
• Ruben Studdard
• Kanye West

R&B/hip-hop singles artist of the year

• R. Kelly
• Alicia Keys
• Usher
• Kanye West

Rap artist of the year

• Jay-Z
• Ludacris
• Twista
• Kanye West

Modern rock artist of the year

• Incubus
• Jet
• Linkin Park
• Three Days Grace

Female country artist of the year

• Sara Evans
• Martina McBride
• Shania Twain
• Gretchen Wilson

New country artist of the year

• Big & Rich
• Josh Gracin
• Josh Turner
• Gretchen Wilson

Mainstream top 40 artist of the year

• Maroon5
• OutKast
• Britney Spears
• Usher

Mainstream top 40 single of the year

• "The Reason," Hoobastank
• "Leave (Get Out)," JoJo
• "This Love," Maroon5
• "Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

Digital artist of the year

• Black Eyed Peas
• Maroon5
• OutKast
• Usher

Digital track of the year

• "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas
• "The Reason," Hoobastank
• "This Love," Maroon5
• "Hey Ya!" OutKast

References

1. "2004 Billboard Music Awards Finalists". Billboard.
2. "2004 Billboard Music Awards Winners". Billboard.