2004 Billboard Music Awards

The 2004 Billboard Music Awards were held December 8, 2004 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2004. Usher is the biggest winner of the night with thirteen awards and then Alicia Keys with seven.

2004 Billboard Music Awards
Date	December 8, 2004 (2004-12-08)
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted by	Ryan Seacrest
Most awards	Usher (13)
Most nominations	Usher (21)
Television/radio coverage
Network	FOX

Performances

• Usher – Burn, My Boo (featuring Alicia Keys)
• Maroon 5 – This Love
• Evanescence – My Immortal
• Jennifer Lopez – I'm Real
• Beyoncé – Crazy In Love (featuring Jay-Z)
• Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You
• Hoobastank – The Reason
• The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama, Let's Get It Started
• Gwen Stefani – What You Waiting For?/Rich Girl
• Diana Ross – For Once In My Life

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold.

Artist of the Year	Male Artist of the Year
Usher Alicia Keys Maroon 5 OutKast	Usher Toby Keith Twista Kanye West
Female Artist of the Year	Duo/Group of the Year
Alicia Keys Beyoncé Norah Jones Britney Spears	OutKast Hoobastank Linkin Park Maroon 5
New Male Artist of the Year	New Female Artist of the Year
Kanye West J-Kwon Ruben Studdard Mario Winans	Ashlee Simpson Ciara JoJo Gretchen Wilson
Male Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year	Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year
Usher Kenny Chesney Josh Groban Toby Keith	Norah Jones Hilary Duff Alicia Keys Britney Spears
Billboard 200 Album Duo/Group of the Year	Album of the Year
OutKast Evanescence Linkin Park Maroon 5	Confessions – Usher Closer – Josh Groban The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – OutKast
Male Hot 100 Artist of the Year	Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year
Usher Ludacris Twista Kanye West	Alicia Keys Beyoncé Ciara Britney Spears
Hot 100 Duo/Group of the Year	Hot 100 Producer of the Year
OutKast Hoobastank Maroon 5 Nickelback	Lil Jon Alicia Keys Scott Storch Kanye West
Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year	Hot 100 Single of the Year
Alicia Keys R. Kelly Lil Jon Kanye West	"Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "This Love" – Maroon 5 "Burn" – Usher
Hot 100 Airplay Song of the Year	Top-Selling Single of the Year
"Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "This Love" – Maroon 5 "Burn" – Usher	"I Believe" – Fantasia "Solitaire / The Way" – Clay Aiken "Dreams" – Diana DeGarmo "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" – Eamon
Digital Artist of the Year	Digital Song of the Year
Maroon 5 The Black Eyed Peas OutKast Usher	"Hey Ya!" – OutKast "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas "The Reason" – Hoobastank "This Love" – Maroon 5
Mainstream Top 40 Artist of the Year	Mainstream Top 40 Single of the Year
Usher Maroon 5 OutKast Britney Spears	"Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "The Reason" – Hoobastank "Leave (Get Out)" – JoJo "This Love" – Maroon 5
Ringtone of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
"In da Club" – 50 Cent "P.I.M.P." – 50 Cent "Dirt off Your Shoulder" – Jay-Z "Hey Ya!" – OutKast	Usher R. Kelly Alicia Keys Kanye West
New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Kanye West G-Unit Anthony Hamilton Ruben Studdard	Usher Jay-Z R. Kelly Kanye West
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Duo/Group Artist of the Year
Alicia Keys Beyoncé Ciara Monica	OutKast G-Unit Jagged Edge Terror Squad
R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Kanye West R. Kelly Lil Jon Alicia Keys	Usher Jay-Z R. Kelly Alicia Keys
R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year
Confessions – Usher The Black Album – Jay-Z The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys The College Dropout – Kanye West	Alicia Keys R. Kelly Usher Kanye West
R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song of the Year
"If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "Diary" – Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! "Burn" – Usher "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris	"If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "Diary" – Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! "Burn" – Usher "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
Top-Selling R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year	Rap Artist of the Year
"I Believe" – Fantasia "Me, Myself and I" – Beyoncé "Stand Up in It" – Theodis Ealy "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" – Eamon	Kanye West Jay-Z Ludacris Twista
Rap Single of the Year	Country Artist of the Year
"Lean Back" – Terror Squad "Tipsy" – J-Kwon "Slow Motion" – Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim "Freak-a-Leek" – Petey Pablo	Toby Keith Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Tim McGraw
New Country Artist of the Year	Male Country Artist of the Year
Gretchen Wilson Big & Rich Josh Gracin Josh Turner	Toby Keith Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Tim McGraw
Female Country Artist of the Year	Country Duo/Group of the Year
Gretchen Wilson Sara Evans Martina McBride Shania Twain	Rascal Flatts Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Lonestar
New Male Country Artist of the Year	New Female Country Artist of the Year
Josh Gracin	Gretchen Wilson
New Country Duo/Group of the Year	Country Album of the Year
Big & Rich	Shock'n Y'all – Toby Keith When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson
Country Song of the Year	Modern Rock Artist of the Year
"Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw "When the Sun Goes Down" – Kenny Chesney "Remember When" – Alan Jackson "You'll Think of Me" – Keith Urban	Linkin Park Incubus Jet Three Days Grace
Independent Album Artist of the Year	Independent Album of the Year
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz Dashboard Confessional Taking Back Sunday Ying Yang Twins	Kings of Crunk – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz Part II – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz Where You Want to Be – Taking Back Sunday Me & My Brother – Ying Yang Twins
Top-Selling Dance Single of the Year	Artist Achievement Award
"Me Against the Music" – Britney Spears featuring Madonna "Love Profusion" – Madonna "Nothing Fails / Nobody Knows Me" – Madonna "Amazing" – George Michael	Destiny's Child
Billboard Century Award
Stevie Wonder

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Artists that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Artist
21	Usher
19	Alicia Keys
12	Kanye West
10	Maroon 5
	OutKast
8	Lil Jon
7	Ludacris
6	R. Kelly
5	Kenny Chesney
	Hoobastank
	Toby Keith
	Britney Spears
	Gretchen Wilson
4	Beyoncé
	Tim McGraw
3	Big & Rich
	Ciara
	Alan Jackson
	Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
	Linkin Park
	Madonna
	Twista
2	The Black Eyed Peas
	Eamon
	Fantasia
	50 Cent
	G-Unit
	Josh Gracin
	Josh Groban
	J-Kwon
	JoJo
	Norah Jones
	Ruben Studdard
	Terror Squad
	Tony! Toni! Toné!

Artists that received multiple awards

Wins	Artist
13	Usher
7	Alicia Keys
5	OutKast
4	Lil Jon
	Kanye West
3	Toby Keith
	Ludacris
	Gretchen Wilson
2	Fantasia
	Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz