The winners of the 2004 Billboard Music Awards were announced on December 8, 2004 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The show aired live on Fox. Here are the winners...
Artist of the Year
Alicia Keys Maroon 5 OutKast Usher*
Female Artist of the Year
Alicia Keys* Beyonce Britney Spears Norah Jones
Duo/Group Artist of the Year
Hoobastank Linkin Park Maroon 5 OutKast*
Billboard 200 Album of the Year
Josh Groban, Closer Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Usher, Confessions*
Hot 100 Artist of the Year
Alicia Keys* Maroon 5 OutKast Usher*
Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year
R. Kelly Alicia Keys* Lil Jon Kanye West
Hot 100 Single of the Year
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You" Maroon 5, "This Love" Usher, "Burn" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"*
Top Selling Single of the Year
Clay Aiken, "Solitaire/The Way" Diana DeGarmo, "Dreams" Eamon, "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" Fantasia, "I Believe"*
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
Jay-Z, The Black Album Alicia Keys, The Diary of Alicia Keys Usher, Confessions* Kanye West, The College Dropout
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
Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Tone!, "Diary" Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"* Usher, "Burn" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
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*
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
Maroon 5 OutKast Britney Spears Usher*
Mainstream Top 40 Single of the Year
Hoobastank, "The Reason" JoJo, "Leave (Get Out)" Maroon 5, "This Love" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"*
Digital Artist of the Year
Black Eyed Peas Maroon 5* OutKast Usher
Digital Track of the Year
Black Eyed Peas, "Let's Get It Started" Hoobastank, "The Reason" Maroon 5, "This Love" OutKast, "Hey Ya!"*
