2004 MTV Europe Music Awards

2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 18, 2004
Venue(s)	Tor di Valle, Rome, Italy
Host(s)	Xzibit
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards took to Rome with Xzibit as the host. Held at Tor di Valle, it was the most expensive MTV Europe Music Awards to date and the first time the Colosseum had been used for this type of event. An external stage was erected and Anastacia performed "Left Outside Alone" to 400,000 Italian music fans.

The Free Your Mind award was given to human traffic charity, La Strada.

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

Eminem opened the show with "Like Toy Soldiers", Gwen Stefani took to the stage hanging from a giant clock to perform "What You Waiting For?" and Nelly teamed up with Pharrell Williams for "Flap Your Wings" and "Play It Off".

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone"
• Maroon 5 — "This Love"
• Outkast — "Hey Ya!"
• Britney Spears — "Toxic"
• Usher (featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris) — "Yeah!"

Best Video

• The Cure — "The End Of The World"
• Jay-Z — "99 Problems"
• Outkast — "Hey Ya!"
• The Streets — "Fit But You Know It"
• The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button To Button"

Best Album

• Beyoncé — Dangerously In Love
• The Black Eyed Peas — Elephunk
• Dido — Life For Rent
• Outkast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
• Usher — Confessions

Best Female

• Britney spears
• Beyoncé
• Alicia Keys
• Avril Lavigne
• Anastacia

Best Male

• Jay-Z
• Nelly
• Justin Timberlake
• Usher
• Robbie Williams

Best Group

• Beastie Boys
• The Black Eyed Peas
• D12
• Maroon 5
• Outkast

Best New Act

• Franz Ferdinand
• Jamelia
• Keane
• Maroon 5
• The Rasmus

Best Pop

• Anastacia
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Avril Lavigne
• Britney Spears
• Robbie Williams

Best Rock

• The Darkness
• Good Charlotte
• Green Day
• Linkin Park
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Alternative

• Björk
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Hives
• Muse
• The Prodigy

Best R&B

• Beyoncé
• Kelis
• Alicia Keys
• Outkast
• Usher

Best Hip-Hop

• Beastie Boys
• D12
• Jay-Z
• Nelly
• Kanye West

Free Your Mind

• La Strada

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best UK and Ireland Act

• Natasha Bedingfield
• Franz Ferdinand
• Jamelia
• Muse
• The Streets

Best Nordic Act

• The Hives
• Sondre Lerche
• Maria Mena
• Sahara Hotnights
• Saybia

Best German Act

• Beatsteaks
• Die Ärzte
• Die Toten Hosen
• Rammstein
• Sportfreunde Stiller

Best Italian Act

• Articolo 31
• Caparezza
• Elisa
• Tiziano Ferro
• Linea 77

Best Dutch and Belgian Act

• Kane
• Novastar
• The Sheer
• Soulwax
• Tiësto

Best French Act

• Calogero
• Corneille
• IAM
• Jenifer
• Luke

Best Polish Act

• Ania Dabrowska
• Reni Jusis
• Sidney Polak
• Sistars
• Trzeci Wymiar

Best Spanish Act

• Bebe
• David Bisbal
• Enrique Bunbury
• Estopa
• Alex Ubago

Best Russian Act

• Dolphin
• Glukoza
• Leningrad
• Via Gra
• Zveri

Best Romanian Act

• Activ
• Cargo
• Firma
• Ombladon (featuring Raku)
• O-Zone

Best Portuguese Act

• Clã
• Da Weasel
• Gomo
• Mesa
• Toranja

Performances

Pre Show

• Hoobastank — "The Reason"

Main Show

• Eminem — "Like Toy Soldiers / Just Lose It"
• Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
• Maroon 5 — "This Love"
• Usher and Alicia Keys — "My Boo"
• Beastie Boys — "Ch-Check It Out"
• Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
• Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone"
• Nelly (featuring Pharrell) — "Flap Your Wings / Play It Off"
• The Hives — "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
• 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
• Brian Molko and Amy Lee — presented Best Alternative
• Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne — presented Best Group
• Elisha Cuthbert and Kanye West — presented Best Video
• Sarah Michelle Gellar — introduced Anastacia
• Jamelia and N.E.R.D — presented Best R&B
• Brian McFadden, Nick Carter and AJ McLean — presented Best Pop
• Robert Smith — introduced Gwen Stefani
• Alicia Keys — presented Free Your Mind Award
• Duran Duran — presented Best New Act
• Natasha Bedingfield, Chester Bennington and Joe Hahn — presented Best Female
• Naomi Campbell — presented Best Male
• Sarah Michelle Gellar — presented Best Song