Finalists for the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, to be handed out Dec. 8 at a ceremony at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and broadcast live on Fox.
Below are the finalists for the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, to be handed out Dec. 8 at a ceremony at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena and broadcast live on Fox.
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