The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29, 2004, honoring the best music videos from June 10, 2003 to June 30, 2004. The show took place at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, and, unlike in previous years, had no host.
Winners are in bold text.
OutKast – "Hey Ya!"
D12 – "My Band "Jay-Z – "99 Problems "Britney Spears – "Toxic "Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon ) – "Yeah!"
Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) – "Yeah!"
Jay-Z – "99 Problems "Prince – "Musicology "Justin Timberlake – "Señorita "Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson ) – "All Falls Down "Beyoncé – "Naughty Girl"
Christina Aguilera – "The Voice Within "Alicia Keys – "If I Ain't Got You "Jessica Simpson – "With You "Britney Spears – "Toxic " No Doubt – "It's My Life"
D12 – "My Band "Good Charlotte – "Hold On"Hoobastank – "The Reason "Maroon 5 – "This Love "Maroon 5 – "This Love"
The Darkness – "I Believe in a Thing Called Love "Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl " JoJo – "Leave (Get Out)"Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson ) – "All Falls Down "Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue "
No Doubt – "It's My Life"
Hilary Duff – "Come Clean "Avril Lavigne – "Don't Tell Me "Jessica Simpson – "With You "Britney Spears – "Toxic" Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
The Darkness – "I Believe in a Thing Called Love "Evanescence – "My Immortal "Hoobastank – "The Reason "Linkin Park – "Breaking the Habit"
Alicia Keys – "If I Ain't Got You"
Beyoncé – "Me, Myself and I " Brandy (featuring Kanye West) – "Talk About Our Love " R. Kelly – "Step in the Name of Love (remix)" Usher – "Burn " Jay-Z – "99 Problems"
50 Cent (featuring Snoop Dogg and G-Unit ) – "P.I.M.P. (remix)"D12 – "My Band" Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz (featuring Ying Yang Twins ) – "Get Low"Ludacris (featuring Shawnna ) – "Stand Up "OutKast – "Hey Ya!"
The Black Eyed Peas – "Hey Mama" Chingy (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg ) – "Holidae Inn"Nelly (featuring P. Diddy and Murphy Lee ) – "Shake Ya Tailfeather "Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) – "All Falls Down" Usher (featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon) – "Yeah!"
Beyoncé – "Naughty Girl " The Black Eyed Peas – "Hey Mama" Missy Elliott – "I'm Really Hot "Britney Spears – "Toxic" Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse – "Float On "New Found Glory – "All Downhill from Here "Steriogram – "Walkie Talkie Man "Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) – "All Falls Down" The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button "
Jay-Z – "99 Problems" (Director: Mark Romanek)
No Doubt – "It's My Life" (Director: David LaChapelle )OutKast – "Hey Ya!" (Director: Bryan Barber ) Steriogram – "Walkie Talkie Man " (Director: Michel Gondry )The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button " (Director: Michel Gondry )The Black Eyed Peas – "Hey Mama" (Choreographer: Fatima Robinson)
Beyoncé – "Naughty Girl " (Choreographers: Frank Gatson and LaVelle Smith Jnr) Missy Elliott – "I'm Really Hot " (Choreographer: Hi-Hat )Sean Paul – "Like Glue " (Choreographer: Tanisha Scott)Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) – "Yeah!" (Choreographer: Devyne Stephens) OutKast – "Hey Ya!" (Special Effects: Elad Offer, Chris Eckardt and Money Shots)
Incubus – "Megalomaniac " (Special Effects: Jake Banks, Matt Marquis and Stardust Studios)Modest Mouse – "Float On " (Special Effects: Christopher Mills and Revolver Film Company)Steriogram – "Walkie Talkie Man" (Special Effects: Angus Kneale, Jamie Scott and The Mill) The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button" (Special Effects: Richard de Carteret, Angus Kneale and Dirk Greene) OutKast – "Hey Ya!" (Art Director: Eric Beauchamp)
Alicia Keys – "You Don't Know My Name " (Art Director: Rob Buono)No Doubt – "It's My Life" (Art Director: Kristen Vallow)Steriogram – "Walkie Talkie Man" (Art Director: Lauri Faggioni) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps " (Art Director: Jeff Everett)Jay-Z – "99 Problems" (Editor: Robert Duffy)
Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl " (Editor: Megan Bee) Simple Plan – "Perfect " (Editor: Declan Whitebloom)The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button" (Editors: Charlie Johnston, Geoff Hounsell and Andy Grieve) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps " (Editor: Anthony Cerniello)
Jay-Z – "99 Problems" (Director of Photography: Joaquín Baca-Asay)
Christina Aguilera – "The Voice Within " (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth )Beyoncé – "Naughty Girl" (Director of Photography: James Hawkinson) No Doubt – "It's My Life" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps" (Director of Photography: Shawn Kim) Tony Hawk's Underground (Activision)
Madden NFL 2004 Electronic Arts )Need for Speed: Underground Electronic Arts )SSX 3 (Electronic Arts)True Crime: Streets of LA Activision )Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue"
Elephant Man – "Pon Di River"Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out "Modest Mouse – "Float On" Twista (featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx ) – "Slow Jamz "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps" Linkin Park – "Breaking the Habit"
Christina Aguilera – "The Voice Within" Good Charlotte – "Hold On"Simple Plan – "Perfect "Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue "Jadakiss (featuring Anthony Hamilton ) – "Why "Ashlee Simpson – "Pieces of Me"New Found Glory – "All Downhill from Here "Main show Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) – "Confessions Part II "/"Yeah!" Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Hoobastank – "The Reason" Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue" Kanye West (featuring Chaka Khan and Syleena Johnson) – "Jesus Walks"/"All Falls Down"/"Through the Fire" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – "Get Low" Ying Yang Twins – "Salt Shaker "Petey Pablo – "Freek-a-Leek "Terror Squad (featuring Fat Joe ) – "Lean Back "Jessica Simpson – "With You"/"Angels" Nelly (featuring Christina Aguilera) – "Tilt Ya Head Back "Alicia Keys (featuring Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder ) – "If I Ain't Got You "/"Higher Ground " The Polyphonic Spree – "Hold Me Now"OutKast – "Prototype"/"The Way You Move "/"Ghettomusick"/"Hey Ya!" Jennifer Lopez – opened the show and introduced UsherWill Smith – introduced Shaquille O'Neal and presented Best Pop Video with himHilary Duff and Matthew Lillard – presented Best Rap VideoShakira – introduced Jet, Hoobastank and YellowcardJon Stewart – appeared in several vignettes explaining the Viewer's Choice award voting proceduresOmarion and Eva Mendes – presented Best Female VideoMarc Anthony – introduced Kanye WestChristina Aguilera and Missy Elliott – presented Best Male Video Carson Daly – introduced the Kerry and Bush sisters and the next pair of presentersThe Kerry (Alexandra and Vanessa ) and Bush (Barbara and Jenna) sisters – urged viewers to vote on the next elections and reminded them to donate to the Red Cross to help the victims of Hurricane Charley Lenny Kravitz and Naomi Campbell – presented Best R&B VideoDave Chappelle – performed a short comic monologue and introduced Lil Jon, Petey Pablo , and the Terror Squad ; later on he also presented Jay-Z with a gift for his retirementGwen Stefani and Owen Wilson – presented Best Rock VideoMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – introduced Jessica SimpsonD12 and Good Charlotte (Benji and Joel Madden ) – presented Best Video Game Soundtrack Rev. Al Sharpton – appeared during one of Jon Stewart 's vignettes Jimmy Fallon , Queen Latifah and Wayne Coyne – presented Best Hip-Hop VideoWill Forte – played "Gary," the announcer with whom Fallon had a verbal spat while trying to present an award, and introduced Wayne Coyne Xzibit and Ludacris – introduced Nelly and Christina AguileraP. Diddy and Mase – presented Best Dance Video Christina Milian and LL Cool J – introduced Alicia KeysParis Hilton and Nick Lachey – presented Best Group VideoAshlee Simpson and Tony Hawk – presented Best New Artist in a VideoAlicia Keys – paid tribute to Ray Charles Beastie Boys and "Sasquatch" – presented the MTV2 AwardMandy Moore and Marilyn Manson – introduced The Polyphonic Spree JoJo – introduced American gold medalists Kaitlin Sandeno , Kerri Walsh, Misty May and Carly Patterson , and presented Viewer's Choice with themGwyneth Paltrow – presented Video of the YearJohn Mellencamp and Amy Lee – introduced OutKastAlso, MTV VJs Sway , La La, Damien Fahey and Vanessa Minnillo emceed and interviewed celebrities backstage before several commercial breaks 
