title: 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
text: # 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
  
  The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at Tor di Valle Racecourse, Rome, Italy. As in 2003, the awards ceremony was held in a 6,000-capacity big top arena constructed specifically for the main event.
  
  Award presenters on the night included Jamelia, Alicia Keys, N.E.R.D, Naomi Campbell, Andre 3000, Kid Rock and Kanye West.
  
  ## Nominations
  
  Winners are in bold text.
  
  | Best Song | Best Video |
  | - | - |
  | Outkast — "Hey Ya!" Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone" Britney Spears — "Toxic" Maroon 5 — "This Love" Usher (featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris) — "Yeah!" | Outkast — "Hey Ya!" Jay-Z — "99 Problems" The Cure — "The End of The World" The Streets — "Fit But You Know It" The White Stripes — "The Hardest Button to Button" |
  | Best Album | Best New Act |
  | Usher — Confessions Beyoncé — Dangerously in Love Dido — Life For Rent Outkast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below The Black Eyed Peas — Elephunk | Outkast Beastie Boys D12 Maroon 5 The Black Eyed Peas |
  | Best Female | Best Male |
  | Britney Spears Alicia Keys Anastacia Avril Lavigne Beyoncé | Usher Jay-Z Justin Timberlake Nelly Robbie Williams |
  | Best Group | Best New Act |
  | Outkast Beastie Boys D12 Maroon 5 The Black Eyed Peas | Maroon 5 Franz Ferdinand Jamelia Keane The Rasmus |
  | Best Rock | Best Alternative |
  | Linkin Park Good Charlotte Green Day Red Hot Chili Peppers The Darkness | Muse Björk Franz Ferdinand The Hives The Prodigy |
  | Best R&B | Best Hip-Hop |
  | Alicia Keys Beyoncé Kelis Outkast Usher | D12 Beastie Boys Jay-Z Kanye West Nelly |
  | Best Pop | Free Your Mind |
  | The Black Eyed Peas Anastacia Avril Lavigne Britney Spears Robbie Williams | La Strada |
  
  ## Regional nominations
  
  Winners are in bold text.
  
  | Best Dutch & Belgian Act | Best French Act |
  | - | - |
  | Kane Novastar Soulwax The Sheer Tiësto | Jenifer Calogero Corneille IAM Luke |
  | Best German Act | Best Italian Act |
  | Beatsteaks Die Ärzte Die Toten Hosen Rammstein Sportfreunde Stiller | Tiziano Ferro Articolo 31 Caparezza Elisa Linea 77 |
  | Best Nordic Act | Best Polish Act |
  | The Hives Maria Mena Sahara Hotnights Saybia Sondre Lerche | Sistars Ania Dabrowska Reni Jusis Sidney Polak Trzeci Wymiar |
  | Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
  | Da Weasel Clã Gomo Mesa Toranja | Ombladon (featuring Raku) Activ Cargo Firma O-Zone |
  | Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
  | Zveri Dolphin Glukoza Leningrad Via Gra | Enrique Bunbury Alex Ubago Bebe David Bisbal Estopa |
  | Best UK & Ireland Act ||
  | Muse Franz Ferdinand Jamelia Natasha Bedingfield The Streets ||
  
  ## Performances
  
  ### Pre show
  
  * Carmen Consoli
  * Hoobastank — "The Reason"
  * The Cure
  * Elisa
  
  ### Main show
  
  * Eminem — "Like Toy Soldiers / Just Lose It"
  * Franz Ferdinand — "Take Me Out"
  * Usher and Alicia Keys — "My Boo"
  * Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
  * The Hives — "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
  * Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone"
  * Beastie Boys — "An Open Letter to NYC"
  * Nelly (featuring Pharrell) — "Flap Your Wings / Play It Off"
  * Maroon 5 — "This Love"
  * 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
  * Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne — presented Best Group
  * Brian Molko and Amy Lee — presented Best Alternative
  * Elisha Cuthbert and Tony Hawk — presented Best Video
  * Eamon — presented Best Hip-Hop
  * Robert Smith — introduced Gwen Stefani
  * André 3000 — introduced The Hives
  * Jamelia and N.E.R.D — presented Best R&B
  * Sarah Michelle Gellar — introduced Anastacia
  * Duran Duran — presented Best New Act
  * Brian McFadden, Nick Carter and A. J. McLean — presented Best Pop
  * Alicia Keys — presented Free Your Mind Award
  * Black Eyed Peas — introduced Nelly featuring Pharrell
  * Natasha Bedingfield, Chester Bennington and Joe Hahn — presented Best Female
  * Naomi Campbell — presented Best Male
  * Sarah Michelle Gellar — presented Best Song
  