BET Awards 2004

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4th BET Awards
Date	June 29, 2004
Location	Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Black Entertainment Television
Hosted by	Mo'Nique
Television/radio coverage
Network	BET
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The 4th BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 2004. The awards recognized Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Comedian Mo'Nique hosted the event for the second time. ^[1]

Performances[]

Kanye West and Yolanda Adams — "Jesus Walks"

Jay-Z (featuring Kid Rock, Dave Navarro, Sheila E., Rick Rubin, Questlove, Omar Edwards, and Adam Black) — "99 Problems" and ""Public Service Announcement (Interlude)"^[2]

Awards and Nominations[]

Video of the Year

• Outkast" for Hey Ya!"
• Beyoncé for "Crazy in Love" featuring Jay Z
• Alicia Keys for "You Don't Know My Name"
• Outkast for "The Way You Move" featuring Sleepy Brown
• Usher for "Yeah!" featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon

Viewer's Choice

• Usher for "Yeah!" featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon
• Outkast" for Hey Ya!"
• Kanye West for "All Falls Down" featuring Syleena Johnson
• Beyoncé for "Crazy in Love" featuring Jay Z
• Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz for "Get Low" featuring Ying Yang Twins

Best Collaboration

• Beyoncé for "Crazy in Love" featuring Jay Z
• Usher for "Yeah!" featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon
• Outkast for "The Way You Move" featuring Sleepy Brown
• Twista for "Slow Jamz" featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
• Pharrell Williams for "Frontin'" featuring Jay Z

Best New Artist

• Kanye West
• Pharrell Williams
• Ruben Studdard
• Anthony Hamilton
• Chingy

Best Group

• Outkast
• G-Unit
• Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz
• Jagged Edge
• Floetry

Best Gospel Artist

• Yolanda Adams
• Vickie Winans
• Byron Cage
• Smokie Norful
• Donnie McClurkin

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

• Missy Elliott
• Da Brat
• Jacki-O
• MC Lyte
• Rah Digga

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

• Jay Z
• 50 Cent
• Chingy
• Kanye West
• Ludacris

Best Female R&B Artist

• Beyoncé
• Mary J. Blige
• Janet Jackson
• Alicia Keys
• Monica

Best Male R&B Artist

• Usher
• Anthony Hamilton
• Ruben Studdard
• R. Kelly
• Luther Vandross

Best Actress

• Halle Berry
• Beyoncé
• Vivica A. Fox
• Sanaa Lathan
• Gabrielle Union

Best Actor

• Denzel Washington
• Morgan Freeman
• Mos Def
• Will Smith
• Don Cheadle
• Laurence Fishburne

Best Female Athlete of the Year

• Serena Williams
• Cheryl Ford
• Lisa Leslie
• Laila Ali
• Venus Williams

Best Male Athlete of the Year

• LeBron James
• Barry Bonds
• Carmelo Anthony
• Tiger Woods
• Shaquille O'Neal

Lifetime Achievement Award

• The Isley Brothers

Humanitarian Award

• Danny Glover

References[]

External links[]

• BET Awards website