2004 World Music Awards
The 16th Annual World Music Awards was held on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, outside of Monaco for the first time. Awards are given based on worldwide sales figures for that year.
2004 Act
- World's Best Male Artist: Usher
- World's Best Female Artist: Norah Jones
- World's Best Group: Outkast
Pop
- World's Best Pop Male Artist: Usher
- World's Best Pop Female Artist: Norah Jones
- World's Best Pop Group: Outkast
Pop/Rock
- World's Best Pop/Rock Artist: Avril Lavigne
Rock
- World's Best Rock Artist: Evanescence
R&B
- World's Best R&B Male Artist: Usher
- World's Best R&B Female Artist: Alicia Keys
Rap/Hip-Hop
- World's Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Outkast
New
- World's Best New Female Artist: Hilary Duff
- World's Best New Male Artist: Kanye West
- World's Best New Group: Maroon 5
Chopard Diamond Award
The Diamond Award honors those incredibly successful recording-artists who have sold over 100 million albums during their career. This is the third year that this award was presented; the first was in 2001.[1]
Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry Award
Regional Awards
- World's Best-selling Artist/Australia: Delta Goodrem
- World's Best-selling Artist/Canada: Avril Lavigne
- World's Best-selling Artist/United Kingdom: Dido
- World's Best-selling Artist/Ireland: Westlife
- World's Best-selling Artist/Greece: Haris Alexiou
- World's Best-selling Artist/Netherlands: DJ Tiesto
- World's Best-selling Artist/Ukraine: Ruslana
- World's Best-selling Artist/Russia: Philip Kirkorov
- World's Best-selling Artist/Germany: Sarah Connor
- World's Best-selling Artist/Middle East: Latifa
- World's Best-selling Artist/Scandinavia: The Rasmus
- World's Best-selling Artist/Italy: Eros Ramazzotti
- World's Best-selling Artist/Switzerland: DJ Bobo
- World's Best-selling Artist/Spain: Alejandro Sanz
- World's Best-selling Artist/France: Kyo
- World's Best-selling Artist/China: Jay Chou
- World's Best-selling Artist/Japan: Hikaru Utada
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