Jay-Z, Outkast, No Doubt Lead VMA Nominations

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Jay-Z, Outkast, No Doubt Lead VMA Nominations
(LAUNCH, 07/27/2004 1:00 PM)

By Lyndsey Parker

The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards nominations were announced this morning (Tuesday, July 27), and in somewhat of a surprise, Jay-Z leads the field with recognition in six categories, including Best Video Of The Year, for his controversial, Mark Romanek-directed "99 Problems." The clip is also up for Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

Following closely behind in the VMA race are Outkast ("Hey Ya"), Beyonce ("Naughty Girl" and "Me, Myself & I"), and No Doubt ("It's My Life"), who received five nominations each, and Britney Spears, Usher, Kanye West, the White Stripes, and relatively unknown New Zealand rockers Steriogram, with four nods apiece. Other big contenders this year include D12, Jet, the Black Eyed Peas, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Modest Mouse (three nominations), and Jessica Simpson, Maroon 5, Hoobastank, the Darkness, Christina Aguilera, and Franz Ferdinand (two nominations).

The Best New Artist category will be a showdown between Aussie retro-rock band Jet, teen pop/soul sensation JoJo, producer-turned-superstar Kanye West, punk-poppers Yellowcard, British glam-metal revivalists the Darkness, and adult pop band Maroon 5. The Viewer's Choice Award competition will be a little different this year, conducted over four elimination rounds featuring 40 artists. Along with many of the acts mentioned above, other competitors in the Viewer's Choice playoffs include 50 Cent, the Beastie Boys, Chingy, Sean Paul, Nelly, Kelis, Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, J-Kwon, and Switchfoot. The Viewer's Choice Award is the only category that is voted on exclusively by fans.

The 2004 VMA trophies will be handed out Sunday, August 29 at Miami's American Airlines Arena--the first time in the VMAs' 21-year history that the ceremony will not take place in either New York or Los Angeles. Scheduled to perform are Hoobastank, Jet, Jessica Simpson, Usher, Kanye West, and Yellowcard, with others to be announced.

Here is the complete list of the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards nominees:

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: "My Band" - D12, "Hey Ya" - Outkast, "99 Problems" - Jay-Z, "Toxic" - Britney Spears, "Yeah" - Usher

BEST MALE VIDEO: "99 Problems" - Jay-Z, "Musicology" - Prince, "Senorita" - Justin Timberlake, "All Falls Down" - Kanye West, "Yeah" - Usher

BEST FEMALE VIDEO: "Toxic" - Britney Spears, "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera, "If I Ain't Got You" - Alicia Keys, "Naughty Girl" - Beyonce, "With You" - Jessica Simpson

BEST GROUP VIDEO: "My Band" - D12, "Hold On" - Good Charlotte, "The Reason" - Hoobastank, "It's My Life" - No Doubt, "This Love" - Maroon 5

BEST RAP VIDEO: "My Band" - D12, "99 Problems" - Jay-Z, "Get Low" - Lil' Jon, "P.I.M.P." - 50 Cent, "Stand Up" - Ludacris

BEST R&B VIDEO: "If I Ain't Got You" - Alicia Keys, "Me, Myself & I" - Beyonce, "Step In The Name Of Love" - R. Kelly, "Burn" - Usher, "Talk About Our Love" - Brandy

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO: "Hey Mama" - The Black Eyed Peas, "Holidae In" - Chingy, "Hey Ya" - Outkast, "All Falls Down" - Kanye West, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" - Nelly

BEST DANCE VIDEO: "Naughty Girl" - Beyonce, "Hey Mama" - The Black Eyed Peas, "I'm Really Hot" - Missy Elliott, "Toxic" - Britney Spears, "Yeah" - Usher

BEST ROCK VIDEO: "My Immortal - Evanescence, "Breaking The Habit" - Linkin Park, "The Reason" - Hoobastank, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" - Jet, "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" - The Darkness

BEST POP VIDEO: "Don't Tell Me" - Avril Lavigne, "Toxic" - Britney Spears, "It's My Life" - No Doubt, "With You" - Jessica Simpson, "Come Clean" - Hilary Duff

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" - Jet, "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" - The Darkness, "Leave (Get Out)" - JoJo, "All Falls Down" - Kanye West, "This Love" - Maroon 5, "Ocean Avenue" - Yellowcard

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO: "Walkie Talkie Man" - Steriogram, "All Falls Down" - Kanye West, "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand, "Float On" - Modest Mouse, "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes, "All Downhill From Here" - New Found Glory

MTV2 AWARD: "Pon De River" - Elephant Man, "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Slow Jamz" - Twista, "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand, "Float On" - Modest Mouse, "Ocean Avenue" - Yellowcard

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO: "99 Problems" - Jay-Z, "It's My Life" - No Doubt, "Hey Ya" - Outkast, "Walkie Talkie Man" - Steriogram, "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO: "Naughty Girl" - Beyonce, "Hey Mama" - The Black Eyed Peas, "I'm Really Hot" - Missy Elliott, "Like Glue" - Sean Paul, "Yeah" - Usher

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO: "Megalomaniac" - Incubus, "Float On" - Modest Mouse, "Hey Ya" - Outkast, "Walkie Talkie Man" - Steriogram, "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO: "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera, "Naughty Girl" - Beyonce, "It's My Life" - No Doubt, "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "99 Problems" - Jay-Z

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO: "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Hey Ya" - Outkast, "Walkie Talkie Man" - Steriogram, "It's My Life" - No Doubt, "You Don't Know My Name" - Alicia Keys

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO: "99 Problems" - Jay-Z, "Perfect" - Simple Plan, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" - Jet, "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes, "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

For our full report on the VMAs, click http://launch.yahoo.com/promotions/videomusicawards/