2004 New Zealand Music Awards

2004 New Zealand Music Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in New Zealand music
Date	22 September 2004
Location	Aotea Centre, Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Hosted by	Jaquie Brown; Mikey Havoc;
Website	http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
Television/radio coverage
Network	C4

The 2004 New Zealand Music Awards was the 39th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand. The awards were hosted by Jaquie Brown and Mikey Havoc at Aotea Centre on 22 September 2004.[1][2] Eligible works were released between 1 January 2003 and 31 May 2004.[2] The ceremony was screened on television channel C4 the following day.[3]

Nominees and winners

Three new categories were introduced in 2004: Best Rock Album, the People's Choice Award and Airplay Record of the Year.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]

Key: † – Non-technical award; ‡ – Technical award

Album of the Year†	Single of the Year†
Sponsored by PlayStation 2 Scribe – The Crusader Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight Dimmer – You've Got to Hear the Music Goodshirt – Fiji Baby The Phoenix Foundation – Horsepower	Sponsor Scribe – "Stand Up" Brooke Fraser – "Lifeline" Dimmer – "Getting What You Give" Goldenhorse – "Maybe Tomorrow" Goodshirt – "Buck It Up"
Best Group†	Breakthrough Artist of the Year†
Sponsored by Export Gold Dimmer – You've Got to Hear the Music Elemeno P – Love & Disrespect Goodshirt – Fiji Baby	Sponsored by Export Gold Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight Adeaze – Always and for Real Minuit – The 88
Best Male Solo Artist†	Best Female Solo Artist†
Sponsor Scribe – The Crusader Greg Johnson – Here comes the Caviar Nathan Haines – Squire tor Hire	Sponsor Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight Bic Runga – Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony Hayley Westenra – Pure
Highest Selling NZ Album†	Highest Selling NZ Single†
Sponsor Hayley Westenra – Pure Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision Scribe – The Crusader	Sponsor Ben Lummis – "They Can't Take That Away" Blindspott – "Phlex" Scribe – "Stand Up
Songwriter of the Year†	Best Rock Album†
Sponsor Scribe, P-Money, Con Psy and Savage – "Not Many" Brooke Fraser – "Lifeline" Greg Johnson – "Save Yourself"	Sponsored by Channel Z Dimmer – You've Got to Hear the Music Elemeno P – Love & Disrespect Goodshirt – Fiji Baby
Best Urban/Hip Hop Album†	Best Dance/Electronica Album†
Sponsored by L&P Scribe – The Crusader King Kapisi – 2nd Round Testament Mareko – White Sunday	Sponsor Salmonella Dub – One Drop East Concord Dawn – Uprising Shapeshifter – Riddim Wise LP
Best Music Video†	People's Choice Award†
Sponsored by C4 Chris Graham – "Stand Up" (Scribe) Gary Sullivan – "Getting What You Give" (Dimmer) Mark Trethewey & Shane Mason – "Fools Love" (Misfits of Science)	Sponsored by Vodafone New Zealand Scribe Brooke Fraser Elemeno P Goodshirt Steriogram Zed
Best Producer‡	Best Engineer‡
Sponsor *P-Money – The Crusader* (Scribe)** Chris Van De Geer & Andrew McLaren – Passenger – (Carly Binding) Murray Fisher – Fiji Baby (Goodshirt) Nic McGowan – The Taming of the Wasps (Paselode) Paddy Free & Tiki Taane – One Drop East (Salmonella Dub)	Sponsor *Chris Van De Geer – Passenger* – (Carly Binding)** Clint Murphy – You Are Here (Opshop) Dr Lee Prebble – Horsepower (The Phoenix Foundation)
Best Album Cover‡	Best Gospel / Christian Album†
Sponsor *Ben Sciascia – Postage* (Supergroove)** Kelvin Soh, Simon Oosterdijk & Jay Sandler – You've Got to Hear the Music (Dimmer) Matt Barnes & Aaron McKirdy – Collider (Fur Patrol) Tana Mitchell – 'Horsepower (The Phoenix Foundation)	Sponsor Magnify – In Wonder Parachute Band – Glorious Peter Posa – My Pick
Best Classical Album†	Best Maori Album†
Sponsor John Psathas – Psathas: Fragments New Zealand String Quartet – Szekely / Dvorak NZSO – David Farquhar: Three Symphonies	Sponsor Ruia – Hawaiki Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and Aroha Yates-Smith – Te Hekenga-a-rangi Whirimako Black – Tangihaku
Best Country Music Album†	Best Country Music Song†
Sponsor Donna Dean – Money	Sponsor Donna Dean – "Work It Out"
Best Folk Album†	Best Pacific Music Album†
Sponsor Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine – Mountain Air	Sponsor Te Vaka – Tutuki Adeaze – Always and for Real The All Stars – Pele Ea
Best Jazz Album†	International Achievement Award†
Sponsor The Rodger Fox Big Band – A Rare Connection Charmaine Ford – Blues For Guppy The Frank Gibson Quartet – Rainbow Bridge	Sponsor Hayley Westenra Bic Runga Scribe
Airplay Record of the Year†	Lifetime Achievement Award†
Sponsor Goldenhorse – "Maybe Tomorrow"	Sponsor Shaun Joyce

References

"Scribe cleans up at NZ Music Awards". One News. Television New Zealand. 22 September 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013.
"2004 NZ Music Awards Nominations Open". NZ Musician. 29 April 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
Baillie, Russell (22 September 2004). "Scribe dominates NZ Music Awards". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
"2004 Winners". New Zealand Music Awards. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

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[1] "Scribe cleans up at NZ Music Awards". One News. Television New Zealand. 22 September 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013.

[open-2] "2004 NZ Music Awards Nominations Open". NZ Musician. 29 April 2004. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

[3] Baillie, Russell (22 September 2004). "Scribe dominates NZ Music Awards". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

[4] "2004 Winners". New Zealand Music Awards. Retrieved 10 November 2013.