{{Short description|American entertainment awards ceremony}} {{primary sources|date=July 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox award | name = 4th BET Awards | image = | caption = | date = June 29, 2004 | location = [[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] | presenter = [[BET|Black Entertainment Television]] | host = [[Mo'Nique]] | network = [[BET]] | producer = | previous = [[BET Awards 2003|3rd]] | main = {{nowrap|[[BET Awards]]}} | next = [[BET Awards 2005|5th]] }}
The '''4th [[BET Awards]]''' took place at the [[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]] 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. Comedienne [[Mo'Nique]] hosted the event for the second time.
==Performances== *[[Kanye West]] (ft. [[Yolanda Adams]]) — "[[Jesus Walks]]" *[[Rick James]] (featuring [[Teena Marie]]) — "[[Fire and Desire (Rick James song)|Fire & Desire]]" *[[OutKast]] — "[[Roses (OutKast song)|Roses]]" *[[Alicia Keys]] — "[[If I Ain't Got You]]" *[[India.Arie]] — "[[Georgia on My Mind]]" ([[Ray Charles]] tribute) *[[Jay-Z]] (featuring [[Kid Rock]], [[Dave Navarro]], [[Sheila E.]], [[Rick Rubin]], [[Questlove]], Omar Edwards and [[Adam Blackstone]]) — "[[99 Problems]]" and "[[Public Service Announcement (Interlude)]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jay-Z & Kid Rock - 99 Problems - 2004| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=083K09LrEo4}}</ref> *[[Janet Jackson]] (featuring [[Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man]]) — Medley: "[[All Nite (Don't Stop)]]," "[[R&B Junkie]]" and "All Nite (Don't Stop) (So So Def Remix)." (Janet opened her medley with a spoken word poem that references the controversy and fallout from her performance on the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show]]: "''Life is strange. One day you're adored; the next you're scorned.'' ''How do you handle the confusion? Where you put the frustration? I know a place, a place that lifts the fog, that eases the pain<nowiki>''</nowiki>''"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janet Jackson - All Nite Don't Stop, R&B Junkie, [BET Awards 2004]| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V9GcRYpx4I}}</ref>) *'''Hip-Hop 25th Anniversary Celebration:''' ** [[Sugarhill Gang]]— "[[Rapper's Delight]]" ** [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]] — "[[The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|The Message]]" ** [[MC Lyte]] — "[[Paper Thin (MC Lyte song)|Paper Thin]]" ** [[Slick Rick]] — "" ** [[Doug E. Fresh]] -- "[[The Show (Doug E. Fresh song)|The Show]]"/"[[La Di Da Di]]" ** [[Public Enemy]] -- "[[Fight the Power (Public Enemy song)|Fight the Power]]" *[[Smokie Norful]] -- "Can't Nobody" *[[The Isley Brothers]] -- "[[Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)]]", "[[Between the Sheets (song)|Between the Sheets]]", "[[For the Love of You]]", "[[Contagious (song)|Contagious]]", "[[It's Your Thing]]" and "[[Shout (Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]" ('''[[BET Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]] performance''')
==Presenters== *[[Brandy]] and [[Jamie Foxx]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist|Best Male R&B Artist]] *[[Vivica A. Fox]] and [[Mase (rapper)|Mase]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]] *[[Nicole Ari Parker]], [[Boris Kodjoe]] and [[LL Cool J]]—presented [[BET Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] *[[Kyla Pratt]] and [[Jeremy Suarez]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Group|Best Group]] * [[Raven-Symoné]] and [[Tracee Ellis Ross]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Gospel Artist|Best Gospel Artist]] * [[Mo'Nique]] and [[Dorien Wilson]]—introduced [[Janet Jackson]] * [[Ruben Studdard]] and [[Fantasia (singer)|Fantasia Barrino]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Male Hip Hop Artist|Best Male Hip-Hop Artist]] * [[Gabrielle Union]] and [[Carmelo Anthony]]—presented [[BET Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] * [[Leon (actor)|Leon]]—introduced [[Smokie Norful]] * [[Steve Harvey]]—introduced [[The Isley Brothers]] and presented their [[BET Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
==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 (singer)|Usher]] for "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|Yeah!]]" featuring [[Ludacris]] & [[Lil Jon]]
;Viewer's Choice * '''[[Usher (singer)|Usher]] for "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|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|Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz]] for "[[Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)|Get Low]]" featuring [[Ying Yang Twins]]
;Best Collaboration * '''[[Beyoncé]] for "[[Crazy in Love]]" featuring [[Jay Z]]''' ** [[Usher (singer)|Usher]] for "[[Yeah! (Usher song)|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 (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]] ** [[Chingy]]
;Best Group * '''[[Outkast]]''' ** [[G-Unit]] ** [[Lil Jon|Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz]] ** [[Jagged Edge (American group)|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 (singer)|Monica]]
;Best Male R&B Artist * '''[[Usher (singer)|Usher]]''' ** [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|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|'''The Isley Brothers''']]
;Humanitarian Award * [[Danny Glover|'''Danny Glover''']]
==References== <references />
{{BET Awards}}
[[Category:BET Awards]] [[Category:2004 awards in the United States]]