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| 2004 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Date | 22 September 2004 |
| Location | Aotea Centre, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
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| 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]
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]
| Album of the Year† | Single of the Year† |
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| Best Group† | Breakthrough Artist of the Year† |
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| Best Male Solo Artist† | Best Female Solo Artist† |
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| Highest Selling NZ Album† | Highest Selling NZ Single† |
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| Songwriter of the Year† | Best Rock Album† |
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| Best Urban/Hip Hop Album† | Best Dance/Electronica Album† |
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| Best Music Video† | People's Choice Award† |
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| Sponsored by Vodafone New Zealand |
| Best Producer‡ | Best Engineer‡ |
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| Best Album Cover‡ | Best Gospel / Christian Album† |
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| Best Classical Album† | Best Maori Album† |
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| Best Country Music Album† | Best Country Music Song† |
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| Best Folk Album† | Best Pacific Music Album† |
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| Best Jazz Album† | International Achievement Award† |
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| Airplay Record of the Year† | Lifetime Achievement Award† |
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