NEW YORK — MTV continues to add celebrities to the 2004 Video Music Awards. The newest additions read like a veritable list of who's funny, who's in the tabloids and who can flip around two and a half times in midair on a skateboard.
Dave Chappelle, Paris Hilton, Tony Hawk, Lenny Kravitz, Ludacris, LL Cool J, Jon Stewart, Ashlee Simpson and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will appear, MTV said Monday.
MTV also announced that hip-hop artists Lil' Jon, Petey Pablo, the Ying Yang Twins and Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe will perform. Already slated to perform are Usher, Kanye West, Yellowcard, Jet, Hoobastank and Jessica Simpson.
The 21st annual awards show will air live Aug. 29 from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.
Jay-Z's jarring video for "99 Problems," which depicts his own murder as a metaphor for his retirement from rapping, leads with six nominations.
Beyonce, No Doubt and OutKast received five nominations each.
Dave Chappelle, Ashlee Simpson, P. Diddy, Tony Hawk, Ludacris Join The Gang At VMAs
Fresh from their various reality shows, talk shows, comedy shows, rock shows and skate competitions, Paris Hilton, Tony Hawk, Ashlee Simpson, Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Lenny Kravitz, P. Diddy, Ludacris and LL Cool J have all been added to the list of celebrities appearing at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards on August 29.
A raft of hip-hop artists have been added to the list of performers as well, including Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, the Ying Yang Twins and Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe. Chappelle will also perform, although there's no word on whether he'll also play the roles of Rick James, Prince, fellow performer Lil Jon or any other celebrity the comedian channels on his "Chappelle's Show."
The newly announced performers and guests will join Usher, Kanye West, Jessica Simpson, Hoobastank, Yellowcard and Jet, already slated to perform at the 2004 VMAs in Miami. The show will take place at Miami's American Airlines Arena on August 29 and will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. on MTV (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Leading this year's pack of nominees is Jay-Z, who nabs six nominations for his "99 Problems" clip, and Beyoncé, No Doubt, Usher and Outkast have five nominations (check out the complete list of nominees) .
The Viewers' Choice Award will be determined this year by the VMAyhem Viewer's Choice Playoffs, which allow MTV.com users to narrow a list of 40 videos down to five nominees through head-to-head video battles. Voting on the five final nominees will begin on August 18.
The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from Miami on Sunday, August 29, at 8 p.m on MTV.
For everything we've got on VMAs past and present, including news, features, photos and a chance to vote in this year's Viewer's Choice Playoffs, check out MTV.com's Video Music Awards page.
Video Of The Year
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
D12, "My Band"
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
Best Male Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
Justin Timberlake, "Senorita"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Prince, "Musicology"
Best Female Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"
Jessica Simpson, "With You"
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"
Best Group Video
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
D12, "My Band"
Hoobastank, "The Reason"
Maroon 5, "This Love"
Good Charlotte, "Hold On"
Best Rap Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
D12, "My Band"
50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg & G-Unit, "P.I.M.P." Remix
Ludacris, "Stand Up"
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins, "Get Low"
Best R&B Video
Usher, "Burn"
Alicia Keys, "If I Ain't Got You"
Brandy featuring Kanye West, "Talk About Our Love"
Beyoncé, "Me, Myself and I"
R. Kelly, "Step in the Name of Love"
Best Hip-Hop Video
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Nelly featuring P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, "Holidae In"
Best Dance Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Missy Elliott, "I'm Really Hot"
Best Rock Video
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
Hoobastank, "The Reason"
Evanescence, "My Immortal"
Linkin Park, "Breaking the Habit"
Best Pop Video
Britney Spears, "Toxic"
Jessica Simpson, "With You"
Hilary Duff, "Come Clean"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Avril Lavigne, "Don't Tell Me"
Best New Artist In A Video
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Maroon 5, "This Love"
JoJo, "Leave (Get Out)"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
MTV2 Award
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Elephant Man, "Pon De River"
Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"
Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, "Slow Jamz"
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
Best Choreography In A Video
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!"
Black Eyed Peas, "Hey Mama"
Missy Elliott, "I'm Really Hot"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Sean Paul, "Like Glue"
Breakthrough Video
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Down"
New Found Glory, "All Downhill From Here" White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"
Best Direction In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems" (Director: Mark Romanek)
No Doubt, "It's My Life" (Director: David LaChapelle)
Outkast, "Hey Ya!" (Director: Bryan Barber)
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button" (Director: Michel Gondry)
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man" (Director: Michel Gondry)
Best Special Effects In A Video
Incubus, "Megalomaniac"
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"
Best Art Direction In A Video
Steriogram, "Walkie Talkie Man"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Outkast, "Hey Ya!"
Alicia Keys, "You Don't Know My Name"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Best Editing In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button"
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Simple Plan, "Perfect"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Best Cinematography In A Video
Jay-Z, "99 Problems"
No Doubt, "It's My Life"
Beyoncé, "Naughty Girl"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within"
Britney got a lot of nominations! I hope she wins something this time. SHe never really wins awards for her stuff, even when she deserves them. I think she deserves them this time, "In The Zone" is definately her best album yet and sone of the songs are really really really good. But it's a tough competition, Christina, Beyonce, Jessica, they all have good songs and videos too.
Yeah, it seems Britney doesn't really win a lot anymore. Now it's more about the new people and sounds. Britney's been doing this for a while. But Britney deserves something. I can see her getting one of those lifetime achievement things... or millennium awards or whatever it is they give to people like Michael Jackson and Madonna.
and I just have to say....
YAY Yellowcard!!
MTV2 Award - Yellowcard, "Ocean Avenue"
They won!!
I found it funny how it was such huge propaganda when the bushes and the Kerrys (daughters) showed up. The audience booed all four of them.. it was too folish to show up.. even though it is a good idea to influence young people to vote.
Theres too much politics in the Music Industry already so that was just extra.
08-05-2004 07:16 AM
