2004 New Zealand Music Awards

The 2004 New Zealand Music Awards was the 38th 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. Eligible works were released between 1 January 2003 and 31 May 2004. The ceremony was screened on television channel C4 the following day.

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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.
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Album of the Year†	Single of the Year†
Sponsored by PlayStation 2Scribe – The Crusader * Brooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight * Dimmer – You've Got to Hear the Music * Goodshirt – Fiji Baby * The Phoenix Foundation – Horsepower	SponsorScribe – "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 GoldBrooke Fraser – What to Do with Daylight* Adeaze – Always and for Real * Minuit – The 88
Best Male Solo Artist†	Best Female Solo Artist†
SponsorScribe – The Crusader * Greg Johnson – Here comes the Caviar * Nathan Haines – Squire tor Hire	SponsorBrooke 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†
SponsorHayley Westenra – Pure * Bic Runga – Beautiful Collision * Scribe – The Crusader	SponsorBen Lummis – "They Can't Take That Away" * Blindspott – "Phlex" * Scribe – "Stand Up
Songwriter of the Year†	Best Rock Album†
SponsorScribe, P-Money, Con Psy and Savage – "Not Many" * Brooke Fraser – "Lifeline" * Greg Johnson – "Save Yourself"	Sponsored by Channel ZDimmer – 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	SponsorSalmonella 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" * Gary Sullivan – "Getting What You Give" * Mark Trethewey & Shane Mason – "Fools Love"	Sponsored by Vodafone New Zealand Scribe * Brooke Fraser * Elemeno P * Goodshirt * Steriogram * Zed
Best Producer‡	Best Engineer‡
SponsorP-Money – The Crusader * Chris Van De Geer & Andrew McLaren – Passenger – * Murray Fisher – Fiji Baby * Nic McGowan – The Taming of the Wasps * Paddy Free & Tiki Taane – One Drop East	SponsorChris Van De Geer – Passenger – * Clint Murphy – You Are Here * Dr Lee Prebble – Horsepower
Best Album Cover‡	Best Gospel / Christian Album†
SponsorBen Sciascia – Postage * Kelvin Soh, Simon Oosterdijk & Jay Sandler – You've Got to Hear the Music * Matt Barnes & Aaron McKirdy – Collider * Tana Mitchell – Horsepower	SponsorMagnify – In Wonder * Parachute Band – Glorious * Peter Posa – My Pick
Best Classical Album†	Best Maori Album†
SponsorJohn Psathas – Psathas: Fragments* New Zealand String Quartet – Szekely / Dvorak * NZSO – David Farquhar: Three Symphonies	SponsorRuia – Hawaiki * Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and Aroha Yates-Smith – Te Hekenga-a-rangi * Whirimako Black – Tangihaku
Best Country Music Album†	Best Country Music Song†
SponsorDonna Dean – Money	SponsorDonna Dean – "Work It Out"
Best Folk Album†	Best Pacific Music Album†
SponsorBrendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine – Mountain Air	SponsorTe Vaka – Tutuki* Adeaze – Always and for Real * The All Stars – Pele Ea
Best Jazz Album†	International Achievement Award†
SponsorThe Rodger Fox Big Band – A Rare Connection * Charmaine Ford – Blues For Guppy * The Frank Gibson Quartet – Rainbow Bridge	SponsorHayley Westenra Bic Runga Scribe
Airplay Record of the Year†	Lifetime Achievement Award†
SponsorGoldenhorse – "Maybe Tomorrow"	SponsorShaun Joyce