The 2004 Meteor Music Awards were held on Monday 1 March 2004, hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain. It was the fourth edition of Ireland's national music awards.
At the ceremony Damien Dempsey was presented with two awards, Best Folk/Traditional Act and Best Irish Country/Roots Artist. Samantha Mumba made an appearance in a revealing see-through dress, Colin Farrell was pictured with both Bono and Chris Pontius whilst Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith posed with Sharon Corr after both collected awards.
Performers included Lionel Richie, Katie Melua, Counting Crows, The Corrs, Sugababes, Westlife, Hothouse Flowers, The Frames, The Dubliners, Snow Patrol, Paddy Casey and Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club. Award presenters included Dominic West, Bic Runga and Alex Zane, actors George McMahon and Patrick Bergin, No Frontiers presenter Kathryn Thomas alongside Kerry McFadden, Miss World Rosanna Davison, Keith Duffy, Niall Quinn, Deirdre O'Kane, Denis Hickie, Joe Elliott and Hector Ó hEochagáin. The event was broadcast on Network 2 on Wednesday 3 March at 21:00.
Winners Best Irish Radio DJ: Ryan Tubridy Ian Dempsey Donal Dineen Tom Dunne Dave Fanning John Kelly Best Irish Band: The Frames Bell X1 Future Kings of Spain The Thrills Snow Patrol The Tycho Brahe Best Irish Pop Act: Westlife D-Side Hazel Kaneswaran Ronan Keating Simon Casey Best Irish Album: The Thrills, So Much for the City Paddy Casey, Living Bell X1, Music in Mouth Damien Dempsey, Seize the Day The Frames, Set List David Kitt, Square 1 Best Irish Female: Cara Dillon Moya Brennan Carol Keogh Róisín Murphy Sinéad O'Connor Best Irish Male: Paddy Casey Damien Dempsey Glen Hansard Mickey Joe Harte David Kitt Best Folk/Traditional Act: Damien Dempsey Cara Dillon Kíla Lúnasa Sharon Shannon Best Irish Country/Roots Artist: Damien Dempsey Daniel O'Donnell Frank Lane Declan Nerney Finbar Furey Best Irish New Act: Future Kings of Spain D-Side Woodstar Laura Isibor Rosey Simple Kid Best Live Performance: Red Hot Chili Peppers David Bowie Coldplay The Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen Justin Timberlake Best International Female: Beyoncé Britney Spears Dido Kylie Minogue Erin McKeown Missy Elliott Best International Male: Justin Timberlake David Bowie Nick Cave Justin Hawkins Josh Ritter Robbie Williams Best International Group: The Darkness The Black Eyed Peas Kings of Leon Outkast The Strokes The White Stripes Best International Album: The White Stripes, Elephant Radiohead, Hail to the Thief Kings of Leon, Youth & Young Manhood The Darkness, Permission to Land Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Blur, Think Tank Humanitarian Award: Sister Stanislaus Kennedy aka 'Sister Stan' Hope for 2004: Republic Of Loose Industry Award: Dave Fanning Lifetime Achievement Award: The Dubliners
References
External links Official site MCD Promotions List of winners through the years Photos