The 35th Annual GMA Music Awards (the show had a name change in 2004-05) were held on April 28, 2004 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2003. The show was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Deion Sanders and Yolanda Adams.
Nominations were announced months earlier by Steven Curtis Chapman and Toby McKeehan.
The event was transmitted live to theaters in 50 cities as part of Regal Entertainment Group "One Night Only" event. The livecast was shown at Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres, and Edwards Theatres. There was no delayed television broadcast, as part of a controversial move by broadcast rights holder UPN, scorned by Sanders for leaving CBS' The NFL Today (UPN owned CBS) in favour of Disney's NFL Countdown in the weeks between the awards ceremony and broadcast date, cancelled the television broadcast. This move was similar to a 1989 incident on CBS' 60 Minutes when a story on Richard Petty intending to air on the show in the weeks before the Daytona 500 was cancelled following reporter Diane Sawyer's defection to ABC. (That story was later edited and rewritten with Harry Reasoner the following season.)
The ceremony was eventually broadcast in December 2004 on Pax (now Ion Television).
MercyMe won Artist of the Year, plus two other awards, while Jeremy Camp was awarded New Artist of the Year.
Performers
Telecast ceremony
The following performed:
Presenters
Telecast ceremony
The following presented:
Awards
General
Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Group of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Song of the Year
- "All About Love" - Steven Curtis Chapman
- Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter
- "Everything to Me" - Avalon
- Chad Cates, Sue Smith, songwriters
- "Great Light of the World" - Bebo Norman
- Bebo Norman, songwriter
- "He Reigns" - Newsboys
- Peter Furler, Steve Taylor, songwriters
- "If We Are the Body" - Casting Crowns
- Mark Hall, songwriter
- "Lord Have Mercy" - Michael W. Smith
- Steve Merkel, songwriter
- "Meant to Live" - Switchfoot
- Jonathan Foreman, Tim Foreman, songwriter
- "Three Wooden Crosses" - Randy Travis
- Doug Johnson, Kim Williams, songwriter
- "You Are a Child of Mine" - Mark Schultz
- Mark Schultz, Chris Eaton, songwriters
- "Word of God Speak" - MercyMe
- Pete Kipley, Bart Millard, songwriters
Songwriter of the Year
Producer of the Year
Pop
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Rock
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year
Modern Rock Album of the Year
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
Inspirational
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
Inspirational Album of the Year
Gospel
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
Country & Bluegrass
Country Recorded Song of the Year
Country Album of the Year
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
Bluegrass Album of the Year
Praise & Worship
Worship Song of the Year
Praise and Worship Album of the Year
Urban
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
Urban Album of the Year
Others
Instrumental Album of the Year
- An Acoustic Christmas - Tom Hemby
- I Can Only Imagine - Fletch Wiley
- Irish Christmas - Craig Duncan
- Masterpiece - Anthony Burger
- The Trumpet Sounds - Rod McGaha
Spanish Language Album of the Year
Special Event Album of the Year
Children's Music Album of the Year
- Acorns to Oaks - Celeste Clydesdale
- Canciones de Gozo Para Ninos - Alejandro Allen and Edgar Arceo
- Crazy Praize: Songs From the Lighter Side Vol. 2 - Ed Kee and Dave Hunt
- I Can Only Imagine... Lullabies for a Peaceful Rest - Various artists
- Shout Praises Kids 3 - Jeff Sandstrom
- Songtime Kids: All New Praise Songs - Dennis Dearing and Kevin Stokes
Choral Collection of the Year
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Musicals
Musical of the Year
- A Thrill of Hope
- Evidence of Grace
- The Love of Jesus
- The Wonderful Cross
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
- Acorns to Oaks
- City on a Hill Christmas
- Noelle, The First
- The Christmas S.O.C.C.E.R. Team
- The First Leon
Videos
Short Form Music Video of the Year
Long Form Music Video of the Year
References
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