Outkast's MTV triumph
Outkast triumphed at this year's MTV Video Music Awards winning a staggering four awards.
The hip-hop duo's smash single 'Hey Ya!' beat Britney Spears, Usher and Jay-Z to the coveted Video of the Year award.
They also won prizes for Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction and Best Hip-Hop Video.
Beyoncé Knowles, who looked stunning in a '70s-style gold hot-pants suit, was thrilled when she won Best Female Video for 'Naughty Girl', while her fiancé Jay-Z picked up three awards for '99 Problems' - Best Rap Video, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
No Doubt's 'It's My Life' won prizes for Best Pop Video and Best Group Video and Usher - who wowed the crowds by performing topless under an on-stage shower - won Best Male Video and Best Dance Video for his chart-topping single 'Yeah!'.
He took the opportunity to quash rumours of a feud with Justin Timberlake, saying: "There's no competition between me and Justin."
Other show-stopping performances included Christina Aguilera's duet with Nelly, and an amazing collaboration between Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys and soul legend Stevie Wonder.
Meanwhile, Hollywood actresses Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow, who showed off her trim post-pregnancy figure in a stomach-baring top,s were among the star-studded audience.
MTV Video Music Awards 2004 - Winners:
Video Of The Year - Outkast, 'Hey Ya!'
Best Male Video - Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, 'Yeah!'
Best Female Video - Beyoncé, 'Naughty Girl'
Best Group Video - No Doubt, 'It's My Life'
Best Rap Video - Jay-Z, '99 Problems'
Best R'n'B Video - Alicia Keys, 'If I Ain't Got You'
Best Hip-Hop Video - Outkast, 'Hey Ya!'
Best Dance Video - Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, 'Yeah!'
Best Rock Video - Jet, 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl'
Best Pop Video - No Doubt, 'It's My Life'
Best New Artist In A Video - Maroon 5, 'This Love'
MTV2 Award - Yellowcard, 'Ocean Avenue'
Best Choreography In A Video - Black Eyed Peas, 'Hey Mama'
Breakthrough Video - Franz Ferdinand, 'Take Me Out'
Best Direction In A Video - Jay-Z, '99 Problems' (Director: Mark Romanek)
Best Special Effects In A Video - Outkast, 'Hey Ya!'
Best Art Direction In A Video - Outkast, 'Hey Ya!'
Best Editing In A Video - Jay-Z, '99 Problems'
Best Cinematography In A Video - Jay-Z, '99 Problems'
Best Soundtrack From A Video Game - Tony Hawk's Underground
Viewer's Choice - Linkin Park, 'Breaking The Habit'
