Apple has been nominated for three Billboard 2004 Digital Entertainment Awards, which will be presented on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. The company is up for Innovator of the Year, Brand of the Year, and Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service. Apple CEO Steve Jobs was also nominated for Visionary of the Year. In the Innovator of the Year category, Apple’s iTunes will go up against BitTorrent, Sony’s Eyetoy, and XM Radio. In the Brand of the Year category, Apple will compete with EA Sports, Virgin Mobile, and XM Radio. In the Music Service category, iTunes is up against Musicmatch, Napster, and Rhapsody. Finally, Jobs will go up against Dallas Mavericks owner and HDNet chairman Mark Cuban, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser, and Sims creator Will Wright.
