Back when the Grammy Awards launched in 1959, music videos weren’t even a thing. But 25 years later, thanks to the ’80s advent of MTV, videos had become a major source of music discovery for the average American pop fan. So in 1984, the new Grammy category Best Music Video was created. The award’s first recipient? MTV posterboys Duran Duran, of course.
This year’s nominees are A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, the Dead Weather, Taylor Swift, and Pharrell Williams. But before the Grammys crown the 2016 winner, let’s reflect with a visual history of the category. Happy viewing!
No band defined MTV’s early era as much as these five Boys on Film from Birmingham. This is one of only two Grammys that Duran Duran has ever won. They picked up another Grammy in ‘84 for — what else? — Best Music Video, Long Form, for their self-titled video anthology.
This year’s nominees are A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, the Dead Weather, Taylor Swift, and Pharrell Williams. But before the Grammys crown the 2016 winner, let’s reflect with a visual history of the category. Happy viewing!
No band defined MTV’s early era as much as these five Boys on Film from Birmingham. This is one of only two Grammys that Duran Duran has ever won. They picked up another Grammy in ‘84 for — what else? — Best Music Video, Long Form, for their self-titled video anthology.
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