Music Video History
The first music video to be played was 12:01am on August 1st 1981. MTV being the first 24-hour music video channel. The first video to be played was "video killed the radio star" by the Buggles. Mulcahy moved to the UK in the 1970's this is where he made music videos for successful British pop acts. The purpose of a music video is to promote the artist and the track. They are often brought out with hidden meanings they could be political like Katy Perry and Chained to The Rhythm or hold other social issues such as Plan B and She Said. Lily Allen also did a really effective video called Hard out here which was about how difficult it is to be a women in the music industry. A music video is a message given to an audience to entertain and promote a track. It is a mix of both a song and imagery matching to produce a source of promotional or artistic purpose. It is rumored that Scream by Janet Jackson is one of the most expensive videos to ever be made. Alongside Guns and R...


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