MTV Video Music Awards / Best Concept Video
The MTV Video Music Awards for Best Concept Video should honor music videos that specifically address the concept of the song and interpret the text. The first winner was Herbie Hancock , all the more surprising since Michael Jackson with Thriller was nominated in the same category .
The award was last given in 1988. Over the years, the award became obsolete as the concept of visualizing the lyrics became a large part of pop culture in the 1990s.
Overview
Award | year | Award winners | for the video | Nominations |
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1. | 1984 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit |
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2. | 1985 | Glenn Frey | Smuggler's Blues |
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3. | 1986 | Aha | Take On Me |
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4th | 1987 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer |
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5. | 1988 | Pink Floyd | Learning to Fly |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Alicia Dennis: MTV VMA Winners You've Completely Forgotten About. Zimbio, August 21, 2013, accessed July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HISTORY: BEST CONCEPT VIDEO. Rockonthenet.com, accessed July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Carla Haye: MTV Video Music Awards Drops and Adds Categories . In: Billboard . July 10, 1999, ISSN 0006-2510 , p. 89 .
- ↑ Jess Harvell : The Five "Best" Retired Categories At The Video Music Awards. Village Voice , August 1, 2011, accessed August 1, 2019 .