1984 MTV Video Music Awards

1984 Award ceremony 1984 MTV Video Music Awards 1984-mtv-vma-logo.png Friday, September 14, 1984 Radio City Music Hall, New York City United States Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler Don Ohlmeyer Bob Pittman Edd Griles Edd Griles Herbie Hancock (5) Cyndi Lauper (9) https://web.archive.org/web/20181211045510/http://www.mtv.com/vma/1984 mtv.com/vma/1984 MTV MTV Video Music Awards 1985 The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14, 1984. The inaugural ceremony honored the best music videos released between May 2, 1983 and May 2, 1984, and was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/vmas-1984-critics-video-music-awards-madonna.html "Coronation Ceremonies for the Goon Generation": Here's How Critics Reviewed the First MTV Video Music Awards Dessem Matthew August 27, 2019 Slate live https://web.archive.org/web/20190827145139/https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/vmas-1984-critics-video-music-awards-madonna.html August 27, 2019 October 8, 2020 After all, the only videos eligible were those that had played on MTV between May 2, 1983 and May 2, 1984.https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/mtv-vmas-first-show-in-1984-a-look-back-1.5927040 MTV VMAs first show in 1984: A look back Edelstein Andy August 12, 2016 Newsday dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160813132441/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/mtv-vmas-first-show-in-1984-a-look-back-1.5927040 August 13, 2016 October 8, 2020 Herbie Hancock was the show's most-awarded artist, taking home five awards, followed by Michael Jackson, who won three.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-execs-remember-first-vmas-609038 MTV Execs Remember the First VMAs Higgins Bill August 23, 2013 The Hollywood Reporter live https://web.archive.org/web/20130823142647/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-execs-remember-first-vmas-609038 August 23, 2013 October 14, 2020 The main award, Video of the Year, went to The Cars for "You Might Think".https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vmas-flashback-madonna-rolled-around-onstage-1984-like-a-virgin-1134889 Hollywood Flashback: Madonna Rolled Around Onstage, The Cars Topped Michael Jackson at First VMAs Sanchez Omar August 15, 2018 The Hollywood Reporter live https://web.archive.org/web/20180815223521/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vmas-flashback-madonna-rolled-around-onstage-1984-like-a-virgin-1134889 August 15, 2018 October 8, 2020 This was the first instance of only a few in the show's history where the video of the year did not win any other awards. Hancock's "Rockit" and The Polices "Every Breath You Take" were the most-nominated videos, receiving eight nominations apiece.Wendell Eric 2018 Chapter 7: A Video Star Is Born https://books.google.com/books?id=-tNZDwAAQBAJ&q=herbie+hancock+mtv&pg=PA128 Experiencing Herbie Hancock: A Listener's Companion United States Rowman & Littlefield August 10, 2018 128 9781442258389 October 8, 2020 Google Books Later that year, "Rockit" was nominated for eight awards at the first annual MTV Video Music Awards, ultimately winning five including Best Concept Video and Most Experimental Video.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/09/14/The-first-annual-MTV-Music-Awards-opened-in-Radio/1886463982400/ The first annual MTV Music Awards opened in Radio... Spotnitz Frank August 12, 2016 UPI live https://web.archive.org/web/20201011035006/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/09/14/The-first-annual-MTV-Music-Awards-opened-in-Radio/1886463982400/ October 11, 2020 October 10, 2020 Cyndi Lauper was the most-nominated artist of the night, with nine overall for two of her videos: six for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", which eventually won the Moonman for Best Female Video, and three for "Time After Time".https://www.instyle.com/awards-events/red-carpet/video-music-awards/1984-mtv-video-music-awards-flashback #FlashbackFriday: See What the Stars Wore to the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Stern Claire August 26, 2016 InStyle live https://web.archive.org/web/20160921064222/http://www.instyle.com/awards-events/red-carpet/video-music-awards/1984-mtv-video-music-awards-flashback September 21, 2016 October 8, 2020 Other major nominees included Jackson and The Cars, both of whom received six nominations each for their videos "Thriller" and "You Might Think" respectively;https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-vmas-1984-madonna-like-a-virgin-michael-jackson-thriller/ The Inside Story Of How The First MTV VMAs Created A Tradition Of Making Censors Sweat Mantzouranis Tom August 28, 2015 UPROXX live https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214106/https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-vmas-1984-madonna-like-a-virgin-michael-jackson-thriller/ March 22, 2020 October 8, 2020 ZZ Top, who received six nominations among their videos for "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Gimme All Your Lovin'"; and Billy Idol, who garnered five nominations for "Dancing with Myself" and "Eyes Without a Face". Lastly, David Bowie earned four nominations for his "China Girl" and "Modern Love" videos, and was also one of the honorees for the Video Vanguard award. Background MTV announced that it would host the first annual Video Music Awards in June 1984.Nager Larry Music on video: PBS show gives interesting look at blues great B.B. King https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102801898/ The Cincinnati Post June 13, 1984 Newspapers.com Don Ohlmeyer was hired to produce the ceremony in a similar energetic fashion to his work in sports broadcasting.Donlon Brian Video awards rock tradition https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103428362/the-herald-statesman/ The Yonkers Herald Statesman September 14, 1984 Newspapers.com Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler were announced as the ceremony's hosts in mid-July 1984.Video awards planned https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103428177/bennington-banner/ The Bennington Banner July 18, 1984 Newspapers.com Nominees and winners were selected by 1,500 individuals representing the record industry. Following its initial MTV airing, the ceremony was syndicated to broadcast television.MTV's first awards: the uncut version https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58225639/the-san-francisco-examiner/ San Francisco Examiner September 14, 1984 Newspapers.com Performances + List of musical performances Artist(s) Song(s) Ref. Reference(s) Rod Stewart "Infatuation"Blackwood Nina Goodman Mark Hunter Alan Quinn Martha Edwards Gavin Chapter 35: What A Pity You Don't Understand / The VJs Versus MTV Management VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave 7 May 2013 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ghym_LYKzlIC&dq=mtv+video+music+awards+1984+ray+parker&pg=PA230 live United States Simon & Schuster May 7, 2013 230 9781451678123 https://archive.today/20211231150813/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ghym_LYKzlIC&dq=mtv+video+music+awards+1984+ray+parker&pg=PA230%23v=onepage&q=mtv%20video%20music%20awards%201984%20 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021 Google Books Madonna "Like a Virgin"https://www.bustle.com/articles/181000-remembering-the-first-mtv-vmas-is-the-best-way-to-celebrate-the-2016-vmas-video The First VMAs Was So Very '80s Gemmill Allie August 27, 2016 Bustle live https://web.archive.org/web/20200721042604/https://www.bustle.com/articles/181000-remembering-the-first-mtv-vmas-is-the-best-way-to-celebrate-the-2016-vmas-video July 21, 2020 October 8, 2020 Huey Lewis and the News "I Want a New Drug" David Bowie "Blue Jean" (Pre-taped from London)https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-bowie-blue-jean-vmas-1984-1022547/ Flashback: David Bowie Plays 'Blue Jean' at Inaugural VMAs in 1984 Greene Andy June 30, 2020 Rolling Stone live https://web.archive.org/web/20200630183731/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-bowie-blue-jean-vmas-1984-1022547/ June 30, 2020 October 8, 2020 Tina Turner "What's Love Got to Do with It" ZZ Top "Sharp Dressed Man" Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters" Madonnas performance of "Like a Virgin" has been referred to as one of the most "unforgettable" and "iconic" moments in both pop culture and VMA history for the singer's fashion and her "provocative moves".https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/08/a-definitive-ranking-of-every-mtv-video-music-awards-ceremony/378977/ A Definitive Ranking of Every MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony Reid Joe O'Keefe Kevin Li Shirley August 22, 2014 The Atlantic live https://web.archive.org/web/20200807002611/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2014/08/a-definitive-ranking-of-every-mtv-video-music-awards-ceremony/378977/ August 7, 2020 October 8, 2020https://www.eonline.com/news/1067360/every-unforgettable-moment-from-the-mtv-video-music-awards A History of Every Unforgettable Moment From the MTV Video Music Awards Schnurr Samantha August 24, 2019 E! Online live https://web.archive.org/web/20190825044359/https://www.eonline.com/news/1067360/every-unforgettable-moment-from-the-mtv-video-music-awards August 25, 2019 October 8, 2020https://www.npr.org/2018/08/20/639633766/american-anthem-madonna-like-a-virgin-women-getting-married 'Like A Virgin' Lives On, A Winking Anthem For Women Getting Married Ulaby Neda Tyler-Ameen Daoud August 20, 2018 NPR live https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234904/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/20/639633766/american-anthem-madonna-like-a-virgin-women-getting-married August 20, 2018 October 8, 2020https://www.biography.com/news/madonna-like-a-virgin-vmas-1984 Madonna's Now-Famous 'Like a Virgin' Performance Was Thanks to a Wardrobe Malfunction Mullen Matt June 11, 2019 Biography.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20201002215644/https://www.biography.com/news/madonna-like-a-virgin-vmas-1984 October 2, 2020 October 8, 2020 She emerged from a 17-foot tall wedding cake wearing a "racy", "risque", see-through wedding dress and bustier, with a silver belt buckle that read "BOY TOY".https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mtv-vma-fashions/ MTV VMA Fashions August 26, 2003 CBS News live https://web.archive.org/web/20201008090754/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mtv-vma-fashions/ October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020https://ew.com/article/2002/08/27/madonnas-wild-vma-moment/ Madonna's wild VMA moment August 27, 2002 Entertainment Weekly live https://web.archive.org/web/20150405210334/https://ew.com/article/2002/08/27/madonnas-wild-vma-moment/ April 5, 2015 October 8, 2020 While descending the steps of the cake, one of her high heeled shoes slipped off, prompting her to dive to the floor and roll around to cover up the wardrobe malfunction. Her attempt to retrieve the shoe inadvertently led to her flashing her underwear on live television—Rolling Stone listed the moment as the sixth-most outrageous in MTV VMA history.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/32-most-outrageous-mtv-vmas-moments-of-all-time-169564/madonna-performs-like-a-virgin-writhes-in-a-wedding-dress-1984-229324/ 32 Most Outrageous MTV VMAs Moments Weingarten Christopher R. Shipley Al Fischer Reed Johnston Maura Maura Johnston August 30, 2020 Rolling Stone live https://web.archive.org/web/20180811134629/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/32-most-outrageous-mtv-vmas-moments-of-all-time-169564/madonna-performs-like-a-virgin-writhes-in-a-wedding-dress-1984-229324/ August 11, 2018 September 5, 2021 Madonna later told Billboard after the incident, "So I thought, 'Well, I'll just pretend I meant to do this,' and I dove onto the floor and I rolled around. And, as I reached for the shoe, the dress went up. And the underpants were showing".https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6296887/madonna-1984-mtv-vmas-performance The Real Story Behind Madonna's Iconic 'Like a Virgin' Performance at the 1984 VMAs Tannenbaum Rob October 28, 2014 Billboard live https://web.archive.org/web/20141031004819/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6296887/madonna-1984-mtv-vmas-performance October 31, 2014 October 8, 2020 In 2017, the outlet ranked her performance as the second-greatest award show performance of all time, saying that after her they "became the historical record; the way we remember stars at their most iconic, and the way they demonstrate their immortality".https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/7677099/best-award-show-performances-of-all-time The 100 Greatest Award Show Performances of All Time Unterberger Andrew February 8, 2017 Billboard live https://web.archive.org/web/20170208204540/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/7677099/best-award-show-performances-of-all-time February 8, 2017 September 12, 2021 Presenters Ed Koch – proclaimed that Radio City Music Hall would be renamed "Video City Music Hall" for the night before introducing hosts Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd Cyndi Lauper – read the eligibility and voting rules in gibberish described as similar to "ancient Babylonian" Roger Daltrey – smashed a guitar onstage while presenting the award for Best Overall Performance in a Videohttps://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/23/mtv-video-music-awards-vma-best/14473837/ MTV Video Music Awards: 30 memorable moments through the years Masley Ed August 23, 2014 AZ Central live https://archive.today/20201011014703/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/23/mtv-video-music-awards-vma-best/14473837/ October 11, 2020 October 10, 2020 Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas – presented Best New Artist in a Videohttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/tv/cover-story-crowning-royalty-in-the-kingdom-of-cool.html Cover Story; Crowning Royalty in the Kingdom of Cool Applebome Peter September 5, 1999 The New York Times live https://archive.today/20201118004024/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/tv/cover-story-crowning-royalty-in-the-kingdom-of-cool.html November 18, 2020 November 17, 2020 ...with Bette Midler and Dan Ackroyd as hosts and presenters like Grace Slick... Ronnie Wood – presented Best Stage Performance in a Videohttps://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=news&p=47&item=T:08261 MTV Video Music Awards, The First Annual (TV) Paley Center live https://web.archive.org/web/20201021005933/https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=news&p=47&item=T%3A08261 October 21, 2020 October 20, 2020 Daryl Hall and John Oates – introduced the winners of the professional categories Peter Wolf – presented Best Choreography in a Video (with ballerina Cynthia Gregory) Dale Bozzio – presented Most Experimental VideoSeptember 14, 1984 MTV Music Awards Television production 54:58 United States MTV Ric Ocasek – presented Best Group Video Mick Jagger – introduced the Video Vanguard award and its presenters, the Police, via pre-recorded video message Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland – presented Video Vanguard to the Beatles and Richard Lester Herbie Hancock – presented Video Vanguard to David Bowie John Landis – presented Best Direction in a Video Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood – presented the Special Recognition Award to Quincy Jones Fee Waybill – presented Best Concept Video Billy Idol – presented Viewer's Choice Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes – presented Best Female Video Belinda Carlisle and Kathy Valentine – presented Best Male Video Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo – presented Video of the Year Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Video of the Year Best Male VideoThe Cars – "You Might Think"https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-first-vmas-mtv-1984-blue-jean-video/ David Bowie rocks the first-ever VMAs in 1984 with 'Blue Jean' Whatley Jack July 15, 2020 Far Out Magazine live https://web.archive.org/web/20200911103435/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-first-vmas-mtv-1984-blue-jean-video/ September 11, 2020 October 8, 2020 Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" Michael Jackson – "Thriller" Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Police – "Every Breath You Take"David Bowie – "China Girl" Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" Michael Jackson – "Thriller" Billy Joel – "Uptown Girl" Lionel Richie – "All Night Long (All Night)" Best Female Video Best Group VideoCyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"https://ew.com/article/2015/08/25/first-vmas-1984-gifs/ First VMAs in GIFs from 1984 Goodman Jessica August 25, 2015 Entertainment Weekly live https://web.archive.org/web/20171214113911/http://ew.com/article/2015/08/25/first-vmas-1984-gifs/ December 14, 2017 October 8, 2020 Pat Benatar – "Love Is a Battlefield" Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time" Bette Midler – "Beast of Burden" Donna Summer – "She Works Hard for the Money"ZZ Top – "Legs"http://www.vh1.com/news/279403/mtv-vma-1984-photos-video/ A Look Back At The First Ever MTV VMAs: Bette Midler & Dan Aykroyd Co-Hosted, Herbie Hancock Swept The Awards Black Elizabeth August 25, 2016 VH1 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160831220123/http://www.vh1.com/news/279403/mtv-vma-1984-photos-video/ August 31, 2016 October 8, 2020 Huey Lewis and the News – "The Heart of Rock & Roll" The Police – "Every Breath You Take" Van Halen – "Jump" ZZ Top – "Sharp Dressed Man" Best New Artist in a Video Best Concept VideoEurythmics – "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-video-music-awards-best-new-artist-winners/ Exploring The Good, Bad, And Very Ugly Of MTV's 'Best New Artist' Award Morgan Chris August 27, 2015 Uproxx live https://web.archive.org/web/20160119034140/https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-video-music-awards-best-new-artist-winners/ January 19, 2016 October 9, 2020 Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time" Madonna – "Borderline" Wang Chung – "Dance Hall Days"Herbie Hancock – "Rockit"https://www.tampabay.com/herbie-hancocks-rockit-was-a-us-radio-dud-in-the-80s/2132185/ Herbie Hancock's 'RockIt' was a U.S. radio dud in the '80s Wunech Kevin July 19, 2013 Tampa Bay Times live https://web.archive.org/web/20201008143020/https://www.tampabay.com/herbie-hancocks-rockit-was-a-us-radio-dud-in-the-80s/2132185/ October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020 The Cars – "You Might Think" Michael Jackson – "Thriller" Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Rolling Stones – "Undercover of the Night" Most Experimental Video Best Stage Performance in a VideoHerbie Hancock – "Rockit" The Cars – "You Might Think" Thomas Dolby – "Hyperactive!" The Alan Parsons Project – "Don't Answer Me" Neil Young – "Wonderin'"Van Halen – "Jump"https://www.insider.com/most-popular-boy-band-song-every-year-2018-3#1984-jump-van-halen-35 The top boy band song from the year you were born Singh Olivia March 17, 2020 Insider live https://archive.today/20201013014930/https://www.insider.com/most-popular-boy-band-song-every-year-2018-3 October 13, 2020 October 12, 2020 David Bowie – "Modern Love" Duran Duran – "The Reflex" Bette Midler – "Beast of Burden" The Pretenders – "Middle of the Road" Best Overall Performance in a Video Best Direction in a VideoMichael Jackson – "Thriller" David Bowie – "China Girl" Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Police – "Every Breath You Take" Van Halen – "Jump"ZZ Top – "Sharp Dressed Man" (Director: Tim Newman)Daniels Neil Chapter 15: ZZ Top's Enduring Legacy – Selective List of Awards https://books.google.com/books?id=7NMtAwAAQBAJ&q=best+group+video+zz+top+mtv+1984 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers: A ZZ Top Guide United Kingdom Soundcheck Books January 1, 2014 183 9780957144279 They also won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction for "Sharp Dressed Man" in 1984. The Bongos – "Numbers with Wings" (Director: Juliano Waldman) Ian Hunter – "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" (Director: Martin Kahan) Billy Idol – "Dancing with Myself" (Director: Tobe Hooper) Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time" (Director: Edd Griles) Huey Lewis and the News – "I Want a New Drug" (Director: David Rathod) The Police – "Every Breath You Take" (Directors: Godley & Creme) ZZ Top – "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (Director: Tim Newman) Best Choreography in a Video Best Special Effects in a VideoMichael Jackson – "Thriller" (Choreographers: Michael Jackson and Michael Peters)https://www.biography.com/news/michael-jackson-thriller-music-video-facts Michael Jackson: Behind the Scenes of His Iconic 'Thriller' Music Video Chang Rachel October 31, 2019 Biography.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20191104234641/https://www.biography.com/news/michael-jackson-thriller-music-video-facts November 4, 2019 October 13, 2020 Toni Basil – "Over My Head" (Choreographer: Toni Basil) Elton John – "I'm Still Standing" (Choreographer: Arlene Phillips) Bette Midler – "Beast of Burden" (Choreographer: Toni Basil) Donna Summer – "She Works Hard for the Money" (Choreographer: Arlene Phillips)Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" (Special Effects: Godley & Creme)Terry Ken September 17, 1984 Hancock's 'Rockit' Tops MTV Vid Awards https://variety.com/exclusive/week-in-review-this-week-in-entertainment-sept-5/ live Variety New York 7 0042-2738 https://archive.today/20201011191633/https://variety.com/exclusive/week-in-review-this-week-in-entertainment-sept-5/ October 11, 2020 October 11, 2020 The Cars – "You Might Think" (Special Effects: Charlex) Thomas Dolby – "Hyperactive!" (Special Effects: David Yardley) Billy Idol – "Dancing with Myself" (Special Effects: Eric Critchley) Talking Heads – "Burning Down the House" (Special Effects: David Byrne and Julia Hayward) Best Art Direction in a Video Best Editing in a VideoHerbie Hancock – "Rockit" (Art Directors: Jim Whiting and Godley & Creme) The Cars – "You Might Think" (Art Director: Bob Ryzner) Billy Idol – "Dancing with Myself" (Art Director: Kim Colefax) The Police – "Every Breath You Take" (Art Directors: Kim Colefax and Godley & Creme) Queen – "Radio Ga Ga" (Art Director: Bryce Walmsley)Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" (Editors: Roo Aiken and Godley & Creme) Duran Duran – "The Reflex" (Editor: Steven Priest) Billy Idol – "Eyes Without a Face" (Editor: Kris Trexler) Elton John – "I'm Still Standing" (Editor: Warren Lynch) The Police – "Every Breath You Take" (Editors: Roo Aiken and Godley & Creme) ZZ Top – "Legs" (Editors: Sim Sadler and Bob Sarles) ZZ Top – "Sharp Dressed Man" (Editor: Sim Sadler) Best Cinematography in a Video Viewer's ChoiceThe Police – "Every Breath You Take" (Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl)Kutner Jon Leigh Spencer 2005 522 The Police Every Breath You Take https://books.google.com/books?id=BwwLBaH9488C&pg=PT751 1,000 UK Number One Hits United Kingdom Omnibus Press May 26, 2010 9780857123602 'Every Breath You Take' was the first single released from the final studio album, Synchronici-ty... At the inaugural MTV Music Video Awards in 1984, it also won Best Cinematography Award. David Bowie – "China Girl" (Director of Photography: John Metcalfe) Billy Idol – "Eyes Without a Face" (Director of Photography: Tony Mitchell) Kiss – "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" (Directors of Photography: Tony Mitchell and Jim Crispi) John Cougar Mellencamp – "Authority Song" (Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl) Stray Cats – "(She's) Sexy + 17" (Director of Photography: Harry Lake)Michael Jackson – "Thriller" The Cars – "You Might Think" Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Police – "Every Breath You Take" Video Vanguard Award The Beatleshttps://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/11/entertainment/rihanna-video-vanguard-award-mtv-vmas/index.html Rihanna to accept Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs Melas Chloe August 11, 2016 CNN live https://web.archive.org/web/20160812122017/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/11/entertainment/rihanna-video-vanguard-award-mtv-vmas/index.html August 12, 2016 October 8, 2020David BowieRichard Lester Special Recognition Award Quincy Jones Artists with multiple wins and nominations + Artists who received multiple awardsWinsArtist5 Herbie Hancock3 Michael Jackson2 David Bowie ZZ Top + Artists who received multiple nominationsNominations Artist9 Cyndi Lauper8 Herbie Hancock The Police6 Michael Jackson The Cars ZZ Top5 Billy Idol4 David Bowie3 Bette Midler Van Halen2 Donna Summer Duran Duran Elton John Huey Lewis and the News Thomas Dolby Music Videos with multiple wins and nominations + Music Videos that received multiple awardsWinsArtistMusic Video5 Herbie Hancock "Rockit"3 Michael Jackson "Thriller" + Music Videos that received multiple nominationsNominations ArtistMusic Video8 Herbie Hancock "Rockit" The Police "Every Breath You Take"6 Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Michael Jackson "Thriller" The Cars "You Might Think"3 Bette Midler "Beast of Burden" Billy Idol "Dancing with Myself" Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" David Bowie "China Girl" Van Halen "Jump" ZZ Top "Sharp Dressed Man"2 Billy Idol "Eyes Without a Face" Donna Summer "She Works Hard for the Money" Duran Duran "The Reflex" Elton John "I'm Still Standing" Thomas Dolby "Hyperactive!" ZZ Top "Legs" Other appearances Diana Ross – accepted all three of Michael Jacksons awards on his behalfhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/music-news/missing-you--10-heartfelt-diana-ross-and-michael-jackson-moments-212539314.html Missing You: 10 Heartfelt Diana Ross and Michael Jackson Moments Johnson Jr. Billy March 26, 2014 Yahoo Entertainment live https://web.archive.org/web/20190614062716/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/music-news/missing-you--10-heartfelt-diana-ross-and-michael-jackson-moments-212539314.html June 14, 2019 October 12, 2020 Note: See #8 J. J. Jackson – appeared in a backstage segment before a commercial break Alan Hunter – appeared in a segment from the mezzanine after a commercial breakhttp://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/8/25/30th-installment-of-mtv-vmas-this-sunday-original-mtv-veejay-1.html 30th Installment of MTV VMAs This Sunday; Original MTV Veejays Recall First One Ever August 25, 2013 ABC News Radio live https://archive.today/20210906015744/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/8/25/30th-installment-of-mtv-vmas-this-sunday-original-mtv-veejay-1.html September 6, 2021 September 5, 2021 "'Then we got our little scripts and we rifled through them and I had one bumper to commercial in the balcony,' Hunter recalls, laughing." John Cougar Mellencamp – interviewed by Mark Goodman from his seat before a commercial breakSeptember 14, 1984 MTV Music Awards Television production 1:19:02 United States MTV David Lee Roth – interviewed by Martha Quinn from his seat before a commercial break Carly Simon – interviewed by Nina Blackwood backstage before a commercial breakhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-original-v-js-look-back-40-years-later-the-first-24-hours-was-mtv-was-held-together-by-duct-tape-034116917.html The original VJs look back, 40 years later: 'The first 24 hours of MTV were held together by duct tape' Parker Lyndsey July 30, 2021 Yahoo Entertainment live https://web.archive.org/web/20210731035047/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-original-v-js-look-back-40-years-later-the-first-24-hours-was-mtv-was-held-together-by-duct-tape-034116917.html July 31, 2021 September 6, 2021 Iggy Pop – accepted the award for Best Male Video on behalf of David Bowie References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20000301211539/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/vma_archive/1984.html 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Winners Archive 0337666 1984 MTV Video Music Awards 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Category:1984 in New York City