Madonna’s ‘Virgin’ performance steals show at first MTV Video Music Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 14 1984)


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(Friday, September 14, 1984, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The first MTV Video Music Awards were held tonight at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

Herbie Hancock was the big winner, winning five awards for his “Rockit” video and The Cars won Video of the Year for “You Might Think,” but singer Madonna stole the show with a provocative performance of her yet-to-be released single “Like a Virgin.”


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