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MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video

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MTV Video Music Award
for Best Concept Video
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1984
Last awarded1988
Currently held byPink Floyd – "Learning to Fly" (1988)
WebsiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video was first given out in 1984, awarding the best videos that involved the conceptual interpretation of a song.

As the years went on, however, the majority of videos aired on MTV became concept videos, and so the need for this category diminished.

The category was retired in 1988.

With three nominations, Talking Heads are the most nominated act in this category.

Recipients

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1980s

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Recipients
Year[a] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
1984 Herbie Hancock "Rockit" [1]
1985 Glenn Frey "Smuggler's Blues" [2]
1986 a-ha "Take On Me" [3]
1987 Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" [4]
1988 Pink Floyd "Learning to Fly" [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

References

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  1. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1985". MTV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1986". MTV. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1987". MTV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1988". MTV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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