1984 MTV VMAs — The After Party That Started the Video Era New York, September 1984. After the first MTV Video Music Awards, artists and actors gathered at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. Van Halen, Madonna, ZZ Top — alongside rising film stars and comedians — shared the same room. Away from the stage lights, conversations flowed freely in a space that symbolized the beginning of the “video star” era. This was the night MTV became more than a channel. It became culture. | Tekila Blues

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On this day in 1984! MTV Duran Duran #BestFemaleVideo | Cyndi Lauper