. 4 ▁million ▁for ▁this ▁year ' s ▁edition . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁opening ▁co - hosts ▁C umm ings ▁and ▁Th ic ke ▁introduced ▁the ▁Comp act ▁Disc ▁to ▁the ▁view ing ▁audience , ▁likely ▁the ▁first ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁media ▁for ▁many ▁people . ▁ ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁had ▁just ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁batch ▁of ▁titles ▁on ▁CD ▁about ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁As ▁C umm ings ▁re called : ▁" Al an ▁held ▁up ▁T oto ▁IV , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁I ▁held ▁one ▁in ▁my ▁hand . ▁ ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁Alan ▁had ▁seen ▁one ▁before ▁that ▁night ... ▁It ▁felt ▁like ▁' show ▁and ▁tell ' ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁pretty ▁cool ▁for ▁that ▁to ▁happen ▁on ▁national ▁TV ." ▁ ▁Pay ola $ ▁were ▁the ▁top ▁band ▁this ▁year ▁with ▁three ▁awards ▁including ▁" M ost ▁Prom ising ▁Group " ▁and ▁" Best ▁S elling ▁Single " ▁for ▁" E yes ▁of ▁a ▁Str anger ". ▁ ▁Bob ▁Rock ▁was ▁absent ▁( ir on ically ▁he ▁was ▁mixing ▁L over boy ' s ▁next ▁album ) ▁and ▁so ▁band - mate ▁Paul ▁Hy de ▁accepted ▁their ▁awards . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Prom ising ▁Group " ▁award ▁he ▁remarked ▁" Some body ▁told ▁us ▁that ▁to ▁get ▁this ▁award ▁is ▁the ▁kiss - off . ▁ ▁Nob ody ' s ▁going ▁to ▁kiss ▁us ▁off ." ▁ ▁L over boy ▁continued ▁their ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁by