Title: 1984 MTV Video Music Awards - Wikipedia
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1984 MTV Video Music Awards
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1984 MTV Video Music Awards
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1984 MTV Video Music Awards

Date
Friday, September 14, 1984
Location
Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Country
United States
Hosted by
Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler
Most awards
Herbie Hancock (5)
Most nominations
Cyndi Lauper (9)
Website
mtv.com/vma/1984
Television/radio coverage
Network
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. Herbie Hancock was the show's most awarded artist, taking home five awards, followed by Michael Jackson, who won three. The main award, Video of the Year, went to The Cars for " You Might Think ". 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 Police ' s " Every Breath You Take " were the most nominated videos, receiving eight nominations apiece. Cyndi Lauper was the most nominated artist of the night, with nine nods overall for two of her videos: six for " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ", which eventually won the Best Female Video Moonman, and three for " Time After Time ". Other major nominees included the aforementioned Jackson and The Cars, both of whom received six nominations each for their videos " Thriller " and " You Might Think " respectively; ZZ Top, who received six nominations among their videos for " Legs ", " Sharp Dressed Man ", and " Gimme All Your Lovin' ";