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the first music video ever The first music video was created in 1894 by Edward B. Marks and Joe Stern. It was a series of still images projected onto a screen alongside a live performance of the song "The Little Lost Child". This was called an "illustrated song".

the first music video played on MTV The first music video played on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. It aired on August 1, 1981 at 12:01 AM when MTV began broadcasting.

first colored music video The Beatles' 1966 promotional clips for "Rain" and "Paperback Writer" were among the first color music videos.

first female music video The music video for Pat Benatar's song "You Better Run" was released in the United States in August 1981. It was the second video to air on MTV.

thriller music video (most iconic music video) Michael Jackson's Thriller is the music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. It was directed by John Landis, written by Jackson and Landis, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray.

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toxic by Britney spears - one of the most iconic music videos of the 2000s The music video premiered exclusively on MTV's Making the Video on January 13, 2004. The following day, Spears appeared on TRL to premiere it on regular rotation. The video was first released on the Britney Spears: In the Zone video album.

zombie by the cranberries The music video for "Zombie" by The Cranberries was released in the United States in October 1994. The video was filmed in Belfast and Dublin, Northern Ireland.

the first music video with CGI Adventures in Success (1983) The first music video to use CGI was Will Powers' Adventures in Success (1983).

first music video to reach 1 billion streams on YouTube. "Gangnam Style" by Psy was the first music video to reach one billion views on YouTube in December 2012. The Korean pop star's video is considered one of the greatest music videos of all time.

first animated music video The first animated music video was released in 1979 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The song was called "Accidents Will Happen".

first music video made with green screen Michael Jackson's 1979 music video for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was one of the first music videos to use green screen technology. At the time, both green screen and video were still developing technologies.

most popular music video of 2024 Eminem's nostalgia-packed “Houdini” is the 'Top Global Premiere' of 2024 on Vevo, garnering 56.2 million global views within the first two weeks of its debut.

the first music video on YouTube The first music video on YouTube was "Vernal Lullaby", a homemade video set to the song "This Lullaby" by Queens of the Stone Age. The video was uploaded by a fan named Adam Quirk on May 2, 2005

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