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Grammy Museum Mississippi Celebrates MTV s 40th Year With Exhibit
April 22, 2021 at 8:27 AM (PT)
MTV Turns 40
GRAMMY MUSEUM® MISSISSIPPI in CLEVELAND, MS, celebrates MTV s 40th Anniversary with a special exhibit, MTV Turns Forty: I Still Want My MTV, opening on FRIDAY, MAY 14th. MTV launched on AUGUST 1st, 1981, with the statement by JOHN LACK, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,” followed by the broadcast of the very first music video to air on TV, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by THE BUGGLES.
The MTV exhibit is the first major exhibition to be curated by the GRAMMY MUSEUM MISSISSIPPI, and it also celebrates the role of native MISSISSIPPIAN, BOB PITTMAN. He developed the concept and execution of MTV. The exhibit is sponsored in part by the MADDOX FOUNDATION. Exhibit partners include MTV and HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL. Additional support is pr
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