... Association of Broadcasters' Radio '87 convention in Anaheim, Calif., in September. MTV network's VH-1 cable channel added a programming block of new age video called New Visions. Mainstream Rock also flourished in 1987, particularly in the heavy metal style. Pop metalists Bon Jovi released Slippery When Wet, which topped ... Conference in Montreux, Switzerland. Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," a smash hit in 1986, also was a big winner in 1987 with nine awards at the MTV Video Music Awards in September in Los Angeles. The number-one hit songs of 1987 included Gregory Abbott's "Shake You ...

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... more familiar with today (2). The song is well known for its music video rather than the song itself, selling over ten million video copies (3). The video was a major success, being MTV's first world premiere video, and being voted as the most influential pop music video of all time (4). Thriller was created and recorded in 1982, which ... 1979, there was an anti-disco demonstration, known as "Disco Demonstration Night", in where a crate of disco records was blown up during a baseball game in Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois. When the event was being organized, at least 50,000 people show...

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... release of a new album a few months later with another new musical direction, it looks like Madonna may still be at the top of her game for some time to come. Madonna defined the 1980s, the decade that would also see the rise of Whitney Houston, Prince, Michael Jackson and ... declared a boycott against Pepsi Cola. The raised Catholic Madonna almost got kicked out of the Church. With no choice left, Pepsi Cola took away the video immediately and cancelled a sponsorship deal with the condemned star. However, the album of the same title became a global bestseller as a result of unexpected ...

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... virtual money, played only for entertainment, the younger generation are learning about what real stock exchange might be like while still keeping them interested in the game. The software was taken from the Hollywood Stock Exchange game, but the idea of making it interactive is new. This way young people can see what it's really like to go through crests and wanes ... is no central server maintaining the index of users, there is no easy way to target and stop the use of the program. Many of the content developers in music, video and other industries are beginning to realize that fundam...

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... is probably best coined by the phrase "I have a piano", or put in a more original flavour, "I own a piano at home". Nowadays, the nearest equivalence in Britain probably is "I've got a computer game machine" or "I've got a virtual reality machine". It is the pride of having a piano sitting in the lounge, because it speaks of being rich and of high social status. Any ... in the home was like arranging a mortgage for a new home, and you waited months for it. Now people are catching up with the latest in multi-function hi-fi and video recorders, and having direct access to the Internet. In...

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