Did MTV Not Play Black Artists in the '80s? It's Complicated
According to legend, before Michael Jackson, MTV didn’t show Black performers. Then, overnight, MTV evolved from a snobbish advert for the Second British Invasion to a true reflection of eclectic American record collections. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" marked the turning point when the channel finally overcame biases. Is this true? Short answer: yes. Long answer: not really. The firestorm stemmed from a 1983 David Bowie MTV News interview with VJ Mark Goodman, where Bowie turned the tables, coercing Goodman to justify MTV's "narrow" rock-only format:
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