The Grammy Award for Video of the Year was an honor presented to recording artists at the

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in 1982 and the

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in 1983 for

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s. The

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s, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, are presented by the

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of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". First presented in 1982 to

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for ''

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'', the award was reserved for quality "video cassettes or discs in any format created specifically for the home video market". In 1983,

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was presented the award for ''

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''. Beginning with the

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Grammy Awards, the Video of the Year award category was replaced with the categories Best Video, Short Form and Best Video Album (now known as Best Music Video and Best Music Film, respectively).

Recipients

Nominees for the

(1982), Video of the Year included:

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for ''One Night Stand: A Keyboard Event'', the band Blondie for ''Eat to the Beat'',

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for the participative video collection of puzzles and games known as ''The First National Kidisc'', Note: Advertisement. Note: Advertisement. and

, former member of

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, for the hour-long video ''

'' (also known as ''Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts''). ''One Night Stand'' was a recording of a jazz program billed as "an evening of all-stars" at Carnegie Hall, with appearances by Kenny Barron, Arthur Blythe, George Duke, Herbie Hancock,

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, Bobby Hutcherson and ten other musicians. Blondie's video cassette ''Eat to the Beat'' accompanied their 1979 album of the same title. ''The First National Kidisc'', one of the first interactive and educational

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s, contained activities designed for children. Without "fancy digital effects", Green's ''Kidisc'' provided five to ten hours of interactive capability within a 30-minute video through the use of dual audio tracks, freeze framing, slow motion, and other techniques. Features included plane flying, jokes,

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construction, music performance, and other games. The award went to Nesmith, who is known for creating one of the first companies to distribute television programs and films on home video, and for establishing the television music video format that eventually became MTV. In 1976, Nesmith produced a video for his song "Rio", and later incorporated it into the "montage of music and gags" called ''Elephant Parts'' after starting the company Pacific Arts Video Records. In 1985, ''Elephant Parts'' was adapted into a seven-

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summer series on

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titled ''Michael Nesmith in Television Parts''. Nominees for the

included: Elton John for ''Visions: Elton John'',

for ''

'', the rock band

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for ''The Tubes Video'', a recording of

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's opera ''

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'' by the Royal Opera conducted by

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with

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, and the interactive disc for children ''Fun and Games'' by various artists (produced by Margaret Murphy). Both ''Visions'' and ''The Tubes Video'' were directed by

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. ''Visions'' consisted of "artistic" videos for all of the songs on John's 1981 album '' The Fox''. According to The Tubes' official site, the now out of print video collection contained music videos primarily for tracks that appeared on their 1981 album '' The Completion Backward Principle''. The award was presented to Newton-John (then her fourth Grammy Award) in February 1983 at the

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. Released a few years following her role in the 1978 film '' Grease'', the

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video contained songs from her 1981 album '' Physical'' as well as enough sexual

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and provocation to generate controversy.

Category retirement

The Video of the Year category was discontinued with the establishment of the MTV Video Music Awards in

, whose top award is also presented for Video of the Year. The Academy replaced the category with awards for Best Video, Short Form and Best Video Album beginning with the

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. For the awards held in

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and

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, the criteria changed and honors were presented for the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The Academy returned to the previous format in

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, though the two categories were renamed Best Long Form Music Video (changed to Best Music Film in 2014) and Best Short Form Music Video (shortened to Best Music Video in 2014) respectively.

References

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External links

Official site of the Grammy Awards
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Grammy.com – "Olivia Newton-John Gets Physical"
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Recipients

Category retirement

See also

References

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