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80 Iconic Moments from the 80s Forever In Our Minds

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40. The First MTV Awards with Cyndi Lauper

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When MTV first came out in the early 1980s, it was pretty much just what the station’s name stood for – Music Television. The first MTV Awards was in 1984 when Madonna wore a wedding dress to perform her hit “Like a Virgin,” and Cyndi Lauper won the award for the best music video with her hit song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

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