Michael Jackson's MTV Video Music Award for "Thriller" is on the auction block and expected to fetch more than $100,000. The "Moonman" award was issued in 1984 at the cable network's inaugural VMAs.
In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...
After more than 44 years of continuous music video programming, MTV has officially shut down all of its remaining music-only ...