1894 - First example of an illustrated song.
1926 - Arrival of "Talkies".
1930 - The 1930's saw the introduction of musical films.
1930 - "Screen Songs" introduced.
1930 - Ancestor of the music video. many artists featured in dramatized performances of hit songs.
1956 - The ride of popular music was tied with the rise of television as the format exposed new stars.
1964 - The Beatles set the stage for the modern music video with the motion picture "A Hard Days Night".
1965 - The Beatles use promotional films, and they film 10 films which are used to promote album relases. This kicks of video promotion.
1981 - MTV Launched and a 24 hour broadcast means that music videos begin to play a central role in music marketing by the mid 1980's.
1983 - Michael Jackson's most successful and influential of all time music video Thriller, was released.
1985 - The launch of VH1 showed softer music and catered for an older demographic, widening the audience of videos.
1995 - "Screm" by The Jacksons cost $7million dollars, which was the most expensive music video ever.
2005 - YouTube allows people to watch videos online. New artists see popularity rise through the internet.
2005 - Allows music videos to be downloaded from the internet. After 20 days of iTunes, there was one million downloads made.
2010 - Lady Gaga's total music video views reaches one billion. Her song, "Poke Face" saw 375 million views alone.
2010 - The number of music videos which have been viewed online reached 34 billion, with the viewer count reaching 183 million views.
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