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Research in brief: Telivision entertainment

A content analysis of music videos

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Pages 333-340 | Accepted 01 Dec 1984, Published online: 18 May 2009
 

Abstract

The music video, as shown on Music Television (MTV), is a contemporary hybrid of rock music and film imagery. This study analyzed a sample of 62 MTV music videos in 23 content categories. Of the content categories studied, frequent occurrences were found in visual abstraction, sex, dance, violence, and crime. MTV sexual and violent content is characterized by innuendo and sug‐gestiveness, perhaps reflecting MTV's: adolescent audience appeal.

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