- Music videos originated in the 1920s with jazz musicians being recorded while performing. In the 1960s, films like "A Hard Day's Night" featured musical segments resembling modern music videos. - Music videos became popular in the early 1980s with the rise of MTV. The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. - Michael Nesmith produced some of the first modern music videos in the late 1970s for "Saturday Night Live", including the first video album "Elephant Parts" which won a Grammy for music video.