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Was Michael Jackson the first black artist to have a video played regularly on MTV?

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Yes - Thriller was the first.
--- no "billie jean" was the first
billie jean was first to be played in heavy rotation, but Eddie grant, Tina turner and Donna summer all had been on before Michael Jackson and actually musical youth "pass the dutchie" (was 1st to be played pretty regularly) but Michael jacksons "billie jean" is credited with opening door and paving way for black artists to get played more
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