On the other hand, Michael Jackson was the most nominated artist of 1989, receiving nine nominations for two of his videos: six for " Leave Me Alone" and three for " Smooth Criminal", but only took home one award for Best Special Effects. In terms of the awards, Madonna and Paula Abdul were the night's biggest winners with four awards each, while rock group Living Colour was the second biggest winner, taking home three moonmen that night. Also, the award for Best Concept Video was retired this year, and the eligibility cutoff date was moved two months down from April to June, making this a 14-month eligibility year. This year four new "genre" categories (Best Heavy Metal Video, Best Rap Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Post-Modern Video) were added, alongside the International Viewer's Choice awards. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 1989, honoring the best music videos from April 2, 1988, to June 1, 1989. Paula Julie Abdul (born ( )June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality.Award ceremony 1989 MTV Video Music Awards She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by The Jacksons. Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling seven million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: " Straight Up", " Forever Your Girl", " Cold Hearted", and " Opposites Attract".Īfter choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Her second album Spellbound (1991) scored her two more Billboard Hot 100 chart toppers: " Rush Rush" and " The Promise of a New Day". Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Ariana Grande and Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.
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Ībdul was one of the original judges on the television series American Idol from 2002 to 2009, and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, So You Think You Can Dance, and The Masked Dancer. #PAULA ABDUL STRAIGHT UP 1989 VIDEO ORIGINAL SERIES# She has received choreography credits in numerous films, including Can't Buy Me Love (1987), The Running Man (1987), Coming to America (1988), Action Jackson (1988), The Doors (1991), Jerry Maguire (1996), and American Beauty (1999). She has received 17 MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning five, as well as receiving the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for "Opposites Attract" in 1991.
She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography twice for her work on The Tracey Ullman Show, and her own performance at the American Music Awards in 1990. #PAULA ABDUL STRAIGHT UP 1989 VIDEO ORIGINAL SERIES#Ģ.4 2010–2015: Live to Dance, The X Factor and So You Think You Can Dance.2.3 2000–2009: American Idol, Hey Paula and return to music.Ģ.2 1987–1999: Forever Your Girl, Spellbound and Head over Heels.Abdul was honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is the first entertainer to be honored with the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards' Hall of Fame Award.