Who won the first Video Grammy ever awarded?
Brian Grant is a British music video and television director and producer. In 1982 he co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet. MGMM (an anagram of the founders surnames) became the most successful UK production company of the 80's. He started his career as a cameraman and went to become a noted music video director, he also shot many movies and television series.
Grant's video for Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", won the first Video Grammy ever awarded, 25th Annual Grammy Award for Best Video of the Year. He is also known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard for the Money", the video would be nominated for Five MTV awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling MTV station. The video remains a tribute to women around the world.
He was also hired to direct her 1983 HBO concert "A Hot Summers Night...", after that he was in high demand as music video director. He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston's videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987).
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