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A music video, sometimes abbreviated to M/V, is a video of variable duration that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings.
    • History and development 

    • 1926–1959: Talkies, soundies, and shorts 

    • 1960–1973: Promotional clips 

    • 1974–1980: Beginnings of music television 

    • 1981–1991: Music videos go mainstream 

    • 1992–2004: Rise of the directors 

    • 2005–present: Music video downloads and streaming 

    • Official lo-fi Internet music clips 

    • Vertical videos 

    • Lyric videos 

    • 1980s 

    • 1990s 

    • 2000s 

    • 2010s 

    • Video album 

    • Video single 

    • Unofficial music videos 

    • Music video shows