[DOC] [TLE] What was the first music video by an African-American artist played ... [PAR] As hard as it may be to believe in 2013, "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the 
first music video by an African-American artist to be played on MTV. In the early... [DOC] [TLE] Michael Jackson's First Music Video and the Birth of Green Screen [PAR] Oct 10, 2014 ... Michael Jackson's First Music Video and the Birth of Green Screen ... shaped the 
history of music and saw the birth to a little phenomenon called MTV. ... and a 
video process commonly known as chroma key came into play. [DOC] [TLE] Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Premiered On MTV on This Day in 1983 ... [PAR] Dec 2, 2014 ... Thirty-two years ago today (Dec. 2), MTV aired the full 13-minute version of Michael Jackson's Thriller music video for the first time.
 Following Jacksons death in 2009, the song returned to Billboards tallies, climbing to No. 2 on Hot Digital Songs. [DOC] [TLE] Billie Jean - Wikipedia [PAR] "Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It is the second 
single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). ..... MTV relented and 
played the "Billie Jean" video in heavy rotation along with Prince's "Little Red 
Corvette". ... It was the first time Jackson had performed the moonwalk in public; 
he had... [DOC] [TLE] Michael Jackson's Music-Video Legacy - MTV [PAR] Jun 25, 2009 ... Michael Jackson made music videos an event. When a new MJ clip premiered, 
you stayed home and tuned in to see it first  even if it were at... [DOC] [TLE] Prince - the first black artist on MTV, 1999 had premiere in ... [PAR] MJ's first music video off Thriller, Billie Jean had premiere on MTV march 1983. ... 
MTV confirms that 1999 was shown on MTV in 1982, [DOC] [TLE] When Did MTV First Air Black Videos? - Race Relations - About.com [PAR] How did MTV shift from largely shutting out the first black videos in the 1980s to ... 
The cover of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. ... It took major prodding to get 
MTV to play Billie Jean, the second track from Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. [DOC] [TLE] Michael and MTV - The Eighties Club [PAR] Michael Jackson and the rise of music videos via MTV. ... In 1979, Jackson's first 
solo album, Off The Wall, had spawned four hit singles and sold more ... They 
wanted to get as much radio air play on as many different radio formats as 
possible. [DOC] [TLE] Five History-Making MTV Music Videos -- New York Magazine [PAR] Oct 13, 2011 ... MTV, thinking it was a rock station, refused to play it at first. ... that we weren't 
going to play Michael Jackson, they were out of their minds. [DOC] [TLE] How Michael Jackson's Thriller changed music videos for ever ... [PAR] Nov 21, 2013 ... How Michael Jackson's Thriller changed music videos for ever. The John Landis-
directed mini-movie  first shown publicly 30 years ago this week ... Thriller 
sealed MTV's reputation as a new cultural force; dissolved racial... [DOC] [TLE] Michael Jackson broke down racial barriers - CNN.com [PAR] Jun 28, 2009 ... Michael Jackson was one of the first black global superstars. ... by appearing on 
MTV, and by breaking sales records with the 1982 album, "Thriller. ... to pull 
videos of his other artists unless MTV played Jackson's videos. [DOC] [TLE] How the 'Billie Jean' Video Changed MTV - The Root [PAR] Mar 10, 2013 ... On March 10, 1983, MTV played Billie Jean for the first time and forever ... 
MTV's playlist was 99 percent white until Michael Jackson forced his way ... 
Yetnikoff fought for Michael and this music video to be played on MTV,... [DOC] [TLE] Was Michael Jackson REALLY the first black performer on MTV ... [PAR] Treasured my Thriller album back in the day and play the SACD of it ... I don't 
know if Michael Jackson was the first

Question: It was Michael Jackson's first music video to play on MTV
Answer: "Billie Jean"