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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.

Jon Pareles
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Jackson, Michael, Lauper, Cyndi, Madonna, MTV Networks, MTV Video Music Awards, Musical Instruments, Nineteen Hundred Eighties, Pop and Rock Music, Prince (1958- ), Springsteen, Bruce, Turner, Tina, Van Halen, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming
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