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Progressive ___MASK33___ ( shortened as " prog "; sometimes " art ___MASK33___ ", " classical ___MASK33___ " or " symphonic ___MASK33___ ") is a broad subgenre of ___MASK16___ that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s . Initially termed " progressive pop ", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz , folk or classical music . Additional elements contributed to its " progressive " label : lyrics were more poetic , technology was harnessed for new sounds , music approached the condition of " art ", and the studio , rather than the stage , became the focus of ___MASK19___ activity , which often involved creating music for listening , not dancing . An MTV ___MASK27___ Music Award ( commonly abbreviated as a VMA ) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music ___MASK27___ medium . Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards ( in the ___MASK27___ category ), the annual MTV ___MASK27___ Music Awards ceremony has often been called the " ___MASK74___ for youth ", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony ' s ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20 - somethings each year . By 2001 , the VMA had become a coveted award . The statue given to winners is an astronaut on the moon , one of the earliest representations of MTV , and colloquially called a " moonman ". The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design  also designers of the original MTV logo  based on the 1981 " Top of the Hour " animation created by Fred Seibert , produced by Alan Goodman , and produced by Buzz Potamkin at Buzzco Associates . The statue is now made by New York firm , ___MASK57___ Awards . Since the 2006 ceremony , viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV ' s ___MASK32___ . Peter Brian Gabriel ( born 13 ___MASK87___ 1950 ) is an English singer - songwriter , ___MASK68___ and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis . After leaving Genesis in 1975 , Gabriel launched a solo career , with " Solsbury Hill " his first ___MASK5___ . His 1986 album , " So ", is his best - selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U . S . The album ' s most successful ___MASK5___ , " Sledgehammer ", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and remains the most played music video in the history of MTV . Little Solsbury ___MASK90___ ( more commonly known as Solsbury ___MASK90___ ) is a small flat - topped ___MASK90___ and the site of an Iron ___MASK21___ ___MASK90___ fort . It is located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset , England . The ___MASK90___ rises to above the River Avon , which is just over to the south , and gives views of the city of Bath and the surrounding area . It is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The Filter is a company providing a personalised recommendation engine for retailers and providers of digital content . Founded in 2004 , it has ties to ___MASK68___ Peter Gabriel and is based in Bath , UK . The 1987 MTV ___MASK27___ Music Awards aired live on ___MASK54___ 11 , 1987 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1986 , to May ___MASK58___ , 1987 . The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown , Carolyne Heldman , Kevin ___MASK49___ , Michael Tomioka , and Dweezil Zappa , and it took place at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . MTV ( originally an ___MASK70___ of ___MASK82___ ) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks ( a division of Viacom ) and headquartered in New York City . Launched on ___MASK36___ ___MASK58___ , 1981 , the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television personalities known as " video jockeys " ( VJs ). In its early years , MTV ' s main target demographic was young adults , but today it is primarily towards teenagers , high school students and college students . MTV has toned down its music video programming significantly in recent years , and its programming now consists mainly of original reality , comedy and drama programming and some off - network syndicated programs and films , with limited music video programming in off - peak ___MASK3___ periods . It has received ___MASK12___ towards this change of focus , both by certain segments of its audience and musicians . MTV ' s influence on its audience , including issues involving censorship and social activism , has also been a subject of debate for several years .