ideo music MIV Awards Semi -Finalists Are Announced NEW YORK Semi -finalists in the "Cry"; Robert Palmer, "Addicted "Slave To The Rhythm "; Madonna, "Take On Me "; AUAA, "Sun BEST NEW ARTIST: A -Ha, third annual MTV video music To Love "; Prince & the Revolution, "Live To Tell "; Madonna, "Dress City "; Dire Straits, "Money For Jimmy Barnes, Dream Academy, awards have been announced by "Kiss "; Rolling Stones, "The Har- You Up "; Sade, "The Sweetest Ta- Nothing "; INXS, "What You the Hooters, Whitney Houston, the 24 -hour music channel. The lem Shuffle "; Talking Heads, boo"; Tina Turner, "We Don't Need "; Prince & the Revolution, Pet Shop Boys, Scritti Politti, Sim- nominations are the result of the "Road To Nowhere "; ZZ Top, Need Another Hero." "Raspberry Beret "; Rolling ply Red, Charlie Sexton. first phase of a three -part voting "Rough Boy." Stones, "The Harlem Shuffle "; BEST OVERALL PERFOR- process. BEST MALE VIDEO: Bryan Talking Heads, "Road To No- MANCE: AUAA, "Sun City "; Da- Award winners will be an- Adams, "Summer Of '69 "; Phil Nominees for where"; Talking Heads "And She vid Bowie & Mick Jagger, "Danc- nounced during the awards cere- Collins, "Take Me Home "; Bryan Was "; Tears For Fears, "Shout "; ing In The Streets "; Dire Straits, mony on September 5. This year's Ferry, "Slave To Love "; John Cou- Best Video ZZ Top, "Rough Boy." "Money For Nothing "; Whitney show will be telecast live from two gar Mellencamp, "ROCK In The BEST STAGE PERFOR- Houston, "How Will I Know ? "; locations -the Paladium, here, and USA "; John Cougar Mellencamp, include ZZTop, MANCE: Bryan Adams & Tina Robert Palmer, "Addicted To the Universal Amphitheater in Los "Rain On The Scarecrow "; Robert Stones, Prince Turner, "It's Only Love "; Dire Love "; Prince & the Revolution, Angeles -with satellite pickups Palmer, "Addicted To Love "; Straits, "Money For Nothing "; "Kiss "; Prince & the Revolution, from additional locations world- Prince & the Revolution, "Kiss "; Dire Straits, "Walk Of Life "; "Raspberry Beret "; Bruce Spring- wide. Ten artists will perform dur- Bruce Springsteen, "Glory Days "; BEST CONCEPT VIDEO: INXS, "Listen Like Thieves "; steen, "Glory Days "; Sting, "If ing the program, including Tina Sting, "If You Love Somebody, Set A -Ha, "Take On Me "; AUAA, Huey Lewis & the News, "The You Love Somebody, Set Them Turner, Whitney Houston, and Mr. Them Free "; Sting, "Russians ". "Sun City "; Dire Straits, "Money Power Of Love "; Madonna, "Like Free "; ZZ Top, "Rough Boy." Mister. BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Kate For Nothing "; Godley & Creme, A Virgin "; Madonna, "Dress You The nominees in the above cate- The semi -finalists in the general Bush, "Running Up That Hill "; "Cry"; Rolling Stones, "The Har- Up "; Billy Ocean, "When The Go- gories were selected by more than (nontechnical) category are: Aretha Franklin, "Freeway Of lem Shuffle "; Sting, "Russians "; ing Gets Tough, The Tough Get 1,700 members of the record and BEST VIDEO: A -Ha, "Take Love "; Whitney Houston, "How Talking Heads "Road To No- Going "; Robert Palmer, "Addicted music video industries, choosing On Me "; AUAA, "Sun City "; David Will I Know ? "; Whitney Houston, where"; Talking Heads, "And She To Love "; Pete Townshend, "Face from 717 videos which were ac- Bowie & Mick Jagger, "Dancing In "The Greatest Love Of All "; Janet Was "; ZZ Top, "Rough Boy "; ZZ The Face "; Paul Young, "I'm quired and exhibited by MTV from The Streets "; Dire Straits, "Money Jackson, "What Have You Done Top, "Sleeping Bag." Gonna Tear Your Playhouse May 2, 1985 to May 1, 1986. For Nothing "; Godley & Creme, For Me Lately ? "; Grace Jones, BEST GROUP VIDEO: A-Ha, Down." For `Howard The Duck' Clip Dolby In Director's Chair film distributor Universal. Lime- BY ETHLIE ANN VARE light's Simon Fields produced. The LOS ANGELES Multitalented art- song, "Howard The Duck," one of a ist /producer Thomas Dolby is the possible four singles from the veteran director of four music vid- soundtrack album, was co-written eos-three of his own and one for by Dolby, George Clinton, and Allee Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yuichi Willis. Sakomoto. Now, working on the "Both of them [Clinton and Wil- $180,000- budgeted clip for Lucas - lis] will be in the video," says Dolby. films' "Howard The Duck," Dolby "Allee is a ticket saleslady in the has a chance to stretch his directori- booth before the Cherry Bomb con- al muscle. cert, and George and I play two pan- With the new project, however, handlers who jump out and wash came a host of creative challenges. the windows of the limo." Dolby wrote several songs for Cher- Because of the increasing profile ry Bomb, the film's fictional rock of the Hanoi Rocks spinoff band group, fronted by actress Lea Cherry Bombz, MCA has decided Thompson. He also conceived fresh not to use the name Cherry Bomb in expository plot material for the vid- connection with the "Howard The eo in order to make the clip serve as Duck" soundtrack. Soulful Force. Tommy Boy artists Force M.D.'s made a guest appearance on "Soul Train" recently, where they a minimovie. "We decided as as that, far the performed songs from the "Chillin' " album. Pictured, from left, are group members Trisoc, Mercury, Jesse D. Stevie D., "A lot of people are to at- record was it was starting concerned, better and T.C.D. tempt to use plot and dialog in vid- to avoid confusion," says Dolby. In- eos," Dolby says. "The drawback is stead, the album credits will read that a lot of musicians don't really "Dolby's Cube, featuring Cherry cut it when it comes to speaking dia- Bomb " -Dolby's Cube being an off- log. It's a luxury for me that I've shoot project of Dolby's that has al- got real actors from the movie to ready released a 12 -inch single. New Videoclips deal with." While MCA gets the use of The clip will be released this Dolby's name by August, Capitol is month, about three to four weeks in anxiously awaiting new product This weekly listing of new video - DE -FILM L.P. DREAM TEAM advance of the film's debut. The vid- from its 27- year-old auteur. "They clips generally available for pro- I Saw Your Dream Kings Of The West Coast De -Film /Portrait Nurery Rhymes /MCA eo is a co-venture involving Lucas - [Capitol] would have liked me to gramming and /or promotional Directors International Bob Han /Spld Screen films, soundtrack label MCA, and (Continued on next page) purposes includes artists, title, al- Pete Cornish Fisher 8 Preachman bum (where applicable). label, pro- STEVE EARLE MISSING PERSONS house, director. Guitar Town I Can't Think About Dancing ducer/production Hillbilly Highway/MCA Cola M Your Life /Capitol Please send information to Bill- Curt Marvis /The Company Kris P /1Mg Vision Ltd. Fnm Scouts Potendi1 Protkwäon board, New Videoclips, 1515 Peter Lippman Zbign,ew Rybsuinski Sites Broadway, New York, NY 10036. 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