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There was little virtue in Madonna’s performance of her hit single “Like a Virgin” at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. At this point, the star’s career was just starting to take off. Two of her songs — “Borderline” and “Lucky Star” — had just breached the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100. But after her performance on MTV, where she trotted around in a risqué white wedding dress before dropping to the floor, writhing and rolling on her veil, Madonna became known as the reigning queen of pop — for better or worse.