Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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MTV refused to air Madonna’s “Justify My Love” video in 1990 because it was considered too explicit.

So Madonna did something wild: she released it as a VHS “video single” and let fans buy the video that TV wouldn’t show. The move became a famous example of censorship backfiring — and the video single was certified multi-platinum.

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