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The Second British Invasion was a sharp increase in the popularity of British synth-pop and New Pop artists in the United States. It began in the summer of 1982, peaked in 1983, and continued throughout much of the 1980s. MTV began in 1981. Its popularity was the main catalyst for the second British Invasion. According to Rolling Stone, British acts brought a "revolution in sound and style" to the US.
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Further reading
- Denisoff, R. Serge (1997). Tarnished Gold: The Record Industry Revisted (3rd ed.). Transaction Publishers. p. 441. ISBN 0-8873-8068-9.