When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the network will play exclusively music videos, but there's a catch. Here ...

In the 80s, overplayed music videos left you in the same predicament as the radio: You couldn't escape the songs on endless repeat.

Here’s a nostalgic dive into some of the things only those who grew up in that decade can truly appreciate. Back in the '80s, ...

Before the age of the music video, most big musicians had to settle for foregoing music video footage entirely or investing in whole films. (See: The many musical films The Beatles produced for their ...

That being said, the country music genre was a little underrepresented on MTV, at least in it’s early years. CMT launched in 1983, and Vh1 in 1985, so there were other options, but it wasn’t until ...

The superstar rapper opened up the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night with the debut performance of her latest ...