On August 1, 1981, MTV announced its arrival with a rocket blastoff, an iconic electric guitar riff, and a promise of a television channel devoted entirely to music videos. The newly launched network ...

Some classic rock songs from 1981 didn't make it big on MTV or in arena stadiums, but are still absolutely stellar ...

In 1981, asking someone if they wanted to watch a music video would likely get a confused reaction. The concept hadn’t entered everyday language. Music lived on the radio, on vinyl, and in live ...

MTV came into existence in the 80s and thoroughly changed the music landscape for decades by popularizing music videos in a hip, cool, new way. Some music videos from that early era of the network are ...