The 1980s didn’t just change music — they changed how we experienced it. Before MTV launched in 1981, music videos were ...

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 helped bring music videos to the masses. Artists rose to the occasion, creating timeless videos for the network to play on repeat. While we’d shy away from crowning one band as the greatest music ...

An advertising slogan can make or break a company, and MTV found a great one at just the right moment. As it turns out, ...

On August 1, 1981, MTV (a.k.a. Music Television) was launched as a cable channel that aired music programming. Although music was initially the network's core featuring video shows and award ...

What has happened in jukeboxes of days gone by. Well, for one thing, video, jukeboxes are fast replacing the old machines we used to love and there is good reason. Dollar for dollar or rather quarter ...

Van Toffler, who helped build MTV into a powerhouse during a nearly three-decade run at Viacom, is returning to play a large role with this year’s Video Music Awards. Toffler’s Gunpowder & Sky shingle ...