When MTV launched in 1981, it introduced viewers to a new generation of artists—including an overlooked new wave classic.

On August 1, 1981, just after midnight, a new cable network called MTV, Music Television, went on the air for the very first time with these words by one of MTV’s creators, John Lack, “Ladies […] ...

How well do you know your Queen, Milli Vanilli, and Madonna hits? Test your knowledge of the biggest songs of the '80s with this quiz.

In 1995, US film-maker Tamra Davis travelled to Australia to capture the one-off Summersault tour on her camcorder. Thirty years on she has made The Best Summer, an intimate snapshot of an era that ca ...

The fun and edgy images that helped build MTV’s brand identity came from the minds of spunky young creatives who are being ...

At the 1982 Grammy Awards, Springfield took home Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for “Jessie’s Girl,” beating out Rick James ...

The iconic cable television channel, first launched in a small section of the East Coast on Aug. 1, 1981.

Decades before influencers, Instagram, TikTok, TMZ and clickbait, there was Andy Warhol. And he was way cooler. The shy ...

The Smithereens, known for the hits “Blood and Roses,” “Only a Memory” and “A Girl Like You” that hit MTV and college radio ...

MTV's first show took place nearly half a century ago, with many having forgotten about the moment the channel 'changed the ...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 17-23: Aug. 17: Actor Robert De Niro is 82. Guitarist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 78. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes is 76. Actor Robert Joy (“CSI: ...