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 […] ...

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

Animation from MTV’s early days will be displayed in The Museum of Modern Art’s newest exhibit, It’s Alive! A Century of ...

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MTV's music-only channels all but went dark on New Year's Eve in 2025. The network did a fitting send-off for seven of its ...

Travel back to the era of neon, MTV, arcade games, and pop culture milestones with these nostalgic trivia questions.

Dave Kendall, the British journalist and MTV VJ who helped bring alternative music to the mainstream, has died. Kendall was best known as the creator and host of MTV's "120 Minutes," a two-hour music ...

Dave Kendall, the British journalist and MTV VJ who helped bring alternative music to the mainstream, has died. Kendall was best known as the creator and host of MTV's "120 Minutes," a two-hour music ...

Whether they were dancing through detention or saving the world with the power of karate, these ‘80s icons defined a generation of pop culture. From blockbuster hits and primetime dramas to MTV music ...

MTV flipped a switch on August 1, 1981, and gave music a face. Labels started treating videos like serious investments, and artists began competing for airtime. As viewers kept the channel on, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. The 80's: a decade that blessed us with neon fashion, cassette tapes, and the rise of some of the most ...