On August 1, 1981, MTV was launched, literally. The first moments of the channel began with the space shuttle lifting off from the launch pad before cutting to a clip that is forever etched on the ...

We take a look at the key music videos that established MTV as an industry and pop culture behemoth of the 1980s.

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

These new wave one-hit wonders, complete with their iconic music videos, helped make MTV the giant it is today.

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 ...

Once considered a driver of pop culture, MTV's middle-aged awards have fallen into a rut — but there's still a path for a turnaround.

Impressive in more ways than one, these concept cars unveiled in the 1980s are still impressive today and deserved to become ...

Our critics say a major makeover is a must for the Minneapolis-launched Prince musical to succeed in New York.

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Exhibition It’s Alive follows the evolution of animation in the 100 years before digital technology changed the game ...

Now, more than four decades later, fans can hear the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how MTV went from a risky idea to ...

Having well-constructed synthesizer-driven pop-rock songs wasn’t enough for the Fixx during the early 1980s. The arty band ...