MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

Britney Spears wins best pop video for "Piece of Me" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. It's hard to imagine how revolutionary MTV was when it launched Aug. 1, 1981. Forty years before we could ...

When MTV turned 10 back in 1991, the network roped in Tom Cruise, George Michael, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Madonna, and Michael Jackson for a giant anniversary special. “It’s been an amazing decade for MTV, ...

On August 1, MTV turned 40 years old. For younger folks reading this, you might think of MTV as the home of reality shows like Teen Mom and the like. Or the annual VMAs, the only time they really have ...

Thirty-six years ago in 1981, Americans tuned in to the premiere of Music Television (MTV), the world's first 24-hour video music channel. » RELATED: MTV returns to live TV with ‘TRL’-style show The ...

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

The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” launched the network’s round-the-clock music video format on Aug. 1, 1981, hosted by video jockeys, or VJs, and paved the way for some of the country’s first ...

Iconic music television channel MTV is shutting down five of its dedicated music channels globally by December 31st, 2025.

On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV made its debut as the music video TV station. Now 31 years later, the channel has branched out, producing a slew of original shows, including hits like “The Real World” and “The ...

The Downfall Of Music Disrupter. When The Buggles' music video“Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on August 1, 1981, it ...

Fans were devastated to learn that several MTV music channels would be shut down, but why has the station's owner decided to ...