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.

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

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This Note’s For You’ was Neil Young’s furious challenge to big business. It wasn’t the last time he’d take on The Man ...

MTV’s brand identity stands out as a cultural touchstone that lasted throughout the ‘80s, ‘90s and early ‘00s. Still ...

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 ...

The Totally Tubular Festival hits Iroquois Amphitheater on August 14th. LEO was fortunate to have a conversation with Thomas ...

If you were an 80s kid, you definitely listened to these hit songs while riding in the family car on the way to school on ...

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