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

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 ...

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

After being featured in Corin Hardy's film Whistle, British synthwave band Gunship have released the music video for their ...

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

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

As MTV, Music Television, told the world in the opening minutes of its first broadcast, video killed the radio star. And 44 years later, YouTube, TikTok, and shifting tastes have finally killed the ...

For anyone who came of age in the era of big hair, mixtapes and MTV, the walls of their bedrooms were sacred spaces to show off their love for the ultimate teen idols. From pop sensations and film ...

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