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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the ...

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 ...

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, ...

The exhaustive 'Reddit 'MTV Rewind' site corrals 33,000 music videos and classic commercials following shutdown of overseas ...

Several MTV music channels, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, officially stopped broadcasting on ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...