MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the network will play exclusively music videos, but there's a catch. Here ...
We can’t talk about ’80s MTV without mentioning Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller.” It’s perhaps an obvious choice, but it wouldn’t feel right to leave it out. “Thriller” epitomized the music video ...
MTV's descent from youth culture powerhouse to obsolescence represents one of entertainment's most dramatic collapses. The ...
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 ...
Rumors have quickly spread on the internet and across social media that MTV will shut down its music channels in the U.S. by Dec. 31, 2025, causing confusion over the status of MTV shows like "Jersey ...
What has happened in jukeboxes of days gone by. Well, for one thing, video, jukeboxes are fast replacing the old machines we used to love and there is good reason. Dollar for dollar or rather quarter ...
On Friday, October 10, MTV announced that it will close five channels in the U.K., after nearly 40 years. Music videos began in the 1960s and have been a cornerstone of the pop culture lexicon for ...