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 ...

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981 when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing ...

At 12:01 a.m., Aug. 1, 1981, MTV spawned a new way to experience music: through the TV. The very first music video that aired on the channel, 1979’s “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles, was a ...

Last week, the journalist, TV host, and carpenter Ananda Lewis passed away at 52. The Howard graduate and two-time NAACP Image Award recipient hosted an eponymous talk show in the early 2000s and a ...

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing ...

MTV will be shutting down its global music broadcasting by end 2025 as it struggles to compete with online streaming and social media.