CLEVELAND, Ohio - Australian pop-rock band INXS seems to be in an odd place in the greater pop music and pop culture landscape: they don’t seem to get the flowers their rise to the top of the pop ...

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Local legend brought 'The Bells of San Francisco" to global dance floors, and helped introduce the City to rave.

One of Mötley Crüe’s biggest hits was initially rejected by their record label, but the song subsequently became one of MTV’s most-watched videos, so much so that the network eventually pulled it from ...

A hit is a hit in any language. Laura Branigan likely would have agreed with that sentiment. One of the most popular female singers of the 80s, Branigan did very well with English versions of songs ...

Every generation has that one place where everything cool happens. Whether it was “American Bandstand,” “Solid Gold,” “Soul Train” or G4, it’s the place where young people would find out what they’re ...

As the New Year approached, MTV shuttered its 24-hour music channels. The move wasn’t sudden, as an announcement was made in October that the network’s channels would “go dark” all over the world. On ...

Most of MTV's 24-hour music channels across the globe are permanently shut down as of Dec. 31, 2025, and fans are touched by the poignant final songs each network chose. While MTV's flagship channel, ...

Released in the Soviet Union in 1984 – right in the middle of the Cold War – the musical drama entered a cinematic landscape dominated by state-approved narratives and the muted tones of socialist ...

Iconic music television channel MTV is shutting down five of its dedicated music channels globally by December 31st, 2025. MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live will cease broadcasting ...