The Original VJs: MTV launched in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British bands and five VJs, or video jockeys: J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn and Alan ...

Seven artists hoping to stage an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s preeminent contemporary art museum are competing against one another with a decidedly modern twist: The contest will air as a reality show ...

If you’ve been on the Internet the past few weeks, you probably heard that MTV went off the air last Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, at midnight, after 44 years. It’s a sad moment in cultural history, and ...

(CNN) — Remember music videos and MTV? Yes, the MTV may now be a 40-something “unc” to Gen Z, but the network’s Video Music Awards are still a thing and the Moon Person trophies will be presented ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Yes, boys & girls, today (Monday, August 1) marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of ...

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It's hard to remember now, but MTV did once play music videos all day. A new oral history recalls that golden age, and the network's meteoric... The Golden Age of MTV — And Yes, There Was One "Ladies ...