MTV co-founder Tom Freston reveals how a mission to recruit David Bowie for MTV led to an unforgettable sauna encounter with Bowie and Paul McCartney.

These three music videos from 1982 helped to prove MTV's staying power and influence in the visuals of many artists.

In 1982, the inaugural My Waterloo Days Festival was held as a celebration of the beginning of the summer. Replete with a ...

Madonna caused a stir and started conversations about censorship with the 1990 music video Madonna/YouTube Madonna made headlines 35 years ago with her single, "Justify My Love," the first off of The ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

MTV is shuttering its music channels in the UK – and now fans are wondering if the US could be next. The iconic music TV channel is closing five stations in the UK, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV ...

Could this be the end of an era? MTV fans were heartbroken to learn that some of its channels will be shutting down by the end of the year. The news came after Paramount Global, MTV’s owner, merged ...

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 ...

The music died a little more on October 12, when Paramount Global delivered crushing news to millions of MTV fans worldwide. After 44 years of defining youth culture and launching countless musical ...

When MTV launched in August 1981, few understood how it would revolutionize the music industry. By 1982, music videos had come to define artists as much as their studio recordings. Video directors ...

Ariana Grande accepts the Best Pop Award for “Brighter Days Ahead” during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV) Ariana Grande accepted the award for Video of the Year, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), hosted by LL Cool J, delivered ...