Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the MTV Video Music Awards began in 1984, viewers could always count on one thing: someone would do something shocking and ...

MTV’s financial impact on the world of music was obvious right from the start. According to a 1988 book called “Inside MTV,” local record stores began reporting strange new customer requests for music ...

Although MTV was barely two years old at the start of 1984, the channel had already completely flipped the music industry on its head. Whether they wanted to or not, rock's biggest stars now needed to ...