On August 1st of 1981, a new network premiered on cable called MTV, and "Music Television" soon exploded as an incredible new way for listeners to engage with artists. While music performance clips ...

When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

The music video has changed a lot since the turn of the century. Labels are no longer spending millions of dollars to trap Michael and Janet Jackson in an anime-playing spaceship, and just as video ...

Videos have created deeper connections to music and the artists behind the music since the 1981 debut of the format on MTV (music television) with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles. With ...