When MTV launched in 1981, it did not just play music videos, it rewired pop culture. Image was inseparable from sound, and ...

Madonna is no stranger to controversy, but her war with censors over the years is arguably one of her biggest. Many moments in the singer's storied career have been noted for being provocative or ...

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms. By David Browne Like many who’d grown ...