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 most defining music videos of the 80s and their legacies are explored. Nothing defines the 80s more than the music videos of the era. Music Videos That Shaped the 80s explores the top videos that ...

The '80s saw the emergence of hard rock and metal, bolstered by a new format -- the music video. The arrival of MTV provided a visual outlet unlike anything that had come before it, making the rock ...

Any devout ‘80s music fan knows that hearing “Beat It,” “Like a Virgin,” “All Night Long (All Night)” or “Dancing in the Dark” incessantly doesn’t exactly fulfill that craving for nostalgia. Radio ...

The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness. With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, ...

Artists still make music videos to promote their work, but it’s a much different world out there from when every new clip premiered with Ballyhoo on a channel called MTV (which still exists but is a ...

The music video for a-ha’s 1985 hit “Take on Me” is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it hit MTV, it remains a technical marvel. The video perfectly illustrates ...

There was a time when music videos were as important as the radio in promoting the hottest artists and songs of the day. Back in the '80s and '90s, MTV was one of the most powerful cultural forces in ...