While Devo’ s song “Whip It” was in a near constant rotation on MTV in 1981, the following year, the network refused to play ...

MTV launched on the first day of August in 1981. What videos were played on that inaugural day?

On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV — which, at the time, stood for Music Television — burst forth onto screens, heralded by the melodies of The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” That choice alone was an act ...

MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first ...

MTV turns 40 on Sunday, so here's a look back to their first month on the air when original VJ Nina Blackwood was basically just winging it.

In 1981, MTV premiered with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star." In 1994, Lisa Marie Presley confirmed rumors that she had married pop star Michael Jackson May 26 in the Dominican Republic.

Thirty-six years ago in 1981, Americans tuned in to the premiere of Music Television (MTV), the world's first 24-hour video music channel.

It's hard to imagine how revolutionary MTV was when it launched Aug. 1, 1981. Forty years before we could summon music videos on demand, MTV was the destination for the latest, coolest and best of ...

WXPN, 88.5 FM in Philadelphia, is dedicating a week to celebrating the 40th anniversary of the launch of MTV. The revolutionary music video TV network started Aug. 1, 1981. XPN's "MTV Week" will ...