Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu (published by Gallery Books), which, among many things, contains his memories of MTV’s ...

It all started with Tina Turner. She was the first artist to sign on to perform at the first MTV Video Music Awards 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1984. And with her blond mane and black miniskirt, the ...

While the MTV brand isn’t disappearing entirely, a defining piece of it is. By the end of the year, MTV’s remaining 24-hour ...

It’s almost impossible, given everything that came after, to imagine just how controversial Madonna’s boldly sexual performance at the first MTV Video Music Awards — where she debuted "Like a Virgin" ...

The pop diva hit the stage for a show-stopping performance of her greatest hits, before she was presented the Video Vanguard Award by Ariana Grande, and reacted to receiving her first Moon Person ever ...

"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 time.

This week, MTV turns 35-years-old. For a network that never likes to admit how old it is, having last acknowledged their age on an “MTV Turns 20” Special a whopping 15-years-ago, the youth-culture ...

Busta Rhymes onstage at the BET Awards 2023 in Los Angeles (photo: Paras Griffin / Getty Images for BET). Alex Warren, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin featuring DJ Snake, Ricky Martin, Sabrina Carpenter, and ...

Busta Rhymes celebrated his first-ever VMA win at the 2025 MTV Awards with a tribute to LL Cool J and a heartfelt nod to Ananda Lewis. After 16 nominations and more than three decades in the game, the ...