Music videos came of age in the 1980s – where promotional clips had usually been perfunctory mimed performances, the advent ...

MTV flipped a switch on August 1, 1981, and gave music a face. Labels started treating videos like serious investments, and artists began competing for airtime. As viewers kept the channel on, ...

MTV helped bring music videos to the masses. Artists rose to the occasion, creating timeless videos for the network to play on repeat. While we’d shy away from crowning one band as the greatest music ...

An important part for the 80s was a television channel called MTV. This played a crucial role in the evolution of pop music as it helped emerging artists propel them to stardom. With its influence and ...

The 1980s pulsed with an electric energy that transformed not just music, but the entire cultural landscape of America. This was the decade when MTV revolutionized how we consumed music, when ...

The 1980s weren’t just about synth-pop and MTV newcomers — it was also a decade where rock icons from the 60s and 70s staged remarkable comebacks. From Tina Turner’s Private Dancer to Aerosmith’s ...