Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV Returns to Original ‘80s Music Video Format for One Week, But There's a Catch MTV has announced a return to its original music ...

From Genesis' innovative "Land of Confusion" to Alice Cooper's seedy "Poison," these five videos offer a snapshot of rock 'n' roll in the 1980s.

MTV came into existence in the 80s and thoroughly changed the music landscape for decades by popularizing music videos in a hip, cool, new way. Some music videos from that early era of the network are ...

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 ...

In the 1980s, rock and roll evolved with a new form thanks to MTV and music videos. Suddenly, music was no longer restrained to our radios. Fans could now see their favorite acts as they really looked ...

MTV launched in 1981 and within two years the economics of the music industry had rearranged themselves around a medium nobody had planned for. Some artists understood immediately. They didn’t make ...

MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the network will play exclusively music videos, but there's a catch. Here ...