Luke Perry Was in a Twisted Sister Video That MTV Banned
Late actor appeared as a zombie-fied student in controversial clip.
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Watch Aerosmith Close MTV’s VMAs with Post Malone
Rapper joins band for renditions of “Dream On” and “Toys in the Attic” at awards ceremony.
We Got Our MTV On This Day In 1981
MTV signed on, on this day in 1981 with The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star." While all of my friends thought that was hilarious, I didn't laugh much. I'm laughing now, because MTV has pretty much stopped playing music, and I still am.
Friday Music Video Flashback To Toxic Waste And Pink Houses
John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" would hit the top ten at number eight in 1983. MTV, in its youth, would hold a legendary contest that would go down in infamy.
Video Flashback: AC/DC Almost Set Themselves On Fire To This Song
Footage of concerts didn't translate well to MTV's audiences. This didn't stop AC/DC from releasing a mega-popular video made entirely of concert footage.
Sting, CGI, And MTV Played A Role In Giving Us This Iconic Video
In 1985, Dire Straits gave us the album Brothers In Arms, with the track "Money For Nothing." It would become one of the most iconic songs and videos of an era.
Thursday Throw Back To Loverboy, Chris Farley, And Patrick Swayze
With the three day weekend ahead of us, this is the perfect time to celebrate the videos featuring Loverboy's hit, "Working For The Weekend."
How Billy Squier Ended up Leading an On-Air MTV Holiday Singalong
While it'd be surreal today to see a recording artist leading staffers through an on-air holiday singalong, at the time, it was a perfectly MTV thing to do.
Why Motley Crue’s ‘You’re All I Need’ Was Banned by MTV
In the early days, they were always just a little too dangerous for prime time.
MTV’s ‘Fear Factor’ Reboot Gets a Ludacris First Trailer
It was just over a month ago we learned that MTV wanted to put the Fear Factor in today’s youth with a Ludacris twist, making millennials dunk their cell phones rather than play gross-out games. Now, the first trailer for the youth-oriented revival looks a lot like the old series, because who doesn’t love beds full of maggots?
Elton John Returns to Action After Illness, Slams ‘MTV Generation’
Elton John has made his first public appearance since falling “violently ill” last month – and he took the opportunity to slam the “MTV generation” for their lack of musical ability.
MTV ‘Daria’ Creators Draw the Grown-Up Cast for 20th Anniversary
Beavis and Butthead might have gotten a second shot at life on MTV, but in lieu of spinoff Daria ever coming back, co-creator Susie Lewis has the next best thing. See what Daria, Quinn, Jane and Trent all look like in 2017, as the 20th anniversary brings out new designs and a look at their lives.