When MTV debuted in 1981, it ushered in a golden era of music videos. The network’s launch was groundbreaking for artists everywhere. Suddenly, music was no longer a purely audible medium. Visuals ...

The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness. With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, ...

Together forever, and never to part! “The Voice” coaches just took a trip back to the ‘80s in a new music video, putting their spin on Rick Astley’s 1988 hit, “Together Forever.” The funny video ...

Any devout ‘80s music fan knows that hearing “Beat It,” “Like a Virgin,” “All Night Long (All Night)” or “Dancing in the Dark” incessantly doesn’t exactly fulfill that craving for nostalgia. Radio ...

There was a time when music videos were as important as the radio in promoting the hottest artists and songs of the day. Back in the '80s and '90s, MTV was one of the most powerful cultural forces in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Playlist During this fertile period the way revelers received dance music — and what was considered dance music — shifted as new kinds of spaces ...