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 didn’t just change music — they changed how we experienced it. Before MTV launched in 1981, music videos were afterthoughts, low-budget promotional clips that occasionally appeared on ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jacqueline Schneider is a reporter who covers music and technology. Videos have created deeper connections to music and the ...

Vevo, the music video network, has released data to celebrate the 40th anniversary of music videos hitting the mainstream on August 1st 1981. This data, based on lifetime views across Vevo’s network, ...

Maybe there is a justifiable reason to watch MTV. Since the launch of the television station in 1981, music videos have so deeply permeated popular culture that they sometimes seem “to be driving it,” ...