Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV |...

MTV's initial ascent is not exactly meteoric. The network struggles to reach viewers and attract advertisers. To succeed, MTV would need to do two things:1) Break its own rules.2) Broadcast the greatest music video of all time.Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV is a new ...  Show more

To increase ratings and become more attractive to advertisers, MTV leans away from music videos. In so doing, they create some of the most influential shows of the 80s, which inspires a complaint that would follow them forever.Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV is a new ...  Show more

At Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, six videos are nominated for the top prize of the night, video of the year. And whichever of those six wins will join some very elite (and sometimes surprising!) company from the 37 previous VMA broadcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis ...  Show more

Mick Jagger, Madonna, and David Bowie were amongst the megastars who participated in the ‘I Want My MTV!’ campaign which debuted on 1st March, 1982; credited for getting music television to a sustainable number of cable providers and thereby kickstarting a whole genre: the music ...  Show more

Welcome to Not Over It! In our first episode, we break down some of the craziest moments of 2020 (who could forget that "Imagine" video), get nostalgic about shows we're still thinking about like The O.C. and re-evaluate everything we thought we knew about Justin Timberlake. Lear ...  Show more

Taylor Swift’s album 'Lover' explodes, the 2019 MTV VMAs are here, and new music from Post Malone is coming our way soon. This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top stories for Monday, August 26th. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn m ...  Show more