Greatest '80s Music Videos
MTV's golden era delivered some of the most memorable music videos ever created.
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Van Halen's MTV Contest at 40
Twenty-year-old Kurt Jefferis was on head trauma medication when he won MTV ‘Lost Weekend’ contest and spent two nights with the band.
Andrew Dice Clay Recalls MTV Ban: ‘I Was the First One Canceled’
Producer Dick Clark had to be tackled to stop him from running onstage during Clay's notorious set at the 1989 VMAs.
15 Years Ago: Tommy Lee Gets Punched by Kid Rock at the MTV VMAs
Simmering feud reached a boiling point at 2007 awards show.
When Poison Imploded at the 1991 MTV VMAs
Disastrous performance led to guitarist C.C. DeVille's firing.
Why REO Speedwagon, Iron Maiden Dominated Early MTV: Book Excerpt
A passage from 'Duran Duran's Rio' explains why certain bands were all over the network at first.
Why MTV Launched With a Video ‘Nobody Wanted’
"Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first clip aired on the network, but that's not how some executives wanted it to go.
How ZZ Top and MTV Inspired Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’
Determined to get his band heavy exposure, Mark Knopfler borrowed ideas from one of the network's biggest acts.
10 Ways Rock Ruled the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
With fistfights, raunchy jokes and once-in-a-lifetime performances, the network put on one of its most memorable shows in 1989.
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.