NEW YORK — Tom Freston could easily fill a book with stories from the formative days of MTV and his celebrity encounters — ...

These three music videos from 1982 helped to prove MTV's staying power and influence in the visuals of many artists.

Released at the height of the 1980s, Def Leppard’s Hysteria helped redefine rock albums through scale, sound, and lasting ...

Yet the legacy of that '80s boom still looms large. The decade produced enduring stars and timeless records, but it also ...

MTV's descent from youth culture powerhouse to obsolescence represents one of entertainment's most dramatic collapses. The ...

The '70s paved the way for the '80s sound, as evident in these three 1979 rock songs. Revisit these throwback hits.

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video. "It definitely marks ...

With the decade’s incessant use of neon, pastel suits too bright for the human eye, unattractive mullets, as well as the release of tacky, over-the-top films like “Top Gun” and “Pretty in Pink,” the ...