You can learn a lot about music and society from 1,200 hit songs

Uncharted Territory” provides an entertaining and empirical look at how the Billboard chart has changed over the decades.

Vero Beach football’s title chase, and our 1981 nostalgia list

Vero Beach football is chasing its first state championship since 1981. Dive into our 1981 time capsule of politics, pop ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1983, MTV Aired the Most Influential Music Video of All Time With a 14-Minute Runtime and an Unprecedented Budget

Music videos nowadays are complete spectacles and high-quality forms of film entertainment. However, that hasn’t always been the case, and there is one music video to thank for this shift—Michael ...
August Man

MTV Is Shutting Down Its Global Music Channels

MTV will be shutting down its global music broadcasting by end 2025 as it struggles to compete with online streaming and ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video, screened on MTV, had global impact

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'End of an era': MTV pulling plug on global music channels

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. More than four ...
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Music History: Freddie Mercury, “Unplugged” Launched by MTV, Amy Winehouse Debuts First LP and More

Freddie Mercury was one of the first artists to bring attention to the fight against AIDS, MTV‘s first-ever Unplugged, the #1 hit singles of 1981 and more! This week in music history here at Music ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1981, Olivia Newton-John Went No. 1 With a Song She Begged to Scrap: “I Freaked Out”

Sometimes, the only way out of your comfort zone is to be pushed out, which is what happened to Olivia Newton-John when the British-Australian singer realized a song she desperately wanted to pull ...