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 ...

“Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N Roses’ smash single from 1987, has joined YouTube’s billion views club. It is not only the first music video from the ’80s to pass that landmark, the band is now the top ...

The '80s saw the emergence of hard rock and metal, bolstered by a new format -- the music video. The arrival of MTV provided a visual outlet unlike anything that had come before it, making the rock ...

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, ...

Artists still make music videos to promote their work, but it’s a much different world out there from when every new clip premiered with Ballyhoo on a channel called MTV (which still exists but is a ...

The Jonas Brothers just dropped a new music video. It's only human! See what I did there? The Jonas Brothers' "Only Human" music video is finally here and, just like the "Sucker" and "Cool" music ...

Occasionally, a bad video ruined a great tune. Or worse, bad videos reinforced lesser songs, with artists trying to act while directors unwittingly made comedy out of earnest clips and corny props.

Any devout ‘80s music fan knows that hearing “Beat It,” “Like a Virgin,” “All Night Long (All Night)” or “Dancing in the Dark” incessantly doesn’t exactly fulfill that craving for nostalgia. Radio ...

Well, it happened again. The internet had a meltdown recently when it was widely reported that MTV was shutting down its music channels. The panic was understandable, especially after the genuine ...

Here are five '80s music videos that were the ultimate party, chosen by the members of veteran hard rockers H.E.A.T. For almost two decades, the band has been churning out fist-pumping, anthemic rock ...