Forty years ago, MTV launched what would become a pop culture juggernaut.

Forty years ago, the idea for the VMAs — which will take place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY on Wednesday — came about as a way for MTV to claim its territory as the home of music video.

Madonna stole the show at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 when she performed ‘Like a Virgin’ for the first time ...

Since the MTV Video Music Awards began in 1984, viewers could always count on one thing: someone would do something shocking and totally memorable at some point during the ceremony. The best part ...

The show will take place at USB Arena in Elmont, New York City , with Taylor Swift in line to claim even more accolades after ...

This time 40 years ago, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna and other big pop stars of the decade turned out for the inaugural VMAs AP Photo/G Paul Burnett Cyndi Lauper at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Forty ...

MTV used to be all about music videos. Those songs have sailed. Still, the network continues with the m the annual MTV Video Music Awards show. Why? Because people still love music. Bring back videos.

Madonna stole the show at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 when she performed ‘Like a Virgin’ for the first time live It’s almost impossible, given everything that came after, to imagine ...