There were some really shocking moments in rock and metal during the '70s, '80s and '90s. There are certainly some pretty shocking things that still happen in our world today. But when you look at ...

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 ...

There was a time when music videos were as important as the radio in promoting the hottest artists and songs of the day. Back in the '80s and '90s, MTV was one of the most powerful cultural forces in ...

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 ...

Classic rock didn't end with the '80s. As you'll see in the list of songs below, the '90s offered plenty of reason for rock music fans to tune into something other than the same records they had been ...

Maybe it was because The Rolling Stones had recently reunited. Or, like alternative and grunge, it was a counterreaction to the slick contemporary hard-rock and metal that had been dominating the ...

Rock ‘n’ roll is all about defying societal expectations and pushing boundaries, but as these controversial rock music videos suggest, too much of anything can quickly turn sour. And while tracing an ...

R.E.M. reunited for the first time in 17 years at the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night, according to multiple reports. Singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bass player Mike Mills and ...

Here are 10 hair metal music videos that defined 1980s (and very, very early 1990s) pop culture. Big hair. Bigger hooks. Even bigger budgets for fog machines and neon lighting. If there’s one thing ...

More than a year after an on-stage fight ended its tour, iconic rock band Jane’s Addiction announced it is officially breaking up. In a statement issued on social media Wednesday the band said the ...

The 1970s were full of huge rock star tragedies. The '80s were full of band breakups, huge accidents and the Satanic Panic. But the '90s as a decade was a whole different monster on its own. Of course ...