MTV's ubiquitous video series has become a huge earner for the musician, all thanks to the Devo song used as its theme.

It's one of pop culture's great questions: Why did MTV, a cable network literally called "Music Television," stop playing music? Written and hosted by Dave Holmes—himself a former MTV host—the ...

For a lucky few, a composition on an enduring, popular show can rake in millions of dollars and be, as one songwriter puts it ...

Clapton’s live “Unplugged” album, which followed the MTV episode, went on to sell more than 26 million copies worldwide.

In America, however, things were about to change with the launch of MTV (Music Television) in August 1981. 40 years on, we take a look at how TV gave us the constant access to pop that we know today.

Rita Ora delivers an emotional tribute to Liam Payne while hosting the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, England. LE SSERAFIM chats with ET's Deidre Behar backstage at the 2024 MTV EMAs ...

DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh has revealed he earns about $1 million per year from the Ridiculousness theme song, "Uncontrollable Urge." ...

Hearing “Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)” at a dive bar and feeling it in my bones. However, the legendary new wave band also have a banger called “Uncontrollable Urge” that was covered by reality TV ...

Eric Clapton‘s 1992 “MTV Unplugged” performance will soon ... he also paid homage to the music that shaped him, with covers of blues standards like “Before You Accuse Me,” originally ...