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Odd Future's Domo Genesis on hip hop's ambiguity

"I don't even know what hip hop is anymore"

Madonna turns 53 today, and her influence is felt now more than ever

​Today is Madonna Ciccone's 53rd birthday. And while the eternal Material Girl has wisely ceded the pop spotlight of today to the younger generation of starlets, her influence is still felt in the way modern female musicians are viewed, regarded and accepted. In the early '80s, Madonna broke down ... More >>

30 years of MTV: A personal chronology

​Straight up: I love MTV, and I hate MTV, but mostly I can't believe that MTV is still alive and kicking at 30, i.e. the age when it's definitely time to quit wearing sports jerseys, settle into a semi-permanent career, and move out of mom and dad's crib. Wags have been predicting the station's de ... More >>

MTV turns 30 today, watch the first 10 minutes of the station's existence

​Today marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of MTV, which means we are all very, very old. And though many of us have long been able to answer the Trivial Pursuit question "What was the first music video played by MTV?" (answer: the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star"), not many of us actua ... More >>

Banned from MTV: 10 videos that got the axe

​It's been nearly 30 years since MTV launched by airing footage of the Apollo 11 landing and the video for the Buggles' "Video Killed a Radio Star" at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981. Though it was founded with the intent of streaming music videos 24 hours a day, the station quickly became a tool for ... More >>

Atmosphere take a stand against domestic violence in 'The Last to Say' video

Photo by Tony Nelson​On Atmosphere's latest album, The Family Sign, "The Last to Say" stands out as one of the most sobering and plain-spoken tracks on the album, riffing on a message warning against domestic violence with lines like "Just tear it all apart and build new / Cause if you don't kill ... More >>

Ryan Stout

Photo by Tony Nelson​On Atmosphere's latest album, The Family Sign, "The Last to Say" stands out as one of the most sobering and plain-spoken tracks on the album, riffing on a message warning against domestic violence with lines like "Just tear it all apart and build new / Cause if you don't kill ... More >>

Daniel Kinno

Photo by Tony Nelson​On Atmosphere's latest album, The Family Sign, "The Last to Say" stands out as one of the most sobering and plain-spoken tracks on the album, riffing on a message warning against domestic violence with lines like "Just tear it all apart and build new / Cause if you don't kill ... More >>

Ronnie from Jersey Shore to party in Bloomington

MTV​People who missed the opportunity to hang with the Situation last February will get another chance to drink in the presence of marginal celebrity when Ronnie Ortiz-Magro makes an appearance in Bloomington this weekend.

Weezer planning 'Pinkerton' and 'Blue Album' tour

​With a new album, Hurley, due out September 14 and new dates in the works, Weezer have said that they are in the preliminary stages of planning a tour that would involve front-to-back performances of Pinkerton and their first self-titled LP, The Blue Album. According to MTV, the tour would includ ... More >>

Before there was Owl City, there was Sky Sailing

photo via Star Sky Sailing's Myspace​"Yeah, it's fairly unbelievable, not to mention breathtaking, dreamlike, surprising, mind-blowing, bizarre and phantasmagorical too. The past six months have been nothing but a colorful, brilliant blur," Young told MTV News via e-mail (he doesn't do on-camera i ... More >>

The Sweetest 16th Ever

photo via Star Sky Sailing's Myspace​"Yeah, it's fairly unbelievable, not to mention breathtaking, dreamlike, surprising, mind-blowing, bizarre and phantasmagorical too. The past six months have been nothing but a colorful, brilliant blur," Young told MTV News via e-mail (he doesn't do on-camera i ... More >>

Sexting study finds nude images shared out of boredom, humor

MTV and AP collaborate on a study that paints an updated picture of how young people overshare online.

POS nominated for MTV award

Vote now, and tune in December 4 to find out if he won.

Fountains of Wayne

Vote now, and tune in December 4 to find out if he won.

Tapes 'n Tapes, POS featured on MTV2's "Twin Cities Week"

A smattering of hometown heroes will appear on the teevee this week.

George Rabasa

A smattering of hometown heroes will appear on the teevee this week.

Spin Nightclub throws a totally radical '80s party

Fight for your right to party this Saturday.

The Popstream Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit

Shaolin monks, Iron Men and one perplexed MTV News correspondent.

The Popstream: Minutemen, ''Ack Ack Ack''

Dusty Springfield, ''Lost''

Sex with Mom and Dad: The MTV audition

Stalking talking heads on the floor of the RNC

Wait, 'The Hills' is real?

Drink of the Week: Mexican 3-Way

My Top 20 music videos of all time

Spank Your Neighbor

Glorious Monster EP-Release

Slug on MTV tonight

Español Sung Here

Crossing over—who's doing it, who's not

Today Is Totally Yesterday

Is VH1 redefining the spiritual meaning of "now"...or just abusing Tawny Kitaen?

Savage Love

Is VH1 redefining the spiritual meaning of "now"...or just abusing Tawny Kitaen?

Blame Dick Clark

'TRL' feeds thin gruel to its audience; kids beg for more

Pick Me! Pick Me!

On MTV's 'Miss Seventeen' goody-goodies finally get to make themselves look bad

Are You There God? It's Me, Kurt Loder

On MTV's 'Miss Seventeen' goody-goodies finally get to make themselves look bad

7/6: Morning Communique

On MTV's 'Miss Seventeen' goody-goodies finally get to make themselves look bad

All blowed up

On MTV's 'Miss Seventeen' goody-goodies finally get to make themselves look bad

Kimya Dawson at the Acadia Café

Whisper-singing singer backed by xylophone and singing about powdered ice tea elicits spontaneous applause

Jesus to make guest appearance on MTV

Whisper-singing singer backed by xylophone and singing about powdered ice tea elicits spontaneous applause

The Most Disturbing Show You Haven't Seen

Whisper-singing singer backed by xylophone and singing about powdered ice tea elicits spontaneous applause

What, Did Ashlee Cost Too Much?

Whisper-singing singer backed by xylophone and singing about powdered ice tea elicits spontaneous applause

Face Off

TV makes a sport out of tormenting the homely and insecure

The Offense of Marriage Act

MTV celebrates our most sacred institution

Home Away From Home

Moving into cable TV's dream spaces

Sonic Outlaws

The second annual edition of “Sound Unseen” highlights the subversive side of music making in the era of media consolidation.

Taster's Choice

The second annual edition of “Sound Unseen” highlights the subversive side of music making in the era of media consolidation.

House Party

Croquet fields and castles, Dune buggies and shark tanks: MTV's Cribs visits the estates of the new rich and famous

Two MTV Mixers

Croquet fields and castles, Dune buggies and shark tanks: MTV's Cribs visits the estates of the new rich and famous

Lily Liver Lives, MTV Flirts

Croquet fields and castles, Dune buggies and shark tanks: MTV's Cribs visits the estates of the new rich and famous

The Real Me

Croquet fields and castles, Dune buggies and shark tanks: MTV's Cribs visits the estates of the new rich and famous