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With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

Tom Freston could tell endless stories about the formative days of MTV and late nights with rock stars

The Independent UK

"The cultural impact of Purple Rain is so enormous that it ultimately overshadows the music": Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie

The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age

Louder

2025’s most outrageous celebrity red carpet looks

From the Met Gala to the MTV awards, here are the looks that got everyone talking this year

The Independent UK

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"We had taken some mushrooms. We saw ghosts and all manner of things." Hallucinogenics, Tim Burton and The Battle Of Hastings: the story of the song that turned a British black metal band into household names

How one of Britain's most infamous metal bands wrote their major breakthrough hit

Metal Hammer

“One of the most significant artefacts in rock music history”: Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E – the world’s most expensive guitar – has been donated to the Royal College of Music London

Plans are being made for the guitar to embark on a 2026 tour

Guitar World

The Real Cost of Living in 1983 — And How Far $20 Really Went

Step into 1983, and you’ll find a world where MTV was still new, seatbelts were more of a suggestion, and a twenty-dollar bill felt like a tiny treasure chest. People didn’t just casually tap a phone to buy coffee—they paid in cash, counted their change, and sometimes stretched a single…

Everybody Loves Your Money

Kim Kardashian changed her name before first appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Kim Kardashian went by her full name Kimberly Kardashian before realising that it was "so long for people to say" prior to her first appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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You’ve Definitely Seen These 25 Album Covers Before – Prove You Can Name Them

Whether you discovered music through vinyl sleeves, CD booklets, or MTV countdowns, some album covers became just as iconic as the songs themselves. This quiz spans the 1970s through the 2000s - covering classic rock, pop legends, hip hop breakthroughs, and alternative anthems.

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"It’s strange when you’re playing in front of 30 people, lip-syncing. Especially when you’re hanging upside down with a piece of meat behind you." How Nine Inch Nails' anthem of self-loathing and sleaze got twisted into the ultimate horny metal track

As Tommy Lee of Motley Crue once put it, Closer is "the ultimate **** song" - but it certainly wasn't written that way

Metal Hammer

“We were a really weird punk band that came out of hardcore and were shot into this vortex”: Fall Out Boy came out of the US hardcore scene. So how did they become poster boys for 21st century emo?

Chicago’s Fall Out Boy were playing to one person a night – and then MTV happened

Louder

A Viral TikTok Has Fans Questioning An Iconic Moment In Britney Spears History

Is this the Mandela Effect?

Cinemablend

‘I Fought So Hard’: Mean Girls’ Lizzy Caplan Recalls Landing Janis Role, And The Reality TV Star Execs Initially Wanted

I can't imagine anyone else playing Janis in that OG film.

Cinemablend

"Winona Ryder was confused. She wanted to know why we'd write a song about her. I told her: 'It has nothing to do with you.'" How a cult 90s rock band's song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with a Hollywood A-lister

When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses

Metal Hammer

"It’s about those times when you’ve got no feeling left or you just don’t care." The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era - and that got a new lease of life courtesy of one rap megastar

Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that

Metal Hammer

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"It was pretty surreal. All of our families, friends and haters saw that live on TV!" The surprise smash hit 90s single that saw an underground punk band beat Alanis Morissette, Weezer and Portishead in one of the biggest award upsets ever

No one saw this coming in 1995!

Benzinga

Millennials Prefer Coinbase, Gen Z Likes UberEats, Gen X Is Playing Call Of Duty And Baby Boomers Use DoorDash

An annual list of the fastest growing brands from Morning Consult shows consumers love DoorDash Inc (NASDAQ:DASH), artificial intelligence, TikTok and more.

Metal Hammer

"It's an ode to a Goth girl who was so into herself that she once held a mirror over my face so she could see herself climax." Sex, vampires and black lipstick: the story of Type O Negative's goth metal anthem, Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)

Allegedly written about a self-obsessed goth Peter Steele was infatuated with, there's a reason Black No. 1 is still on every self-respecting Halloween playlist

International Business Times UK

Who Is Jack Osbourne? Ozzie Osbourne's Son Working as a Paranormal Investigator, and now On 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'

Jack Osbourne's journey from reality TV fame to adventure shows and paranormal investigation reveals his inspiring transformation and enduring spirit.

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A massive retro revival is happening on the music scene, and this 80s-style radio is all the proof you need

Retro audio gear is making a comeback, and the Crosley Tribute Radio is one of my favorite ways to listen to the best songs.

Metal Hammer

“I could see downtown Hollywood and all the transformers were blowing. It looked like the city was being bombed”: How Terminator 2, a banned video and a massive earthquake shaped a classic Tool song

The story of Tool‘s classic 1993 single Prison Sex

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“There’s no special effects – there were kids falling through ceilings, flying through glass, jumping off roofs”: From kicking booze to an anarchic video shoot, the story of Slipknot’s biggest single, Duality

Slipknot were one of the biggest names of the nu metal era – then the lead single from their third album made them immortal

Metal Hammer

"It felt like my head was going to explode." Alligator murder, police raids and abandoned adult theatres: the story of the chaotic video shoot that helped make an underground 90s band cult legends

Long before nu metal bands were getting arrested for making music videos, Acid Bath were setting a precedent

International Business Times UK

Ridiculousness Cancelled: Did Rob Dyrdek's Massive Net Worth Push MTV to Cut His Show?

Ridiculousness is cancelled after 46 seasons. Fans wonder if Rob Dyrdek's massive salary and fortune played a role in MTV's surprising decision.

International Business Times UK

MTV Cancels Ridiculousness After 46 Seasons—Rob Dyrdek's Viral Clip Era Ends

MTV has canceled Ridiculousness after 46 seasons. Rob Dyrdek's viral video show ends as the network shifts toward new programming.

The Independent UK

MTV mainstay Ridiculousness axed after 14 years amid reports of star’s $32 million salary

The Rob Dyrdek-created series premiered in 2011

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