No one knew quite what to expect at the first MTV Video Music Awards, which was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sept. 14, 1984. The show seemed likely to have a younger, hipper vibe ...

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

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 is ...

The MTV Video Music Awards have become a stage for musicians to be bold since the award show first premiered in 1984. Madonna's performance of "Like A Virgin" at the inaugural show would set the tone ...

Perms, acid-washed jeans and John Hughes movies ruled the 1980s. A fad not remembered as well was once considered the newest thing in music entertainment — the video jukebox.The machine would play ...