WHEN MTV launched in 1981 as the first 24-hour rolling music channel, it ushered in a truly exciting era for pop culture. The ...

MTV as we know it is over. After more than four decades, the network is shutting down several of its music video channels.

Being short has its advantages sometimes. In 1991, Stephanie Jennings was a young, talented and up-and-coming music photographer based in Philadelphia working for a local rock magazine. That September ...

Sabrina Carpenter performs "Tears" during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (Credit: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV) The MTV Video Music Awards returned to form as longtime producer Van Toffler made ...

The hottest stars turned out for the MTV VMAs 2025 red carpet, but who looked hot, and who was a flop? Over the years, the VMAs produce some of the most talked-about red carpet looks of all time. Who ...

The 2025 VMAs represented “One Sweet Day” for Mariah Carey. The diva who has flipped her hair and strutted in stilettos for a parade of iconic music videos including “Honey” and “Heartbreaker” ...

Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs absence led to some intense speculation but it turns out the singer had a simple reason for staying home. E! News reported that Swift skipped the VMAs because she’s focused on ...

Mama must've told Doja Cat to knock out LL Cool J at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. As host LL Cool J (real name James Todd Smith) was wrapping up his opening monologue at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a ...

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga set the tone at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night with career-defining moments of their own. Grande scored two honors — video of the year and best pop video — and ...

You can always count on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards to provide three things: the hottest stars in music, some attention-seeking behavior, and a whole lot of tacky, glitzy fashion.

The pop star headed into the VMAs as the most-nominated artist of the night, with 12 nods Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and ...