It’s almost impossible, given everything that came after, to imagine just how controversial Madonna’s boldly sexual performance at the first MTV Video Music Awards — where she debuted "Like a Virgin" ...

It all started with Tina Turner. She was the first artist to sign on to perform at the first MTV Video Music Awards 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1984. And with her blond mane and black miniskirt, the ...

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are airing live from New York's UBS Arena Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started ...

The music video, released in November 1990, caused controversy for its racy content that was deemed too much to air on MTV The music video ban shocked Madonna's fans, who tuned in weeks earlier to ...

The Queen of Soul received a send-off from Madonna at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards — though not everyone was happy with the sentiment. Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at 76, ...

From Kanye West's infamous stage crash to Madonna locking lips with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, THR looks back at the most memorable moments from the show's three-decade history. By ...

“In Nashville, it’s a lot easier to find a log to sit on than it is here.” This is what Miley Cyrus told the audience at her MTV Unplugged taping in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening; the singer had ...

Miley Cyrus mashes it up with Madonna, twerks with her tongue out and drops a bunch of F-bombs on her upcoming MTV special, and she's in fine voice while doing it. While her whittled stomach and ...