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The First 100 Videos Played On MTV "Ladies and gentlemen, rock n roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first time. It was accompanied by the image of an astronaut, modeled after Neil Armstrong, and an MTV flag planted on the moons surface. Comparing the station to the moon landing may have come off as hubristic at the time, but MTV would go on to change pop music and its imp...

Follow us Get news via Twitter Become a fan Join us on Facebook Subscribe Net News via RSS Grammy Museum Mississippi Celebrates MTVs 40th Year With Exhibit April 22, 2021 at 8:27 AM (PT) MTV Turns 40 GRAMMY MUSEUM® MISSISSIPPI in CLEVELAND, MS, celebrates MTVs 40th Anniversary with a special exhibit, "MTV Turns Forty: I Still Want My MTV," opening on FRIDAY, MAY 14th. MTV launched on AUGUST 1st, 1981, with the statement by JOHN LACK, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and ro...