Shakira’s beloved 1999 performance on the MTV series “Unplugged” has been released from the vault. Paramount announced Tuesday that it added more than 50 episodes of the MTV series ...

John Shearer/Getty; Frederick M. Brown/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Many stars have taken home a coveted Moon Person at the MTV Video Music Awards, but only a handful have received the prestigious ...

"MTV Unplugged" premiered rather quietly in the fall of 1989 as an acoustic showcase for serious musicians (like 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn) who didn't go in for the glitz and glam most ...

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In America, however, things were about to change with the launch of MTV (Music Television) in August 1981. 40 years on, we take a look at how TV gave us the constant access to pop that we know today.