‘MTV Was a Lot Like Kabul’
Cyndi Lauper leading the crowd at the first MTV New Year’s Eve party at Times Square. Photo: Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images The news that MTV is shutting down its…
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How “I Want My MTV” Saved the Network From an Early Grave
So was born the campaign “I want my MTV.” Now we had to identify which stars were the rock-and-roll equivalents of Mickey Mantle and Wilt the Stilt. Lois…
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