When MTV launched in 1981, it did not just play music videos, it rewired pop culture. Image was inseparable from sound, and artists had to be as visually compelling as they were musically innovative.

A new feature film chronicling the rise of MTV is officially in the works, Deadline reports. Neon has secured the rights to the project, an adaptation of the book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story ...

Before the age of the music video, most big musicians had to settle for foregoing music video footage entirely or investing in whole films. (See: The many musical films The Beatles produced for their ...