MTV’s first Video Music Awards looked like a risky experiment. Then Madonna fell off a wedding cake – and pop history changed forever ...

Cyndi Lauper caught up with Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our anonymous form.

In 1986, Cyndi Lauper followed her earlier pop smashes with a 1986 ballad that would encourage individuality and stand as her enduring anthem.

MTV changed music forever. After the advent of the network, artists had to think about the visual aspect of their craft—something that seems to supersede all else these days. While we may have taken ...