On Sept. 18, 1983, the greasepainted rock gods bared their faces at a live MTV press conference — and against all odds, the makeunder revitalized their flagging career.

Long before most others in the industry, the Thin White Duke called for more black artists on MTV. In the wake of David Bowie’s death, the network resurfaced a now-infamous 1983 interview in … ...

MTV circa 1983Nostalgia. Being nostalgic can be extremely healthy when you go about it the right way. There is so much to be learned from our past. In a simpler time, our creativity and ideas can ...

MTV shared a video from 1983 that made itself look bad—but showed just how comfortable Bowie was speaking truth to power. In the clip, Bowie asks interviewer Mark Goodman why the relatively new ...

At the height of David Bowie's popularity in the 1980s, he called out MTV for not playing black artists except for early in the morning.

All around the world, people are reflecting on the life and legacy of David Bowie — including the time he went on MTV and publicly shamed the network for its lack of diversity. Rock videos by ...

David Bowie lashed out at MTV's Mark Goodman in this 1983 interview for the network's policy regarding videos by black artists ...

MTV will air its 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony at 9 p.m. Sunday. But the channel has diversified its programming so much that it isn't just a video channel any more. These 20 videos helped ...

In a 1983 interview with Mark Goodman, an MTV video journalist, David Bowie didn't stick to promoting "Let's Dance." The singer, who died Sunday after battling cancer, turned the tables on the ...

In a 1983 interview with MTV, David Bowie asked a host why the television music channel did not feature more work by Black artists.

As it turns 30, MTV has taken on countless poses and personalities en route to becoming a pop-culture institution. Yes, the evolution has been televised. But it still raises the question: How did ...

Sammy Hagar gave one of his most famous shows on March 13, 1983 at the Checkerdome in St. Louis, Mo.