ORIGINAL MEMBERS
NAME BEFORE FAME
90 ROCK
I WANT MY MTV!!!!
MISLYRICS
1
PAUL - PETE - GEORGE - JOHN
PAUL MCCARTNEY - PETE BEST - GEORGE HARRISON - JOHN LENNON
AKA THE BEATLES
1
ROBERT ALLEN ZIMMERMAN
BOBBY BROWN - ROB ZOMBIE - BOB DYLAN - DAVID BOWIE
BOB DYLAN
1
THIS WAS THE FIRST GRUNGE BAND TO SIGN WITH A MAJOR LABEL AND WERE TRAILBLAZERS THEIR 1991 ALBUM 'BADMOTOTRFINGER IN 1994, THE BROODING SINGLE 'BLACK HOLE SUN' ELEVATED THEM TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS.
SOUNDGARDEN
1
WHEN DID MTV LAUNCH?
1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983
AUGUST 1, 1981 AT 12:01 AM
1
FROM PEARL JAMS "JEREMY"
"JEREMY'S SMOKING GRASS TODAY"
"JEREMY SPOKE IN CLASS TODAY"
2
KEITH - MICK - CHARLES - RONNIE -BRYAN - BILL
KEITH RICHARDS - MICK JAGGER - CHARLES WATTS - RONNIE WOODS - BRYAN JONES - BILL WYMANS
AKA - THE ROLLING STONES
2
REGINALD KENNETH KNIGHT
ICE-T - ELTON JOHN - CHUCK BERRY - BABYFACE
ELTON JOHN
2
IN 1996, SARAH MCLACHLAN, BEING FRUSTRATED WITH INDUSTRY SEXISM, PROVED A BILL OF ALL WOMEN COULD BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS SUMMER FESTIVAL
LILITH FAIR
2
TRUE OR FALSE
THE FIRST IMAGES PLAYED WAS "VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR" BY THE BUGGLES.
FALSE.
MTV WAS LAUNCHED WITH THE WORDS "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ROCK AND ROLL", PLAYED OVER FOOTAGE OF THE LAUNCH OF THE COLUMBIA, THE FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE ON APRIL 14, 1981
2
FROM ADELE "CHASING PAVEMENTS"
SHOULD I GIVE UP OR SHOULD I KEEP CHASING PENGUINS"
SHOULD I GIVE UP OR SHOULD I KEEP CHASING PAVEMENTS"
3
DENNY - JOHN - MICHELLE - CASS
CASS ELLIOT - JOHN PHILLIPS - MICHELLE PHILLIPS - GENNY DOHERTY AKA THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
3
FARROKH BULSARA
CAT STEVEN - FREDDIE MERCURY - ELVIS COSTELLO
FREDDIE MERCURY
3
IN 1994, WEEZER WON 4 VMA's FOR THEIR VIDEO THAT INSERTED THE BAND PLAYING INTO FOOTAGE OF THIS CLASSIC TV SITCOM
HAPPY DAYS
3
THE DECISION TO CHANGE FORMATS STARTED IN 1993, WHEN IT WAS DECIDED TO CUT BACK ON MUSIC VIDEOS BY THIS PERCENTAGE.
20% - 27% - 36% - 42%
36%
3
FROM THE EAGLES "HOTEL CALIFORNIA"
"MURALS ON THE CEILING. PINK CHAMPAGNE ON ICE"
"MIRRORS ON THE CEILING.PINK CHAMPAGNE ON ICE."
4
BELINDA - CHARLOTTE - JANE - GINA
BELINDA CARLISLE - CHARLOTTE CAFFEY - JANE WIEDLIN - GINA SCHOCK
AKA THE GO - GOS
4
STEVLAND HARDAWAY JUDKINS
STEVIE WONDER - JIMMY PAIGE - FLEA - MOBY
STEVIE WONDER
4
WHAT 70's CLASSIC ROCK BAND MADE A COMEBACK IN THE 90s THANKS TO ALICIA SILVERSTONE, LIV TYLER AND JEREMY LONDON.
AEROSMITH (GET A GRIP)
4
HOW MANY V.J.S WERE THERE AT THE BEGINNING.
3 - 4 - 5 - 6
5
NINA BLACKWOOD (THE BOMBSHELL VIXEN), MARK GOODMAN (THE AFFABLE EVERYMAN) ALAN HUNTER (THE POPULAR JOCK), J.J.JACKSON (THE HIP RADIO VETERAN) AND MARTHA QUINN (THE GIRL NEXT DOOR)
4
FROM FLEETWOOD MAC "SAY YOU LOVE ME"
"I'M BEGGING YOU FOR A LITTLE SIP OF TEA."
"I'M BEGGING YOU FOR A LITTLE SYMPATHY"
5
ROGER - PETE - JOHN - KEITH
ROGER DALTREY - PETE TOWNSEND - JOHN ENTWHISTLE - KEITH MOON
AKA THE WHO
5
CURTIS JAMES JACKSON III
TITO JACKSON - CURTIS MAYFIELD - THE EDGE - 50 CENT
50 CENT
5
BEFORE WRITING AND PRODUCING HITS FOR CHRISTINA AGUILERA, PINK, ADELE AND ALICIA KEYS, LINDA PERRY WAS THE FRONTWOMAN OF THIS "WHAT UP?" BAND
4 NON-BLONDES
5
THE SLOGAN "I WANT MY MTV",LAUNCHED AS AN ADVERTISING SLOGAN IN 1982, WAS INCLUDED IN THIS DIRE STRAITS 1985 SONG .
MONEY FOR NOTHING
5
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND "BLINDED BY THE LIGHT"
"WRAPPED LIKE A DOUCHE WHEN YOU'RE ROLLING IN THE NIGHT."
REVVED UP LIKE A DUECE, ANOTHER RUNNER IN THE NIGHT."
6
KURT - CHAD - KRIST
KURT COBAIN - CHAD CHANNING - KRIST NOVOSELIC
AKA NIRVANA
6
STEFANI JOANNE ANGELINA GERMANOTTA
GWEN STEFANI - CHER -
LADY GAGA
6
"HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME" FROM THE BATMAN FOREVER SOUNDTRACK WON THIS BAND BOTH A GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG AND A RAZZIE FOR WORST ORIGINAL SONG
U2
6
THIS SONG, WRITTEN BY ROD TEMPLETON, AND MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTED BY JOHN LANDIS, PREMIERED ON DECEMBER 2, 1983 AND BECAME THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEO TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY AS "CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY OR AESTHEICALLY" SIGNIFICANT IN 2009
THRILLER
6
FROM THE FOO FIGHTERS "THE PRETENDER"
"ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER"
"WHAT IF I SAY, I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHERS"
7
EDDIE - ALEX - DAVID LEE - MICHAEL
EDDIE VAN HALEN - ALEX VAN HALEN - DAVID LEE ROTH - MICHAEL ANTHONY
AKA VAN HALEN
7
KATHERYN ELIZABETH HUDSON
KATY PERRY
7
THIS "QUEEN OF TEJANO MUSIC" WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECORDING HER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CROSSOVER WHEN SHE DIED IN 1995. THE ALBUM DEBUTED AT NO 1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 - THE FIRST HISPANIC ARTIST TO DO SO
SELENA
7
JERSEY SHORES DEBUT IN......
2005 - 2009 - 2011 -2013
2009
7
FROM TOTO "AFRICA"
"THERE'S NOTHING THAT A HUNDRED MEN ON MARS COULD EVER DO."
"THERE'S NOTHING THAT A HUNDRED MEN OR MORE COULD EVER DO."
8
BILLY JOE - TRE - MIKE
BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG - TRE COOL - MIKE DRINT
AKA GREENDAY
8
PATRICIA ANDREJEWSKI
PAT BENATAR
8
BEFORE BECOMING THE DRUMMER OF THE FOO FIGHTERS, TAYLOR HAWKINS WAS THE TOUR DRUMMER FOR THIS CANADIAN SINGER, EVEN APPEARING IN SEVERAL OF HER VIDEOS INCLUDING "ALL I REALLY WANT"
ALANIS MORISSETTE
8
IN THIS YEAR, MTV DROPPED MUSIC VIDEOS TO JUST 3 HOURS A DAY.
2004 - 2006 - 2008 - 2010
2008
8
FROM BON JOVI "LIVING ON A PRAYER"
"IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE'RE NAKED OR NOT."
"IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE MAKE IT OR NOT."
9
ROBERT - JIMMY - JOHN PAUL - JOHN
ROBERT PLANT - JIMMY PAGE - JOHN PAUL JONES - JOHN BONHAM
AKA LED ZEPPLIN
9
VINCENT DAMON FURNIER
ALICE COOPER
9
DESPITE NOT BEING RELEASED AS A SINGLE IN THE US (UNTIL A LATER REISSUE), THIS PEARL JAM SONG INSPIRED BY AN ARTICLE EDDIE VEDDER READ ABOUT A TEXAS BOY'S SUICIDE, ENDED UP BECOMING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SINGLE OFF THEIR 1991 DEBUT TEN
JEREMY
9
MTV'S FIRST FORAY INTO ANIMATION
BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD
9
FROM LIL NAS X AND BILL RAY CYRUS "OLD TOWN ROAD"
"I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HORSE TO THE WATERING HOLE."
"I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HORSE TO THEOLD TOWN ROAD"
10
DAVID - STEPHEN - GRAHAM - NEIL
DAVID CROSBY - STEPHEN STILLS - GRAHAM NASH - NEIL YOUNG
AKA CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG
10
HUGH ANTHONY CREGG
HUGHIE LEWIS
10
THIS GROUPS LEAD VOCALIST WAS MARRIED TO NIRVANA'S LEAD.
HOLE (COURTNEY LOVE AND KURT COBAIN)
10
WHAT IS THE STATUE GIVEN FOR THE MTV MUSIC AWARD?
10
FROM DIRE STRAITS "MONEY FOR NOTHING"
"MONEY FOR NOTHING AND YOUR CHICKS ARE FREE."
"MONEY FOR NOTHING AND CHIPS ARE FREE."