The 1980s metal explosion turned many bands into stars overnight as loud choruses and flashy music videos filled arenas and dominated MTV. This era thrived on a mix of loud energy and a rebellious ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A Sioux Falls radio station is mourning the loss of a beloved radio announcer, Ratt Reno. According to KXRB, Ratt Reno passed away early Saturday morning at age 86. He was ...

We mostly associate glam metal, also known as hair metal, with the latter half of the 80s. But a Los Angeles band named Ratt helped to kick off the craze a little bit earlier than that. Their single ...

A hair metal band that hasn't released a new album in 16 years has entered the conversation about who should have performed this year's Super Bowl halftime show instead of Bad Bunny. During Monday's ...

The Paramount mogul is seeking a strategic partner for the cable channel as it figures out a plan to revive the once-iconic brand. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Can MTV bring the music back? David ...

It’s been an eventful week for MTV-related news, which, when you consider the channel’s declining relevance over the years, is news in itself. First came the widespread rumors that MTV had shuttered ...

As the founder and singer of Ratt, Stephen Pearcy was front and center for the group’s hair metal heights in the 1980s. Thanks to their massive debut album Out of the Cellar (1984) and its hit single ...

For those of us of a certain age, it still feels both sad and inexplicable that MTV—a channel that literally used to be called “Music Television”—stopped, y’know, playing music, on television. Sadly, ...

MTV shut down its remaining 24/7 music channels in several countries, including the UK and Australia, at the end of 2025. The main MTV network shifted its focus to reality shows long ago and it ...