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This article is about the original sister channel to MTV: Music Television in the United States. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. For all of VH1 and MTV's sister channels in the U. S. , and all international channels known as "VH1", see List of MTV channels. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel

VH1

Launched	January 1, 1985
Owned by	MTV Networks (Viacom)
Headquarters	New York City, U.S.
Formerly called	VH-1: Video Hits One VH1: Music First
Sister channel(s)	MTV, Nickelodeon, MTV2, The N, Comedy Central, Noggin, TV Land, Nicktoons Network, Spike, Nick at Nite, MTV Tr3s, VH1 Soul, CMT
Website	VH1.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 335
Dish Network	Channel 162
Worldwide	See full list
DigiTürk	Channel 94
Sky Italia	Channel 708
DStv	Channel 323
Cable
Available on many cable systems	Check local listings for specific channels

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This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the Music video channel in the U The US Cable Television channel MTV ( Music Television) has been the subject of criticism for years Censorship on MTV has been the subject of debate for years MTV the first and most popular Music Television network in the U Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City of New York Launched on January 1, 1985, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting an older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music. 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Early history of VH-1 (1985-1994)

Format and VJs

An updated version on the first logo (1987-1994). At Christmas time, the "V" would be turned upside down to resemble a Christmas tree.

VH-1's aim was to focus on the lighter, softer side of popular music^[1], including such musicians as Tina Turner, Elton John, Sting, Donna Summer, Kenny G, and Anita Baker, in hopes of appealing to people aged 18 to 35, and possibly older. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) better known by his Stage name Kenny G, is an American Saxophonist whose fourth Anita Baker (born January 26 1958 in Toledo, Ohio, USA) is an eight-time Grammy Award -winning multi-Platinum Rhythm and blues Also frequently featured in the network's early years were "videos" for Motown and other 1960s oldies consisting of newsreel and concert footage. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 A newsreel is a Documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed News stories A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. It was introduced on January 1, 1985 with the video performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Marvin Gaye. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter ^[1]

From the start, Video Hits One was branded as an urbane version of its sister/parent channel. It played more jazz and R&B artists than MTV and had a higher rotation of urban-contemporary performers. Its early on-camera personalities were New York radio veterans Don Imus (then of WNBC); Frankie Crocker (then program director and DJ for WBLS); Scott Shannon (of Z100); Jon Bauman ("Bowzer" from Sha Na Na); Bobby Rivers; and Rita Coolidge. John Donald Imus Jr (born July 23 1940) known simply as Don Imus, is an American radio host, Shock jock, Humorist Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker ( December 18 1937, Buffalo New York, USA - October 21 2000, North Miami Beach WBLS is an Urban Adult Contemporary FM Radio station that is licensed to New York City, operating on 107 Michael Scott Shannon is a radio Disc jockey, current co-host of "The Big Show" on WPLJ and the official voice of the Sean Hannity Show Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (born September 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) was a member of the band Sha Na Na and a one-time game Sha Na Na is a well-known Rock and roll revival act Announcing themselves as "from the streets of New York" and outfitted in gold lame leather jackets and Elvis Bobby Rivers was the host of the now-defunct Top 5 show on the Food Network. Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer

Later VJs included Tim Byrd of WPIX-FM (now WQCD), a station whose eclectic ballad-and-R&B oriented format mirrored that of VH-1; and Alison Steele ("The Nightbird" of WNEW-FM). WRXP is a New York City Radio station located at 1019 FM. The station has an Adult Album Alternative format Alison Steele ( January 26, 1937 – September 27, 1995) was a pioneering American Disc jockey in Manhattan at WWFS (1027 FM) is a New York City Radio station owned and operated by CBS Radio. Rosie O'Donnell later joined the outlet's veejay lineup. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell O'Donnell would also host a stand up comedy show featuring various comedians each episode. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " As an added touch to make the network more like a televised radio station, the early years of the network featured jingles in their bumpers produced by JAM Creative Productions in Dallas, who had previously made jingles for radio stations worldwide. JAM Creative Productions Inc is an American company that produces Radio jingles promo music for television and commercial jingles for advertisers

The format left room for occasional ad-libs by the VJ, a godsend for emcees such as Imus and O'Donnell. In true Imus style, he used a 1985 segment of his VH-1 show to jokingly call smooth-jazz icon Sade Adu a "grape" for her oval-shaped head. See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a

Early programming

VH1 catered to adult top 40, including musicians such as Ace of Base, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, and other slightly more rock-oriented popular music than what it had originally played, though AC favorites such as Des'ree, Elton John, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Céline Dion, and Mariah Carey still received heavy video play in 1994, as well. Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award -winning and two-time Grammy Award Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Des'ree (born Desiree Weeks, 30 November 1968, London) is a British pop / soul Singer who was Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer

New Visions

Typical of VH1's early programming was New Visions, a series which featured videos and in-studio performances by smooth jazz and New Age bands and performers, including Spyro Gyra, Andy Narell, Mark Isham and Yanni. Smooth jazz, also sometimes referred to as new adult contemporary music is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and at times improvisation New Age music is peaceful Music of various styles which is intended to create inspiration relaxation and positive feelings often used by listeners for Yoga, Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA Andy Narell is a Musician and Composer specializing in the Steelpan. Mark Isham (b September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American Trumpeter synthesist, and Academy Award-nominated film Composer Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης classical transcription Giannis Chrysomallis) on November 14, 1954 in At first many different musicians guest-hosted the program, but eventually musician/songwriter Ben Sidran established himself as permanent host. Ben Sidran (born August 14, 1943) is an American Jazz and rock pianist, Organist, Vocalist and

VH1: Music First (1994-2003)

In December 1994, VH1 rebranded itself as VH1: Music First, following a ratings decline in the early 1990s. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) ^[1] By 1996, VH1 was heading down the same path as its sister channel, MTV, choosing to focus more on music-related shows than on music videos. The year 1996 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1996. Additionally, the network began to expand its playlist of music videos to include more rock and rap music. ^[1] Old episodes of American Bandstand could regularly be seen on the channel. American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark By that time, the channel's ratings were beginning to fall. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Video Countdown

As part of VH-1's rebranding as "VH1: Music First" in 1994, the channel launched a new series, the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, that counted down the top ten music videos played on VH1 each week. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A combination of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail would decide the order of the countdown. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also A rotating cast of VJs picked up hosting duties for the show over the years. A video jockey (usually abbreviated to " VJ " or sometimes " veejay " is an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television The series expanded from ten to twenty music videos, becoming the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, in 1999. VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is a weekly Television show on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) VH1 Top 20 Countdown is premiered every Saturday morning at 9:00 and also shown on Sunday and Tuesday at 8:00 during the same week.

Pop-Up Video

Things changed very drastically for VH1 in the fall of 1996, with the premiere of Pop-Up Video, a very successful and popular show which offered tidbits of information as music videos were being played. Pop-Up Video is a popular VH1 television show that "popped up" Bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing ^[2]

"Pop-Up" television went on to become something of a cultural phenomenon. Many TV shows followed suit and had their own "Pop-Up" episodes. These shows include Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Drew Carey Show, Brady Bunch reruns on sister Viacom channel Nick at Nite, and even a special episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire also The Simpsons. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family. Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash Thursdays from 900 p In the United States, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (also known simply as Millionaire) is a Television Game show which As of January 2008, Pop-Up Video airs on VH1 Classic.

Behind the Music

In August 1997, VH1 again hit it big with the premiere of the first of the network's flagship shows, Behind the Music. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes The hourlong show features interviews and biographies of some of popular music's biggest stars qualified to be profiled on the series. The premiere episode featured Milli Vanilli. Milli Vanilli were a pop and Dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988 fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Episodes have ranged from Aaliyah to Stryper to Queen, as well as others such as Meat Loaf, MC Hammer, Fleetwood Mac, TLC, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Britney Spears, Selena, Petra, Pantera, and Eminem, with more episodes being produced periodically. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer Stryper is a Grammy Award nominated Christian metal band from Orange County California, USA. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his Fleetwood Mac are a British / American TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16 1971 – March 31 1995 best known as Selena, was an American Singer who has been called "The Queen of Petra was a prominent Christian rock band regarded by many as a pioneer of the Christian rock and of the Contemporary Christian music genres Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning By the late 1990s, the show began to run out of artists to profile, leading to the short-lived BTM2 program, half-hour looks into bands and artists whose popularity was rising, but not yet at its peak.

Legends

Shortly after, VH1 created a companion series, Legends (originally sponsored by AT&T), profiling artists who have made a more significant contribution to music history to qualify as "Legends" (that is, those artists who do not fit in the category of Behind the Music biographies). Legends (aka VH1's Legends) is a Music biography Television series on VH1. Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and The artists profiled so far have included AC/DC, The Bee Gees, Carman (singer), Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, George Clinton, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Doors, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, The Who, Michael Jackson and U2

Save the Music Foundation

During its "Music First" days, VH1 created the Save The Music Foundation, which served to preserve and enhance music education programs in local schools. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Carman (born Carman Dominic Licciardello on January 19 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award -winning Contemporary christian Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Led Zeppelin were Pink Floyd are Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The VH1 Save the Music foundation was established in 1997 and purchased new musical instruments to restore music education programs that have been cut due to budget reductions in the past or to save programs at risk of elimination due to lack of instruments. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert The project was the brain child of VH1 President John Sykes and was developed by Bob Morrison who was the foundation's first CEO. The Foundation also conducted awareness campaigns, musical instrument drives and fundraising events. VH1 Save The Music Foundation celebrated its 10 year anniversary in September 2007.

VH1 Divas

In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert and featured the "divas" Aretha Franklin, Céline Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan and Mariah Carey, and the "special guest" Carole King. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Shania Twain ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28 1965 is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter in the Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. ^[3] Other hugely successful shows were produced in the year after, in 1999 featuring "divas" Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Cher, LeAnn Rimes, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Chaka Khan, Elton John, and Brandy. A diva is a celebrated female singer The Italian term is used to describe a woman of rare outstanding talent in the world of Opera, and by extension in theatre and Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Pearl Mississippi) is an American Country pop Singer Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American singer known for hit songs such as "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer ^[4] It became a huge success and was featured in the following years starring Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Destiny's Child, Shakira, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Jessica Simpson were also featured as divas in the concert. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17 1968 is a Multi-platinum American singer and songwriter The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Some different artists, such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Cher and Faith Hill featured two VH1 concerts. Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success

Movies That Rock

In 1999, VH1 aired its first original movie, a bio-pic on Sweetwater. Sweetwater was a Rock and roll band best known as the first group scheduled to play at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, although they eventually were the Their third original movie (which aired in 2000), Two of Us, focused on a fictional meeting between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. For other uses see Two of Us. Two of Us is a 2000 television Drama (and the third original VH1 film John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Over the next three years, they made over a dozen movies, including bio-pics on Ricky Nelson, M.C. Hammer, The Monkees, Meat Loaf, and Def Leppard. Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician

VH1 continues to air "Movies That Rock" on a regular basis, expanding to include movies not produced by VH1. Typically, these movies air on weekday afternoons and on weekends. The subject matter remains mostly focused on music and musicians, though it recently aired the Looney Tunes movie "Space Jam" which deals with sports. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by

Diversification

In the late 1990s, VH1 continued to get more diverse and teen-based with its music selection, and with that, the network updated its 1994 "Big 1" logo. The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. Various late-night rock shows have been shown on VH1, featuring alternative rock and metal videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of VH1 eventually warmed up to harder rock acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Foo Fighters, and Metallica, and their new videos are generally added into VH1's playlist right away. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in.

By the early 2000s, VH1 even began to play mainstream rap musicians. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with ^[1] The latest videos by Eminem, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and Missy Elliott began to be shown in VH1's rotation and even started to crop up on VH1's top 20 countdown, as of late 2002. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. VH1 also plays music from Latin artists such as Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Thalia and Shakira. Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Thalia can refer to four distinct entities in Greek mythology, two of whom were daughters of Zeus, and a third of whom bore him sons Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira

Other past trends

rockDocs was the title under which VH1 aired various music documentaries, both those produced by VH1 and those produced by third-parties. Such documentary series produced by VH1 include And Ya' Don't Stop, a four-part series on the history of hip-hop, Heavy: The Story of Metal, and The Drug Years, which tells the story of various drug cultures that changed America. The Drug Years is a 2006 Television documentary series produced by the Sundance Channel and VH1 about Illicit drug use in the Films produced by other studios have also been aired as rockDocs, including Woodstock, Madonna: Truth or Dare, Tupac: Resurrection, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!, a documentary on the Beastie Boys and most recently Last Days of Left Eye which documented the last month of Lisa Lopes's life from the band TLC. ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 Truth or Dare (known as In Bed with Madonna outside the United States and Canada) is a revealing documentary chronicling Tupac Resurrection is a 2003 Academy Award -nominated documentary about the life and untimely death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Metal A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise Awesome I Fuckin' Shot That! (alternate title Awesome I Shot That!) is a 2006 Concert film of the Beastie Boys. The Last Days of Left Eye is a documentary directed by Lauren Lazin which premiered on VH1 and VH1 Soul on May 19, 2007 Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27 1971 – April 25 2002 better known by her Stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, Singer,

VH1 endured criticism for having a show, Music Behind Bars, that focuses on musicians who are in jail. Critics thought that prisoners, mainly those convicted of murder, should not be entitled to any exposure. ^[5]

The channel aired Where Are They Now? from 1999 to 2002. Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status It featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre (from kid stars to stars of Aaron Spelling's notable productions to controversial news figures). Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer.

Current era of VH1 (2003-present)

In 2003, the network changed its focus again, dropping "Music First" from its name, and introducing their new and current box logo. The year 2003 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2003. Having saturated its Behind The Music series (and spinoff BTM2, a 30-minute version that told the stories of current chart-toppers), gotten past the point of showing music videos on a regular basis, and had a 35% ratings decline over the past several years, the network began to target the pop culture nostalgia market just like its sister MTV. ^[1]^[2] The network primarily plays reality shows now.

I Love the. . . series

The shift began in late 2002, with the success of the I Love the '80s 10-part series. The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. I Love the '80s is a Decade nostalgia Television program that was produced by VH1. I Love the-show continued with I Love the '70s in 2003 (when the network's new logo was introduced), based on the BBC 2000 series of the same name. I Love The refers to a series of VH1 television programs based on a British series made by the BBC in 2000 and 2001 I Love the '70s is a Decade nostalgia Television Mini-series produced by VH-1. The year 2003 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2003. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. ^[6] Eventually, VH1 caught lightning in a bottle several times more with I Love the 80s Strikes Back, I Love the '90s, and I Love the '90s: Part Deux. I Love the '80s Strikes Back is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1980s Popular culture in a mostly I Love the '90s is a Television mini-series produced by VH1 in which various Music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture I Love the '90s Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various Music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture More recently, VH1 premiered I Love the '80s 3-D and I Love the '70s: Volume 2, along with the non-decade-based I Love the Holidays and I Love Toys. I Love the '80s 3-D is the follow-up to VH1 's 1980s nostalgia show I Love the '80s and its sequel I Love the '80s Strikes I Love the '70s Volume 2 is a television mini-series in the I Love the I Love the Holidays is a 90-minute Television special, based on the I Love the '80s series that premiered on VH1 in November I Love Toys was the eighth in VH1 's series of I Love… nostalgia shows

The format of these shows (various entertainers giving their takes or opinions on popular culture) has been repeated for the weekly program Best Week Ever. Best Week Ever ( BWE) is a weekly Television program on the United States cable / satellite network VH1 In a sketch on FOX's MADtv envisioning an as-yet fictitious "I Love the 00's" show, VH1 was referred to as "the bitter comics ragging on real celebrities" network. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad.

The Greatest series

VH1 also produces its The Greatest series in which a similar format is used to countdown lists like "The 50 Sexiest Video Moments", "100 Greatest Songs of Rock 'N' Roll", "100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years", "100 Greatest One-hit Wonders", and "100 Greatest Kid Stars". The Greatest is a VH1 series Each episode counts down either songs albums music videos moments musicians or celebrities of a particular category In 2001, Mark McGrath hosted VH1's miniseries "100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock 'N' Roll", which compiled a list of the moments in music history that changed its course and shook its foundations. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) is an American singer of the Rock band Sugar Ray.

40 Most Awesomely Bad

In 2003, VH1 began this mini-series category with "40 Most Awesomely Bad Dirrty Songs. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. . . Ever"^[7], cataloguing hit sexy songs that failed to score with music critics for cause. Additional miniseries in this group include "40 Most Awesomely Bad Break-up Songs. . . Ever"^[8], "40 Most Awesomely Bad #1 Songs. . . Ever"^[9], "40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs. . . Ever"^[10], and "40 Most Awesomely Bad Love Songs"^[11].

Celebreality

Further information: List of programs broadcast by VH1

VH1 also touts its Celebreality programming block of reality shows featuring minor celebrities, anchored by The Surreal Life, which mimics MTV's The Real World, instead placing minor celebrities from the past into a living environment. The following is a list of Television programs formerly and currently aired on American Cable television channel VH1. The Surreal Life is a Reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. The Celebreality block has also aired shows such as:

Hogan Knows Best, Hulk Hogan's reality show
Celebrity Fit Club, a show where marginal-at-best celebrities get in shape
Strange Love, a program spun off from The Surreal Life, following the relationship between Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav
Flavor of Love, a show spun off from Strange Love, where Flavor Flav, "hype man" of the hip hop group Public Enemy picks a lover out of multiple women
My Fair Brady, another spin-off from The Surreal Life, which follows the relationship of Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model
Breaking Bonaduce, which covers the therapy and life of Danny Bonaduce
Celebrity Paranormal Project, in which minor celebrities are placed in haunted locations to explore and perform tasks
I Love New York,Season 1 and Season 2 Flavor of love Runner-up Tiffany "New York" Pollard goes on her own quest for love
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School,is a spin-offs of Flavor of Love
Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, frontman of the rock band Poison, which follows the same Bachelor-esque guidelines as Flavor of Love

Hip-Hop and Rock Honors

Since 2004, VH1 has showed their appreciation for hip-hop and rock music by honoring pioneers and movements. Hogan Knows Best was an American Television show centered around the family life of Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Celebrity Fit Club is a Reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. The Surreal Life is a Reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in Brigitte Nielsen (born 15 July 1963 is a Danish actress who became known for appearing in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV William Jonathan Drayton Jr (born March 16, 1959) better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper television star Flavor of Love is an American Reality television Dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. William Jonathan Drayton Jr (born March 16, 1959) better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper television star Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism My Fair Brady is a celebrity Reality television show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Surreal Life is a Reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in a mansion in Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957) is an American actor best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series The following is a list of characters from the American Television series The Brady Bunch. The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family. Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6 1982 in Joliet Illinois) is an American model who first became famous as the winner of the first cycle of the America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Breaking Bonaduce is a reality series on VH1 that stars former child actor Danny Bonaduce and his wife Gretchen Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio / Television personality, Comedian, and former Celebrity Paranormal Project, (sometimes abbreviated as CPP) is a Reality show which debuted on VH1 on October 22 2006 and was last aired Main Articles I Love New York 1 & I Love New York 2 I Love New York is a reality television series on VH1. Flavor of Love Girls Charm School is the first season of the VH1 Reality show Charm School. Flavor of Love is an American Reality television Dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. Rock of Love is an American Reality television Dating game show. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Hip-hop musicians honored include Eazy-E, LL Cool J, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Public Enemy. Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963 – March 26 1995 better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and Record executive James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism All of the shows have been taped in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. On May 25, 2006, Queen, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and Kiss were the inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in Las Vegas. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 The VH1 Rock Honors are an annual ceremony that pays homage to bands who influenced the sound of Rock music. The ceremony aired on VH1 six days later. In 2007, ZZ Top, Heart, Genesis and Ozzy Osbourne were inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors. ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer

Other current trends

On July 1, 2007, VH1 and MHD, the high-definition music channel of MTV, simulcast live the entire Concert for Diana from London, England, on the birthday of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Princess of Wales is a Courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283 ^[12]

Although VH1 has drastically reduced its emphasis on music, it does continue to play music videos (just like its sister network, MTV) from 3 a. m. until 10 a. m. ET. The overnight block was called Insomniac Music Theater until August 2005, when it was renamed Nocturnal State.

Beyond VH1

Sister channels in the U. S.

Further information: List of MTV channels

Like MTV and Nickelodeon before them, VH1 also launched spinoff digital networks as part of The Suite From MTV. This list of MTV channels includes every channel broadcast by MTV Networks or its partners or affiliates beginning with the original MTV (Music Television channel Initially, four VH1 spinoff networks were formed. Others later joined the staple, including:

VH1 Classic: Primarily classic rock music videos, movies, and concert footage. VH1 Classic is an American Television network started on May 8, 2000. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s

VH1 MegaHits: A channel which played mostly top 40 adult contemporary videos from throughout VH1's history, from the 80's to the early years of the 21st Century. VH1 MegaHits was a channel which played mostly top 40 adult contemporary videos from throughout VH1 's history from the 80's to the early years of the 21st Century Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Due to low viewership, the network was discontinued. The satellite space was utilized by corporate parent MTV Networks to launch Logo, a general entertainment network targeted at the gay and lesbian community. Logo is an American digital Cable television channel owned by Viacom 's MTV Networks division In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Logo airs two music video-based programs, NewNowNext Music and The Click List: Top 10 Videos. The Click List Top 10 Videos is an hour length Music video show that airs on the television channel Logo.
VH1 Soul: Classic and neo-soul music videos from yesterday and today. VH1 Soul is a Digital cable and Satellite Television channel, it is a sister network to VH1. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States.
VH1 Uno: A Spanish language channel which mostly consisted of music videos of Latin pop, rock, and traditional ballads, tropical, salsa and merengue music. VH1 Uno (or VHUno in some promotional materials and TV listings was a Digital cable and Satellite Television channel which was a sister channel Discontinued February 2, 2008 by MTV Networks to expand normal distribution of mtvU beyond college campuses ^[13]. mtvU (formerly College Television Network or CTN) is a division of MTV Networks which broadcasts a 24-hour television channel that is available on more

The Internet

VH1's online destination, VH1.com, launched in the 1990s. In the 2000s, VH1 created VSPOT, a broadband video channel that followed the model of MTV Overdrive, containing the shows aired by VH1 and music videos. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics VSPOT was renamed to Video. VH1. com in late 2007.

VH1 around the world