I watched parts of the 2025 VMAs and truly felt my age! I am not in their target audience anymore. LOL! The newer generation won’t ever remember the impact of the 90s and 2000s era of MTV & MTV News and the infamous 2009 VMAs. Michael Jackson and other artists music videos would be breaking news. Nowdays the cable channel plays reruns of sitcoms or reality shows and music is very rarely played. Oh the irony. Streaming and YouTube took over, but I feel as though the network could play more music related content that would still resonate like old interviews, Diary, or Making the Video episodes, etc.
I was solely there to watch Mariah Carey be awarded and maybe listen to a few artists like Doja Cat and Sabrina Carpenter.
As a millennial we truly grew up in the golden era pre-YouTube of POP music. Back when Music Televison played music videos from Michael Jackson and more Britney Spears vs Christina Aguilera, TLC, Nsync vs Backstreet Boys etc.
Growing up I use to watch MTV in the mornings before school and Total Request Live (TRL) after school where that was one of the few places you could watch music videos or find out music news and new songs. It was hosted by Carson Dailey, but my favorite Host/MTV VJ’s were Bill Bellamy and Ananda Lewis! May she rest in peace. She passed away from breast cancer. She was so deserving of a tribute for her contributions as a journalist and helping Black artists get shine. I’m kinda upset MTV did not do that, but rapper Busta Rhymes mentioned her in his awards acceptance speech.
My music playlists are filled with every category from Ratchet to Religious to Pop. I have always loved all genres of music, but has someone ever looked at you funny because you don’t “look like the type” to listen to certain music. Well, music is not limited to only a certain culture or race, it’s universal! So, here is just one of my Rock/Country/Pop playlists. Be sure to let me know some of your favorite songs from the TRL era! Spotify playist availble below and click here for the playlist available on APPLE MUSIC too.
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