Girl, you know it's true…but unfortunately it wasn't, for the 80's dance duo whose Grammy-winning triumph turned sour...

The dawn of the 1990's was unquestionably Hammer time. A scrappy striver from Oakland CA. named Stanley Burrell took ...

In 1984, George O'Dowd accepted a Grammy Award for Culture Club by quipping that America "knows a good drag queen" wh...

A successful British blues band in the '60s, Fleetwood Mac became the legends we know today when they hooked up with ...

This cautionary episode of Behind the Music documents the growing menace of stalkers. Considered by some the "prototy...

Rock 'n' roll wouldn't exist without its image, and it's been the job of rock photographers to capture that divine un...

This episode marked the 20th anniversary of the infamous plane crash (10/20/77) with a special episode on the bad boy...

Teddy's early experiences in life and music: "I wasn't raised with baby-sitters, my mother couldn't afford to have so...

He has penned enough hits to fill three Greatest Hits compilations. Yet, Billy Joel's rise to fame has been anything ...

In the summer of 1997, Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan launched an event that would surpass Lollapalooza a...

He was the prince of Pop idols and by the tender age of 22, Andy Gibb had three #1 songs under his belt. But over the...

Featuring never before seen family photos and performance footage, "Jim Croce: Behind the Music" traces the life and ...

In 1970 The Carpenters won the Best New Artist Grammy, and for five years it seemed as though they were indeed on "To...

He couldn't sing or read music but he became a songwriter and pop star. And though he never cast a vote in his life, ...

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding one of folk rockÍs most talented groups. Interviews with the remainin...

The incredible rise, fall and comeback of Meat Loaf. Interviews with Meat Loaf, his wife Leslie Aday, their two daugh...

Her career spans more than 50 years, 37 of which were spent headlining "Gladys Knight and the Pips." She has collecte...

With 100 albums behind him and a career that spans 50 years, you might think Willie Nelson has had a smooth ride to f...

Four decades have passed since the release of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," but it's fair...

In the early 80s, Rick James was the king of funk, dominating the charts with hits like "Superfreak," "Mary Jane" and...

An advanced pop musician by anyone's standards, David Crosby has become a poster boy for a crash and burn hippie cult...

By the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla Perez had conquered the Tejano music scene and had become embraced by tens of th...

Includes first-time interviews with all 6 members of the classic Jefferson Airplane line-up as well as an interview w...

A cross-cultural look at people who sing for their supper features five different groups/artists from New York, New O...

A look at this heavy metal legend, from his early days as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, to his controversial conc...

Nugent started performing at age 13 and became one of the the biggest live acts in the '70s. Ted's not your typical r...

The dramatic ups and downs of Cocker's career including a recent interview before launching his April '98 tour, behin...

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was the top grossing m...

It has been more than twenty years since Studio 54 first opened its doors on April 26, 1977, driven by a disco beat a...

Keith Moon will always be remembered as a wild man of rock and roll who wrecked hotel rooms and destroyed his drums. ...

An intimate look at one of the most successful and respected female rockers, from her early roots in Blues to her cur...

Robbie Robertson reflects on the history and break-up of his critically acclaimed group, The Band. When drugs began t...

The biggest selling pop band of the '80's lived the text book rock star life: limos and liquor, drugs and groupies – ...

One of the hottest pop music performers of the 70's candidly discusses his struggle with cocaine addiction and his me...

The triumph and tribulations of a "Diva" who has come to symbolize the American dream. Highlights include Gloria disc...

A look at the successful 60's surf rock duo, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. With hits like "Surf City," "Dead Man's Cur...

Singer/songwriter Harry Chapin made a successful career out of setting short stories to music with hits like "Taxi," ...

Profile of superstar Gloria Gaynor, the disco diva whose song, titled, "I Will Survive," inspired millions of fans wi...

Madonna's blonde ambition was born when she was still a brunette living in Detroit. Her desire to "rule the world" dr...

A look back to the SixtiesÍ most explosive, chaotic, tragic and inspiring year. A time when youth raged in the street...

Steppenwolf was a band of rock and roll wild men whose high times and big hits, "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet R...

Blondie, co-founded by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, was the most successful band to grow out of New York's downtown...

The classic rags to riches story. Shania grew up poor in Canada, spending much of her childhood on the Mattagami Indi...

The story of one of America's most treasured singers. We are premiering this episode 1 day before the 1 year annivers...

She was crowned the queen of Rock & Roll. A country girl who cast a spell on the world of pop music. She ascended to ...

This small town boy lived the American dream, topping the charts with his tales of everyman. After two decades of har...

We're just four lucky fans that got together and started playing; this could be you, says James Hetfield, co-founder ...

They blasted onto the American airwaves in the fall of 1975 with a sexy, explicit invitation to just let go...a multi...

Tells the story of four friends from Athens, Georgia who formed a band in 1979 because they loved to play music toget...

Rock's most notorious band embraced excess and pushed it as far as they could: from their wild stage theatrics (Nikki...

In 1968, Lionel Richie left the self-sufficient black community of Tuskeegee, Alabama and headed for New York City wi...

The diva who could make people laugh with her bawdy performances has had to overcome many personal tragedies includin...

He had a golden mane, a sparkling smile and an unforgettable name (pronounced Lafe). His movie star looks made young ...

Rick Springfield was the Wonder from Down Under, who lathered up his fans with his songs and his soaps. Before finall...

This episode follows the successful career of the "first sisters of Rock & Roll". Includes interviews with Ann and Na...

It was the end of an era, the end of an innocence for rock and roll. - Lou Diamond Phillips.Three of rock and roll's ...

The bandmates discuss their musical influences and lead singer Dave Gahan talks about his heroin addiction, his near ...

They were a garage band from Flint Michigan who upstaged Led Zeppelin in Detroit and sold out Shea Stadium faster tha...

Born James Jewel Osterberg in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1947, Iggy has been shocking audiences since he emerged on the D...

In the early 90's, Vanilla Ice became the opening act at MC Hammer concerts. He would end up outselling Hammer as wel...

A look at the career of super group Duran Duran, from their early days in Birmingham, England to their international ...

Cher is one of the world's most famous and intriguing celebrities, having made her mark in pop music and as an Academ...

The story of three girls from modest means and broken homes, whose fame came virtually overnight. Their first album w...

Born into one of the most recognizable music legacies in history, Julian has struggled with the world's expectations ...

A look at a one of rock's most theatrical artists. Alice Cooper's music and boa constrictor antics on-stage are legen...

The trials and tribulations of one of the most rockin' rock & roll bands in the world during their decade together --...

Spotlights the highs and lows of this prolific musician's career. Petty discusses his early bar band, Mudcrutch, the ...

Behind The Music takes a look at the tumultuous life of one of the most famous and infamous rock icons of the Sixties...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante -- burst onto the early ...

A look at the life of a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer whose music career would be challenged by drug abuse, depression, b...

Donna Summer was disco's first lady of love. With her sultry voice, sexy image and passionate songs, Donna provided t...

Since 1989 critics have been taking shots at Lenny Kravitz, one of the hottest musicians in popular music today. This...

Weird Al is widely recognized as a performer who creates inventive music videos and as music's most productive comedy...

This Behind the Music highlights the rock and roll lifestyle of Poison, one of the premier 1980s heavy metal bands. T...

A look at the first metal band to release a #1 US album. Entitled Metal Health (1982), the album sold roughly 7 milli...

A look at the life of distinguished diva, Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole. Deciding to follow in her fatherÍs...

This Behind the Music tracks Melissa EtheridgeÍs journey from a young Kansas girl to an international rock star. Earl...

The 60's was a time of unforgettable events from the Vietnam War, to psychedelic drug use, to youth revolutions. And ...

A look at one of the '70s biggest teen idol bands. Originally from Edinburgh Scotland, the five band members made tee...

Donny Osmond made his television debut at age 5, performing "You Are My Sunshine" on the Andy William's Show, while M...

A look at one of the most high-profile supergroups of the '70's. They were the first band to sign with Led Zeppelin's...

Peter Tosh was born in Jamaica in 1944 into a very religious Christian family. At age 15, he moved into the city of K...

A look at the Goo Goo Dolls' "overnight success" after nearly a decade of endless touring, nasty legal battles and bi...

As country music's first cross-over artist, Glen Campbell hit the top of the pop and country charts throughout the 70...

In 1978, a fledging trio called The Police "couldn't get arrested in England," as their booking agent put it. So the ...

A look at the trials & tribulations surrounding this '70's Irish rock band. Thin Lizzy combined hard rock, R&B and tr...

Inspired by the Fredericks of Hollywood catalog, the Rocky Horror Show stage musical hit London at the height of the ...

A look at the life of this Canadian-born superstar. Includes Alanis' childhood as a twin, her early success with the ...

A look at the trials and tribulations surrounding one of rap music's most successful artists/producers. Dr. Dre discu...

A look at the career of the artist known by many as "The Love Man." White discusses his childhood in South Central LA...

Behind the Music wraps up the year with a recap of the trends and talents that made 1999 so significant. You'll see s...

In this one-hour documentary, VH1 explores the music of Genesis and the lives of those who created the band. Peter Ga...

In the 1970's the Partridge's were America's favorite singing family, but their sound and image were manufactured sol...

Michael Hutchence became an international rock and roll superstar in the 1980s, fronting the Australian pop band, INX...

"Celine Dion: Behind the Music" tells the story of the incredible rise of the diva of pop music and the relationship,...

A look at the life of the man many consider the "Godfather of Hip Hop." Nearly 20 years ago, Russell Simmons founded ...

A look at the life of Q (as his friends call him)-- from the tough streets of Chicago to New York City to Europe wher...

A look at one of rap music's most successful pioneer groups. They were just three kids from Queens, NY who wanted to ...

A candid first-hand account of rock 'n' roll tragedy and triumph, featuring rare and never-before-seen archive video,...

He was the first person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but many music fans still don't know his name. ...

His name was Reginald Dwight, a shy, boy from an unhappy home in suburban London, who grew up to be one of the most p...

Oasis claims to be the best band in the world, but it's their behavior that's legendary. From the tough streets of Ma...

No Doubt was originally a high school band formed in 1986 by John Spence. The band included brother and sister Eric a...

"The Police: Behind the Music" explores the rise and ruin of The Police, rock's most dynamic trio, from their start a...

"1970: Behind the Music" traces the musical and social currents of a year which has come to represent a fascinating w...

1984 was a year with no rules and no boundaries, a year of musical promiscuity, both literally and figuratively. This...

1977 - the Year of the Outsider. In 1977 an eclectic group of original do-it-yourself (DIY) bands rose up to challeng...

It was the year music fans changed the course of the industry. In Seattle, flannel replaced spandex and Nirvana's Kur...

A behind the scenes look into the life of a superstar, offering unprecedented access to a week in his life on the roa...

A look at the first group of women rock stars who played their instruments, wrote their own songs and made it to the ...

Born out of small-town, blue-collar New Jersey, Bon Jovi emerged as a revolutionary force in '80s rock and roll. They...

VH1 reveals the story behind Angus Young's schoolboy uniform and how AC/DC managed to take their raucous act out of A...

They were four young men hired by Hollywood to play a make-believe band but their critics dubbed them "the pre-fab fo...

Queen Latifah has become a symbol of strength and integrity in the hip hop world, and beyond. At the age of 30, she h...

With a radical dose of 60's Black Nationalism, Public Enemy carved hip-hop from dance music into the angry voice of a...

Faith Hill may be a superstar in both the country and pop music worlds, but the road to the top hasn't been easy. Giv...

They were four California girls who dreamed of being the Beatles. They were an all-girl all-American garage band with...

In the mid 1970's Peter Frampton came "alive." His blockbuster double album spun on nearly every turntable in America...

"Styx: Behind the Music" traces the rise and fall of what was once America's most popular band. The first group to ev...

A story of crime and courage, hustler savvy and artistic expression. Ice-T was an orphan by the age of 13, moved to L...

Cat Stevens: Behind The Music tracks the musical and spiritual journeys of the '70s superstar singer-songwriter, born...

Barenaked ladies are five self proclaimed Canadian geeks getting the last laugh through music. Their live shows are u...

The rock group Chicago is a musical institution, playing their unique brand of horn-based rock and roll for over thir...

An Irish protest singer who once ruled theworld's pop charts, Sinead O'Connor eventually foiled her own success by sp...

Tiffany, the teeny-bopping mall rocker, was so hot she knocked Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot on the record chart...

Poised to be the "next big thing" when signed by the Beatles to their Apple label in 1968, Badfinger's future looked ...

Brian Setzer has made a career of going against the grain. A pop pioneer who has defied the naysayers, rolled the dic...

Snoop Dogg (his lifelong nickname) grew up in the crime-filled streets of Long Beach, California and eventually lande...

Follows the meteoric rise of rock's biggest feel-good band. Creed, made up of three guys from Florida, have managed t...

Chronicles a period of time often glossed over in other documentaries - the years John Lennon took for himself and hi...

Formed in 1992, Everclear was the last attempt by lead singer, Art Alexakis, to carve out a career in rock and roll. ...

Takes a look back at the Year 2000, the highs, the lows, and all the controversies. It was a year that saw online mus...

Tells the story of six boyhood friends who lived the American male fantasy--to grow up and become rock & roll stars. ...

Journey was on top of music world in the early 80's producing a non-stop stream of hits: Open Arms, Faithfully, Don't...

One of America's most popular bands in the 1970s, the Doobie Brothers personified good times and brotherhood. They to...

Examines the life and career of one of the greatest vocalists in rock & roll history. From his birth in bombed-out, w...

The 1983 smash film "Flashdance" was the blue-collar Cinderella story of the 80's - Jennifer Beals plays a welder-by-...

In the late 80's, Salt 'n' Pepa was on the cutting edge of a cultural and feminist revolution. They were among the fi...

Right from the start, Billy Idol has been a rebel with a cause and a yell. From his early days running with the likes...

This episode details the tumultuous life and career of heavy metal pioneer Dave Mustaine. Kicked out of Metallica in ...

1972 was the year idealism gave way to cynicism. The once vibrant youth movement was feeling bitter and betrayed and ...

1975 was the year that America seemed on the verge of collapse as the Vietnam War finally ended. A year in which soft...

First joining forces as a basement band in 1983 in Princeton, New Jersey, Blues Traveler charted a course that would ...

It was the year megabands ruled the arenas and the airwaves... in 1981, the music world bade farewell to some of its ...

It was the year 80's excess reached critical mass and rock n' roll led the party. In 1987, the stock market swelled, ...

1994 was a year the music world lost a living legend - Kurt Cobain - and a generation named x lost its most powerful ...

Looks at the life and career of rock & roll's first teenage idol, from his meteoric rise as a young rockabilly heartt...

Biggie Smalls, a/k/a Notorious B.I.G., grew up dealing drugs on the streets of Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, but traded the cr...

Green Day built their own buzz with a do-it-yourself punk rock attitude in the early 90's. Centered in Berkeley, CA, ...

Neil Diamond: Behind The Music profiles one of music's most popular, enduring and misunderstood superstars - a singer...

Pat Benatar broke into the music industry boy's club with songs of feminine fury and reigned as the queen of rock and...

Formed in 1971, this Illinois group needed almost 10 years to create its signature slick sound, and to make the album...

Twisted Sister ruled the world of Heavy Metal Hair in 1984 and when the "Animal House" based parody video "We're Not ...

In the late 60's at the height of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights movement, and the Sexual Revolution, a brood of anti-...

In the spring of 1990, five diversely talented musicians with small town roots banded together in the heart of LA's G...

Chronicles the colorful history of the quintessential hard rock band of the 80s. Four guys from working-class rural E...

For the first time, Puff Daddy sits down to tell VH1 his entire, dramatic life story. From his mother teaching him ho...

Singer, musician, composer, actress, dancer, businesswoman, role model and leader -- Aaliyah had accomplished incredi...

Legendary Fleetwood Mac guitar player, singer and songwriter Lindsey Buckingham juggled his multi-platinum record sel...

This episode let's us take a look from how Mary J. Blige transformed from a feisty tough girl from Yonkers to the daz...

If you only judged Sublime by their breakthrough hit, "Date Rape", you might dismiss the band as just another a novel...

All the city of Bradford had to its credit was curry houses and the Industrial Revolution. Then the Cult came along. ...

Hall & Oates are the best selling Pop Duo of all time. In the 80's they ruled the MTV airwaves,and dominated the reco...

From his explosive rap style to his ever-evolving, outrageous looks, Busta Rhymes is a true original. With high octan...

For more than twenty years, the band Anthrax has been called the underdogs of heavy metal. Now, after post September ...

Long before she was a roots rock sensation, Sheryl Crow honed her skills by singing backup for Don Henley and Michael...

Garbage was the brainchild of Madison, Wisconsin producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, and Steve Marker. But it wasn't u...

With nearly fifty million albums sold in the United States alone, Foreigner is one of the most successful rock bands ...

As the larger-than-life goddess tells it, behind her Bob Mackie flash and brazen personality she's still a shy girl a...

They were four college buddies who set out with a simple plan: to play music and have fun. But in 1995, Hootie and th...

"Behind the Music: Bob Marley" tells the story of the rasta rebel with rare and never-before-seen photos, film, news ...

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From having no water or heat in their childhood homes to having the longest-running #1 single in music history, Boyz ...

Think that Aerosmith had an easy time climbing to the top of the rock 'n' roll mountain? Dream on...In a 30-year care...

As the MTV darling of the '80s, Cyndi Lauper became an international super-star. Behind the Music traces Cyndi Lauper...

They are an increasingly rare commodity: a pop group that actually writes its own songs. With nearly 20 million in al...

Filmed mostly at the Naval Training Center and Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego, Top Gun was the top grossing m...

She came from nowhere to capture America's heart ... and blossomed into a global sensation, becoming the fastest sell...

They are a proud and sassy slew of songsters whose catchy dance-pop and colorful, sexy personalities made them musica...

They went bankrupt. One of them nearly died. Another one burned down a mansion. And that was just the first four year...

Guns N' Roses emerged from thicket of the hair metal jungle on Hollywood's Sunset Strip in the mid-80s and single-han...

He ranks beside Prince, Madonna, Springsteen and Jacko in the pantheon of true '80s pop giants. He's sold over 70 mil...

He's the first true hip-hop sensation, something like a phenomenon in the rap world. By the age of eighteen, LL Cool ...

They were the original boy band. Five friends from Boston whose undeniable talent lifted them out of the projects and...

The Backstreet Boys are by far one of the most famous boy bands in music history. They've sold over sixty million alb...

He's a rapper, a rocker and a country charter, a stone cold pimp with a deep love for music. By the turn of the 20th ...

Ratt grabbed a decade of decadence by the tail, but their legendary excess came back to bite them -- it cost them the...

In the early 1990s, when hair metal was being sheered from the charts by grunge and earnest hard-rockers like Guns N ...

A behind the scenes look at Nick Lachey that no one has ever seen before covering his entire life story from beginnin...

In 1988, when the New Kids On The Block's second album "Hangin' Tough" was released, there were very few acts that eq...

By the time he was 11 years old, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka Lil Wayne, had lost his virginity, dealt drugs, snort...

Scarred by her parents divorce, Pink (who grew up Alecia Moore) was a troubled, angst-ridden teenager who rebelled ag...

Growing up in the tough, poverty stricken projects of Roxbury, MA, Bobby Brown was a bad boy from the start. He exper...

Bret Michaels and his band of brothers left home in Pennsylvania with a rock-n-roll dream and a desire to taste the g...

T.I, aka Clifford Harris Jr, grew up on the tough streets of Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood, an area filled with cri...

Curtis Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, grew up on the violent and drug infested streets of Jamaica, Queens. His mother was ...

Born Earl Simmons and raised in the notorious School Street Projects of Yonkers, NY, multi platinum rapper DMX was dr...

Surviving an abusive childhood and struggling against a record label trying to control her image, Christina Aguilera'...

Behind the Music: Eve tracks the rocky rise to fame of one of rap's most successful female artists. A journey plagued...

Courtney Love is one of the most controversial, reviled and riveting rock stars in the world and during this episode,...

Behind The Music traces Jennifer Hudson’s humble beginnings of growing up on the south side of Chicago to her early e...

Perhaps no other entertainer in the last two decades has dominated the media landscape more than the Bronx, New York ...

From a small town choirboy who was discovered at a local talent show to one of the biggest selling R&B artists of all...

In this episode of Behind the Music, Fantasia speaks for the first time - in an exclusive interview -- about her harr...

Behind the Music: Missy Elliott tracks the rocky road to stardom of one of hip hop's most pioneering, successful fema...

Behind the Music: Nelly will trace the artist's epic journey from St. Louis hoodlum to rap superstar. Born to parents...

Follow the three-decade-long career of legendary rapper Ice Cube from his journey as a founding member of the notorio...

Twenty-seven year-old, Grammy Award-winning Miranda Lambert fell in love with music at a young age and was determined...

Take a look inside the life and outstanding career of Mary J. Blige, the reigning Queen of R&B. Watch as VH1 captures...

Enrique Iglesias is the son of a legendary musical family and one of few artists who can legitimately be called a "gl...

Glam-rock powerhouse, Adam Lambert has taken pop music by storm with his handsome looks, electrifying stage theatrics...

Nobody's got female fans' hearts fluttering more than Ricky Martin with his sexy dance moves and sultry voice. As one...

It's only through struggle that resilience arises and for Armando Christian Perez, better known to the world as Pitbu...

"Behind The Music: Game" tracks the unlikely rise of a young gangbanger from Compton into the most successful west co...

"Behind the Music: T-Pain" explores the rise of a shy kid from Tallahassee, Florida to the heights of the music indus...

More than ten years after the tragic death of Aaliyah, Behind The Music revisits the original 2001 episode that docum...

In "Behind The Music: Akon," VH1 traces the artist's early beginnings in Senegal, Africa, through his struggles forgi...

"Behind The Music: Nas" tells the story of one of hip hop's most daring and prolific icons. Raised in the gritty Quee...

"Behind The Music: Brandy" will chronicle the Grammy Award-winning artist from her days as young girl singing in her ...

Behind The Music: Notorious B.I.G. shows the Brooklyn-born MC rising from the streets to the throne of hip hop, revea...

Despite their days of obscurity and struggles to get a record deal Train rose to rock stardom before personal losses,...

"Behind The Music: NE-YO" explores the R&B heartthrob's status from talented up-and-comer to one of the industry's mo...

Carrie Underwood speaks openly about the challenges that came along with her sudden fame. She also discusses her sear...

Nicole Scherzinger discusses the road to stardom and the struggles along the way, including opening up for the first ...

Alternative/hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes discuss their rapid rise to fame and the significant challenges it brought...

In "Behind The Music: Toni Braxton," the ultimate R&B icon and survivor speaks candidly and openly for the first time...

"Behind the Music: T.I." (aka Clifford Harris Jr.) will catch up with the prolific rapper in the eventful 3 years sin...

"Behind The Music: P!nk" will discuss how motherhood has changed her life as well as her continued career success sin...

BTM Ludacris shines a spotlight on one of the South's finest hip hop lyricists. In his most revealing interview, Luda...

Linda Perry talks candidly about her abusive childhood and how she turned her angst into hit songs. After quitting 4 ...