It took an artist as big (yet so tiny in stature!) as Ariana Grande to resurrect “TRL,” the beloved MTV variety show that started out in 1998, which was a time when you actually had to wait for Carson Daly to cue up a music video, as opposed to now when you can just lazily tell Siri to do it for you.
It’s been six years since “TRL” last aired, and while the show’s premise was video countdowns, it was so much more than just counting down and watching videos. Back before Instagram and Twitter and Snapchat, you didn’t know what your faves had for breakfast, and the word selfie was just the word self with an “ie” on it (and no one used it! Those were SUCH better days). If you wanted face time (which came before FaceTime) with your faves, you had to be home at 4pm ET so you could see them live and in person. Interviews with and appearances by celebrities were special events, not daily occurrences. We had to hope, wait, and watch.
Careers were launched on the iconic “TRL” stage, which was really a platform for Standom. So before Ariana takes the stage six years after the final show, let’s take a look back at “TRL” first of some of our favorite leading ladies of pop and “TRL” mainstays.
The teeny tiny BB Britney Spears made her TRL debut on December 12, 1998. She was just 17 and SUCH a wee thing! ...
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