Hosted by Downtown Julie Brown (Kevin Seal hosted the pilot) at The Palladium, a large dance club in New York City, the show cut back and forth between teenagers and young adults dancing to a hit music video.
In July 1989, MTV launched a Club MTV Tour featuring Was (Not Was), Information Society (Band), Paula Abdul, Tone Loc and Milli Vanilli, with Downtown Julie Brown & the Club MTV dancers.
[2][3][4][5][6][7] In 1991, Tommy Boy Records released the album Club MTV Party To Go Volume One on CD, cassette, vinyl, and Laserdisc.
On March 20, 2005, VH1 Classic aired a marathon of old Club MTV episodes.
The one night only event served as a fund raising benefit to help music programs during the coronavirus pandemic.