The history of music videos began in the late 19th century with the first music video filmed in 1895 to accompany a song on a Kinetoscope. In the following decades, theaters showed films with synchronized soundtracks and jukeboxes played "soundies" featuring music performances. The Beatles helped promote their records through films in the 1960s and rock bands soon followed with promotional videos. MTV launched in 1981 and greatly increased the popularity and role of music videos in promoting artists. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video from 1982 was hugely influential on pop culture. Today, websites like YouTube and services like iTunes have further expanded the viewing and consumption of music videos.