This document provides a timeline and overview of the history and evolution of music videos from 1929 to the present. It outlines some of the earliest music videos that were shown in theaters in the 1920s and 1930s. It then discusses pivotal moments like Tony Bennett's 1956 video being one of the first shown on TV, the Beatles influencing the genre in the 1960s, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in 1982 being a pioneering story-driven video. The introduction of MTV in 1981 is highlighted as a major breakthrough that centralized music videos and marketing. The timeline shows how music videos advanced from early promotional films to high-budget mini-movies and their role in promoting artists over time.