to a didactic kind of approach to songwriting. ♪ if you should fall into my arms ♪ ♪ and tremble like a flower >> artists in the '80s, david bowie for that matter, realized if you want to make it, you've got to be on mtv. >> but there's one group that's not happy with mtv. many black artists who have been told their music doesn't fit the format. >> that's what's happening. we're being sat in the back of the bus television-style. and if pittman gets away with this and there are other cable shows that form, they're going to try it. >> mtv doesn't exclude black acts. what mtv does exclude is music that's not rock 'n' roll. >> mtv came out with no consideration on how to infuse black music into their mix. >> i'm just floored by the fact there are so few black artists featured on it. why is that? >> we have to try and do what we think, not only new york and los angeles will appreciate, but also some town in the midwest