In 1981, asking someone if they wanted to watch a music video would likely get a confused reaction. The concept hadn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm sure that you've heard the heartbreaking news that MTV has decided to stop broadcasting its music channels—MTV Music, MTV 80s, ...

What has happened in jukeboxes of days gone by. Well, for one thing, video, jukeboxes are fast replacing the old machines we used to love and there is good reason. Dollar for dollar or rather quarter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, ...

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

Ultimately, video killed the pioneer of music video channels. MTV’s music channels went dark on Wednesday, closing with the clip that introduced the world to the 24-hour station on Aug. 1, 1981 -- ...

MTV is closing a chapter on its iconic music era, leaving fans wondering what's next for the legendary network. As the massive channel is turning its page on legacy, five of its music-focused channels ...

Martha Quinn was taken aback when she heard what the final video on MTV’s music channels was—because it was the same video that launched the music television channel in 1981. On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV ...

On October 12, Paramount Global announced it would close five well-known MTV music channels by year-end, marking a big change in the music world. For those of us who grew up with MTV as a soundtrack ...