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

In 1986, The Bangles could do no wrong. The third single from the multi-million-selling Different Light was the US No 1 ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’, a playful pop track which looked to start a new dance ...

In recent years, the Grammy winner has created a cinematic universe with her hit songs' respective videos, from "Espresso" and "Please Please Please" ft. Dolly Parton to her recently dropped "House ...

On New Year’s Day 2026, a rumor spread across the internet that the historic MTV cable network had finally gone dark. It wasn’t exactly true, but like an old urban legend it seemed like it could, or ...

Call it the day the music died. On December 31, 2025, MTV’s last music-only stations shut down forever . The last video played on MTV Music in the U.K. was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles ...

The unofficial website MTV Rewind has recreated the channel’s classic era, pulling in thousands of clips. Its developer says it’s an antidote to the algorithms. By David Browne Like many who’d grown ...

It’s been an eventful week for MTV-related news, which, when you consider the channel’s declining relevance over the years, is news in itself. First came the widespread rumors that MTV had shuttered ...

At the very end of 2025, a quiet but seismic shift marked the true end of an era: MTV officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music video channels worldwide. For many fans, that closure felt ...

MTV shut down its remaining 24/7 music channels in several countries, including the UK and Australia, at the end of 2025. The main MTV network shifted its focus to reality shows long ago and it ...

Reports of MTV’s death may have been premature, but it’s still a far cry from the Music Television of yore. Some of our elder readers probably remember their elders telling them that MTV used to show ...