At precisely 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, MTV Music broadcast "Video Killed the Radio Star" for the final time—the ...

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

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles’ iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier ...

Nearly 40 years after debuting in the United Kingdom, MTV is retiring several of its channels there. According to BBC News, ...

MTV stopped being “Music Television” this week. For Gen Xers, MTV was a foundational part or our youth. You were more likely ...

It is the end of an era. That got us thinking about MTV's culture-defining arrival in August 1981 and how music videos ended ...

I Want My MTV Rewind” is an interactive website that features music videos and shows from the past few decades. The post This ...

After 44 years, MTV is officially ending the last of its 24-hour music channels on a global scale. According to reports, the five channels slated for closure are MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, ...

There is a lot of confusion over whether MTV is shutting down for good on December 31, and the answer is… sort of… but not really. The flagship channel will still exist when you wake up in January 1, ...

Though the main channel remains, it's the end of a long era for MTV, as channels such as MTV Music, MTV Live, and others have been shut down.

After over 44 years of shaping music culture, five MTV channels were shut down on the last day of 2025. For music fans born ...