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 ...

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 ...

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

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

MTV kick-started a new era of music and pop culture in 1981, when it went on air for the first time, emblematically playing "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its debut music video. More than four ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...