The iconic music television brand axed channels while keeping MTV HD, which now focuses primarily on reality programming.

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 ...

If you grew up waiting all day for your favorite tracks to pop up on MTV between school and dinner, you might’ve felt a ...

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.

A fan project recreates the old-school music video format of the original MTV, but Paramount already seems poised to shut it ...

If you watched MTV’s Total Request Live a.k.a. TRL in the early aughts, Damien Fahey is a familiar face. After Carson Daly left the show in 2002, Fahey took over the VJ slot, hosting the daily music ...

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 offshoots like MTV Music and MTV Live reportedly went off air in the United Kingdom. It ended where it began, playing "Video Killed the Radio Star." ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

MTV has officially shut down its 24/7 music channels. Explore how Black artists shaped MTV's legacy and transformed music ...

Country singer Gene Watson is 83. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 80. Actor Catlin Adams (“The Jerk,” ″The Jazz Singer ...