Is MTV Shutting Down? Everything to Know About the Channels Going Off the Air

On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV shut down a number of its music-only channels. Here's everything to know about the channels leaving MTV ...

MTV Rewind is a developer's tribute to 24/7 music video channels

"MTV was a cultural institution that changed music, fashion and youth culture. Then they stopped showing music videos and ...

MTV Channels Going Offline Like They Began, with The Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

MTV first debuted in the US on Aug. 1, 1981, adding their MTV Europe to their slate in Aug. 1987. As viewers in Europe rang ...

Tom Freston On MTV’s Golden Era And Where The Channel Is Now

Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu (published by Gallery Books), which, among many things, contains his memories of MTV’s ...
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How the Moonman was born: Inside the first MTV VMAs that shot ‘unknown’ Madonna to superstardom 40 years ago

It all started with Tina Turner. She was the first artist to sign on to perform at the first MTV Video Music Awards 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1984. And with her blond mane and black miniskirt, the ...

RIP MTV Music: The Final Curtain Falls On 40 Years Of Music Video History

Just Jersey Shore ghosts and influencer drama as far as the eye can see. The post RIP MTV Music: The Final Curtain Falls On ...
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It's official: MTV's music-only channels are casualties of 2026

Before the dawn of 2026, all of MTV's music-only channels have shut down. They played our favorite music videos for 44 years.