MTV Music Goes Dark—and Fans Rush to Bring It Back

MTV Music Goes Dark—and Fans Rush to Bring It Back

Old-school MTV fans are loving it!

MTV Is Still Alive. So Why Does Everyone Think It Shut Down Last Week?

Our ability to tell fact from fiction—even when the facts are right in front of you—is nearly gone. This is not going to end well.

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.

MTV Music Channels Officially Shut Down The Way That It Began - With 'Video Killed The Radio Star'

For decades, MTV was more than a television network. It was a cultural force that shaped how music was discovered, consumed, and remembered. So when news broke that MTV shut down its 24-hour music video channels, longtime viewers felt a familiar ache—the sense that something foundational had slipped into history. The moment carried symbolism. As reported in Yahoo! Entertainment, the final broadcast paid tribute to the very beginning of the netwo…

Anand Mahindra reacts as iconic music channel MTV shuts down after 44 years

When MTV launched in 1981, it didn’t just play songs, it changed the way the world experienced music. For the first time, music wasn’t only about sound; it was about visuals, attitude, fashion, rebellion, and identity. MTV turned artists into icons, songs into movements, and bedrooms into concert halls. Long before playlists and algorithms, MTV decided what the world watched, hummed, and talked about. For decades, MTV defined youth culture. Wait…