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

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 in 2026, MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live shuttered.

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.

Once a nonstop pulse of music, rebellion and youth culture, MTV didn’t just broadcast pop history — it helped write it. These ...

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

In his post, Anand Mahindra looked back at MTV’s launch in 1981 and described the role the channel played in reshaping how ...

Reports of MTV’s death may have been premature, but it’s still a far cry from the Music Television of yore. Some of our elder ...

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

Anand Mahindra shared a nostalgic tribute as MTV shut down, recalling how the channel transformed music, defined what was ...

MTV's 24-hour music channels have ceased broadcasting globally as of January 1, 2026, marking the end of an era for music ...

Take a brain break & guess the names of these 1981 songs with just one lyric 1981 gave us power pop anthems, synth-driven ...