Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, ...

A music video blast from the tech past—resurrected and modernized for 2026. Call it the day the music died. On December 31, 2025, MTV’s last music-only stations shut down forever​.

The classic MTV logo—a symbol of music television’s golden age—faces a bittersweet farewell as five U.K. music channels prepare to sign off. | ©Image Credit: MTV Forty years after revolutionizing how ...

MTV is shuttering its music channels in the UK – and now fans are wondering if the US could be next. The iconic music TV channel is closing five stations in the UK, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV ...

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...

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 shut down five of its music channels in the United Kingdom. BBC journalist Jono Read captured MTV Music's final moments in an X post on Wednesday. The station ended its run with The Buggles' 1979 ...

MTV will shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels after today, Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, will affect channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five ...