MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

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 -- ...

A reflection on music videos' glory days -- as MTV shuts down channels. In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with ...

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​.

You might be surprised to know, however, that several acts/artists who filled out the programming that day had been around the block and then some. These four veterans took their place among the ...

Reports from late last year about the demise of MTV were overstated; but it got us thinking about the network’s legacy and ...