In 2025, we bid farewell to the best part of MTV. And no, we do not mean endless hours of Ridiculousness. We mean the very reason why the network had its name in the first place and why we fell in ...
At the very end of 2025, a quiet but seismic shift marked the true end of an era: MTV officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music video channels worldwide. For many fans, that closure felt ...
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 readers probably remember their elders telling them that MTV used to show ...
Everyone has a story about where they were when they first saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—arguably the best music video of all time (of all time)—or how they would run home from school to catch a ...
Before YouTube and TikTok took over, there was a time when fans would be glued to their TV screens to watch the world premieres of music videos. These visuals would play a huge role in a song's ...
MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles’ iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier ...
Everyone has a story about where they were when they first saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—arguably the best music video of all time (of all time)—or how they would run home from school to catch a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charli XCX performs on the Orange stage at Roskilde Festival 2025 on July 2, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Rumors of MTV ...
Rumors of MTV’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In October, it was announced that many of MTV’s subchannels in Europe and South America would be discontinued at the end of 2025. But the social ...
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Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it’ll be true in 2026, too. Looking at Warner Music Group’s top-performing videos of 2025 offers insight into both ...