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As MTV ends music channels, we look at the network's impact on Nashville

It is the end of an era. That got us thinking about MTV's culture-defining arrival in August 1981 and how music videos ended ...

MTV Goes Silent: Streaming Tech Ends 44-Year Era of Music TV; Officially Shuts Down on 31 December 2025

After 44 years of defining pop culture across the globe, MTV's music only channels were shut down on 31 December 2025.

Anand Mahindra says 'I want my MTV' in emotional tribute, recalls how it shaped the sense of what was 'cool'

Anand Mahindras recent post on X has revived memories of MTVs cultural impact as several of the channels music-only networks shut down across international markets. Reflecting on MTVs launch in 1981, ...

'I want my MTV': Anand Mahindra recalls network’s influence amid global channel closures

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

MTV was a launchpad for those who could influence long before influencing became a thing

The music channel, known for shows like ‘MTV Select’, ‘MTV Most Wanted’ and ‘MTV Unplugged’, went off air on 31 December 2025 ...

Inside mad and controversial world of MTV that launched careers of Davina and string of stars as channel closes for good

WHEN MTV launched in 1981 as the first 24-hour rolling music channel, it ushered in a truly exciting era for pop culture. The ...
Absolute Geeks

MTV’s 24-hour music channels are shutting down, ending a pop culture era

More than four decades after its launch, MTV is closing the door on the last remaining part of its original mission. By the end of this year, MTV’s 24-hour, music-only channels will shut ...