Legendary MTV VJ Martha Quinn ruled the airwaves during the '80s.

Back when MTV played videos on a regular basis, there were VJs (video jockeys), similar to radio disc jockeys, who introduced the music, hosted said segments and other programming on the network, and ...

If you watched MTV’s Total Request Live a.k.a. TRL in the early aughts, Damien Fahey is a familiar face. After Carson Daly left the show in 2002, Fahey took over the VJ slot, hosting the daily music ...

A fan project recreates the old-school music video format of the original MTV, but Paramount already seems poised to shut it ...

It’s truly the end of an era. MTV has officially shut down its 24/7 music video channels, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live. For generations, MTV wasn’t just a television ...

The iconic music television brand axed channels while keeping MTV HD, which now focuses primarily on reality programming.

Martha Quinn was taken aback when she heard what the final video on MTV’s music channels was—because it was the same video that launched the music television channel in 1981. On Dec. 31, 2025, MTV ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. When he folded his clothing export business in South Asia, where he ...

Once a cultural phenomenon, MTV ends five music channels in the UK; viewership in the U.S. continues its downward slide When MTV announced earlier this year that it would be shutting down music ...