MTV Channels Going Offline Like They Began, with The Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

MTV first debuted in the US on Aug. 1, 1981, adding MTV Europe to their slate in Aug. 1987. This fall, MTV announced that MTV ...
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The ‘Most-Played Song On MTV’ Earns The Guy Who Wrote It So Much Money Every Year

A cover of “Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song for the Rob Dyrdek-hosted MTV series, which is pretty much all MTV plays. Tomorrow alone, the channel will air 20 episodes of Ridiculousness, which ...

MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the same Buggles song that it went permanently dark with Wednesday.
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Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh Makes $1M per Year Thanks to MTV’s ‘Ridiculousness’ Theme

When Devo opened their 1978 album Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! with “Uncontrollable Urge”, few listeners could have foreseen how much money it would generate decades down the line – especially ...
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MTV Unveils 2025 VMAs Song of the Summer, Best Group Nominees

Sabrina Carpenter accepts Song of the Year for "Espresso" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. (Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV) MTV has announced the 2025 Video Music Awards nominees for ...
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This Rock Band’s MTv Unplugged Cover of a David Bowie Song Became Bigger Than the Original

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