Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (YouTube) MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair ...

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 -- ...

MTV chose to end its reign as a music network just as it began. The 24-hour music broadcaster that became an international phenomenon in the 1980s has aired its final hours. The UK and Ireland were ...

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 most memorable moments.... What are the greatest videos of MTV’s golden era?

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 ...