"The last video played on MTV Music in the U.K. was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles -which was also the first video ever played on the original MTV channel in the United States back in 1981. That's a good 44 years of music history, bookended with a song that explores the theme of technology changing the way people experience art."
"Bring back the glory days If you want that old feeling back-of turning on the TV and watching whatever crazy music video comes up while you work, or maybe just as an occasional distraction from productivity -there's a website just for you. ➜ MTV Rewind recreates the experience of watching MTV in any decade, thanks to a database of thousands of videos."
MTV's last music-only stations shut down on December 31, 2025, ending a 44-year era of televised music videos. The final video on MTV Music in the U.K. was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, the same song that launched the original U.S. MTV in 1981, creating a technological symmetry. Viewers who enjoyed random music videos as background or distraction stand to lose that passive-TV experience. Online alternatives have emerged to replicate channel-surfing through music videos. MTV Rewind recreates MTV-era viewing by providing a decade-organized database of thousands of music videos.
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