Almost 40 years ago, hip-hop acts came together for a song called “Self Destruction” to address violence in hip-hop and African American communities. Trump threatens to halt federal money next month ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Local artists and organizations are recreating a 1989 music video that’s meant to encourage the community to stop violence. Almost 40 years ago, hip-hop acts like KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh ...

At the very end of 2025, a quiet but seismic shift marked the true end of an era: MTV officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music video channels worldwide. For many fans, that closure felt ...

Reports of MTV’s death may have been premature, but it’s still a far cry from the Music Television of yore. Some of our elder readers probably remember their elders telling them that MTV used to show ...

Before YouTube and TikTok took over, there was a time when fans would be glued to their TV screens to watch the world premieres of music videos. These visuals would play a huge role in a song's ...

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 ...

Everyone has a story about where they were when they first saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”—arguably the best music video of all time (of all time)—or how they would run home from school to catch a ...

Rumors of MTV’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In October, it was announced that many of MTV’s subchannels in Europe and South America would be discontinued at the end of 2025. But the social ...

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Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it’ll be true in 2026, too. Looking at Warner Music Group’s top-performing videos of 2025 offers insight into both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great music videos never left. If anything, the difference in this era is volume. There are more visuals than ever, thanks to an ...

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