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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago)

MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment

Metal Hammer

"That means start jumping and singing. It doesn’t mean start burning the place down. That’s not what I meant." How a smash hit from some nu metal icons became intertwined with the most controversial music festival of the 90s

A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music

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‘No one makes money from them’: with MTV channels switching off, is the music video under threat?

Five MTV channels will close at the end of the year in the UK, leaving just one –which mostly plays reality TV. And with budgets pinched, directors say they are struggling

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The Guide #213: Should we mourn the demise of TV channels?

In this week’s newsletter: As they chase the streamers, our national broadcasters’ once-distinct identities have melded into faceless programming punchbowls

The Guardian - UK

“All contemporary pop utilising computers and samplers owes something to the innovations of Trevor Horn”: How Trevor Horn’s anonymous electronic group - the Art of Noise - revolutionised sample culture

Discover how studio and music production was redefined by an unlikely group of Trevor Horn-led English synth geeks

MusicRadar

Spotify Caught Running ICE Recruitment Ads Offering Massive Bonuses

Spotify users are cancelling subscriptions and joining a major boycott over ads for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

International Business Times UK

The MTV logo history: how an '80s icon became a pop culture legend

We look back at the music channel's 40-year logo evolution.

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MTV Channels Shutting Down: TV Giant Says Goodbye After 40 Years — What Comes Next?

MTV will shut down five of its UK music channels by 31 December 2025 as the brand pivots toward streaming and reality content, ending a 44-year broadcast legacy.

International Business Times UK

The end of an era: MTV music channels to be switched off across Europe by end of 2025

A sign of changing times... And a business decision that represents a cultural moment, signalling the death of communal music discovery and prompting a reflection on how we consume music in the digital age.

Euronews

MTV in Crisis: Why Its UK Music Channels Are Shutting Down and What's Next for the Global Brand

MTV is shutting down UK music channels by 2025 as streaming rises. Discover which channels are affected and what this means for the brand globally.

International Business Times UK

The Style Evolution of BLACKPINK's Lisa: From K-Pop Prodigy to Global Fashion Powerhouse

From K-Pop’s rising star to the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Marie Claire

“Hard No”: Farrah Abraham Called Out For Letting Her 16-Year-Old Daughter Get A Pelvic Tattoo

“I love and support Sophia 100 percent on who and what she wants to become," the proud mom said.

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The 10 Best 90s Cartoons

Someone plug in the RCA cables!

The Mary Sue

‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

Forty years ago Prince, Madonna and Judas Priest were among stars dubbed the ‘Filthy Fifteen’ in a high-profile parents’ campaign against ‘objectionable’ music. Some of those artists, and supporters like Alice Cooper, recall a major moral panic

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Strictly’s Vicky Pattison breaks down in tears as judges say she could win series

‘I haven’t really done a lot of stuff to make the north east proud,’ says reality star

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‘I Started Crying Like A Baby’: Why Dwayne Johnson Was A Big, Blubbery Mess While Walking Premiere Red Carpet With His Daughter

Laying down the waterworks.

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Lindsay Lohan “Before And After” Moments That Captured Every Stage Of Her Evolving Look

Explore Lindsay Lohan's evolving look through "before and after" moments. See her transformation, speculated cosmetic procedures, and glow-up journey.

The Mary Sue

Catfish: The TV Show Canceled by MTV and the long legacy it leaves behind

Catfish: The TV Show is over and that has us wondering about the future of broadcast television. Earlier this week, Variety reported that MTV was choosing to let Catfish go out to pasture. The beloved reality dating series chronicled different hopefuls looking for love and getting fooled by faceless people…

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MTV's Catfish Could Get Saved, And I Think TLC Is The Perfect Home For It

Both parties should consider this.

Louder

"The 80s were our most successful period, but soulless, shallower, and less musically rewarding": How Heart made their rock'n'roll dreams come true and the price they paid

How "Little Led Zeppelin" became global stars and carved out a place for women in rock along the way

The Independent UK

Nev Schulman reacts after groundbreaking reality show Catfish canceled by MTV after nine seasons

‘Catfish’ spent over a decade on-air and coined a cultural term for online deceivers

MusicRadar

“Prince was always borrowing my car because it was awesome. I imagine he was making out in the back seat when he got the seed of the idea. But it's not a red Corvette – it's a pink Mercury!”: The inside story of Prince's first major hit

One of the most sexually explicit songs ever to appear in the mainstream pop charts

The Independent UK

Dani Dyer: From Love Island to Strictly Come Dancing

TV personality said she feels ‘very, very blessed’ to be appearing on the show

The Independent UK

Vicky Pattison’s journey from MTV reality star to Strictly Come Dancing contestant

‘Geordie Shore’ star has said she’s ‘terrified’ to be on the show

Guitar World

“Whether or not my fingers bled, I don't remember”: Billy Corgan on the making of Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – and how one of its biggest hits nearly didn’t make the record

With no let-up for 86 days straight, Mellon Collie was the double album that spooked the label, pushed Corgan to the limit, and would become the ’90s own White Album. This is its story

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