 Final logo, used from 14 September 2021 to 31 December 2025 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom andIreland |
| Network | MTV |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 16:9,576i (SDTV) |
| Timeshift service | MTV Music +1 (2016–2020) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2011; 14 years ago (2011-02-01) |
| Replaced | MTV Shows |
| Closed | 31 December 2025; 34 days' time (2025-12-31) |
| Links | |
| Website | mtv.co.uk/mtv-music |
MTV Music is a Britishpay television channel operated byParamount Networks UK & Australia. The brand was first launched in theUK andIreland before launching in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. Unlike other MTV Music channels, this channel offers subtitles on selected programmes.
Viacom International Media Networks announced the introduction of a non-stop music channel in January 2011. As the mainMTV brand has deviated from its original purpose and increased competition from other music channels and online services, MTV addressed this issue by launching a new music channel MTV Music. The channel launched on 1 February 2011 in both the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1] The channel replacedMTV Shows.
On 1 February 2011, onSky UK andSky Ireland,MTV and MTV Shows swapped positions in theEPG where MTV became part of the Entertainment channels and MTV Shows was moved to the Music channels and renamed MTV Music. MTV Shows programming was transferred to MTV, while MTV Music was dedicated to playing music videos, similarly like its sister channelsMTV Base,MTV Classic,MTV Dance,MTV Hits,MTV Rocks andMTV Live.
MTV Music began broadcasting in widescreen in the UK & Ireland on 28 March 2012. On 15 February 2016, MTV Music +1 launched in the UK on Sky channel 358, replacing the standard-definition version ofMTV Live HD. Following the closures ofMTV OMG,MTV Rocks andClub MTV on 20 July 2020, MTV Music broadcasts a weekly chart based on MTV Rocks programming on Sundays. The timeshift channel also closed as part of this change, along with the timeshifts forMTV andComedy Central Extra.
On 8 September 2022 at 22:00 BST, MTV Music (along withMTV Hits,MTV 80s,MTV 90s in the United Kingdom/Ireland andMTV Live in Europe, MENA, Latin America, and Asia) temporarily suspended its regularly scheduled programming, due to thedeath of Queen Elizabeth II. As a result of the suspension of regular programming on all of MTV's music channels in the United Kingdom, two music video programmes were created in order to fill the gap, one being "Programming Pause" (which it was broadcast from 8 September 2022 at 22:55 until 10 September 2022 at 06:00 BST) and the other being "Nothing but Music" (which it was broadcast from 10 September 2022 at 06:00 BST until 13 September 2022 at 06:00 BST). Both of these programmes played laid back and sombre music videos. Regular programming for all of MTV's music channels in the United Kingdom/Ireland were resumed on 13 September 2022 at 06:00 BST, while MTV Live resumed its regularly scheduled programing 4 hours earlier at 02:00 BST.
On 19 September 2022, all of MTV's music channels in the United Kingdom/Ireland temporarily suspended its regularly scheduled programming (including teleshopping programmes) and it was replaced with the music programme "Nothing but Music" (also known "Nothing but Hits" on MTV Hits, "Nothing but 80s" on MTV 80s and "Nothing but 90s" on MTV 90s) on that day, due to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
On 6 July 2024, MTV Music alongside its sister channel MTV Hits stopped airing 'The Official UK Top 20/40' and 'The Official Chart Update' and instead airs 'This Week's MTV Top 20'.[2][3]
On 17 October 2024, after thedeath ofLiam Payne. MTV Music, along withMTV Live andMTV Hits (UK and International), temporarily suspended their usual programming until 4 a.m. on Friday, 18 October to playLiam Payne: A Tribute, a music program that played all of his music videos as a tribute to the singer's legacy.[4]
In March 2025, MTV Music and MTV Live (HD, International) changed its on-air idents from old (similar to UK feed of MTV music channels since 2021) to new on-air idents (similar to European feed of MTV music channels since 2021).
Closure
It has been confirmed that MTV will be closing all its UK music channels on 31 December 2025. (MTV 80s,MTV 90s,MTV Live,MTV Music andClub MTV)[5] It is most likely due to the rise in online streaming and theParamount-Skydance merger.
A pan-European version of the channel. The channel consisted of non-stop music videos 24-hours a day. The channel ceased broadcasting in June 2021. The channel was registered with the broadcasting regulator RRTV in the Czech Republic.[6] MTV Music 24 was available in Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and South Africa. Previously, MTV Music UK was made available across Europe.
MTV Music Ireland launched on 31 October 2013. It was a simultaneous broadcast of the UK version with Irish local advertising/sponsorship[7][8] MTV Music Ireland ceased broadcasting from 31 May 2019 and the channel was replaced with the UK version.[9]
MTV Music channel launched in Italy on 1 March 2011,[10] replacingMTV Plus. MTV Music Italy will be closed on 5 January 2026.[11][12]
On 3 December 2013 VIMN launched the channel inAustralia replacingMTV Hits.[13] On 1 December 2015, MTV Music launched inNew Zealand on Sky Television, replacing bothMTV Hits &MTV Classic.[14] The channel was closed on 1 July 2020 and replaced by MTV Hits Australia & New Zealand.
MTV Music launched in Poland on 17 October 2017,[15] replacingVIVA Poland after 17 years of broadcasting. MTV Music closed in Poland on 3 March 2020 and was replaced byMTV Music 24.
