{"id":2225851,"date":"2026-01-07T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2225851"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:39:51","slug":"guy-puts-over-20000-mtv-videos-on-new-website-as-a-tribute-to-the-golden-era-of-music-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/guy-puts-over-20000-mtv-videos-on-new-website-as-a-tribute-to-the-golden-era-of-music-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy puts over 20,000 MTV videos on new website as a tribute to the &#8216;golden era&#8217; of music videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been online in recent weeks, you\u2019ve probably seen dramatic headlines or social-media posts suggesting the demise of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/compelling-video-explains-why-mtv-gave-up-music-and-eventually-became-irrelevant\" target=\"_blank\">MTV<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/paramount-shut-down-mtv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Not true<\/a>! However, the company did recently shut down <em>some<\/em> of its channels devoted to its iconic early format of 24-hour <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/epic-all-i-want-for-christmas-cover\" target=\"_blank\">music<\/a> videos. As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/mtv-music-only-channels-off-air-1235492854\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/u><\/a> reports, five MTV stations in the U.K. went dark, and others in Australia, Poland, Brazil, and France were expected to follow. Digesting that news, one viewer channeled their wistful <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/scholastic-book-fair-millennials\" target=\"_blank\">nostalgia<\/a> into an interactive &#8220;passion project&#8221;: a tribute-styled website called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wantmymtv.vercel.app\/player.html\" target=\"_blank\"><u>MTV REWIND<\/u><\/a> that salutes the network&#8217;s &#8220;golden era.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The site, which is unaffiliated with MTV or parent company Paramount Skydance, features over 20,000 music videos pulled from YouTube and spread across six decades (the 1970s through the 2020s). It also includes a &#8220;shuffle&#8221; feature, retro commercials interspersed throughout the clips, and specific channels devoted to two classic MTV programs: the heavy-music staple <em>Headbangers Ball<\/em> and the hip-hop-focused <em>Yo! MTV Raps<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"11a8c07871042f42a9fe8a58a580b286\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The History of MTV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6jz65YRCy8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y6jz65YRCy8\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;It triggered something deeply nostalgic in me&#8221; <\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Zero algorithm, just random discovery like MTV used to be,&#8221; the site\u2019s developer wrote in a trending <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Music\/comments\/1q4geiw\/this_site_has_27000_music_videos_with_no_ads_but\/?sort=top\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit thread<\/a>. In the comments, he explained the initial spark: &#8220;I built this because I was feeling a sense of loss when MTV rug-pulled 24-7 video content. It triggered something deeply nostalgic in me. I spend a lot of time coding already and I like a challenge, so [I] thought to myself &#8220;[Why] can&#8217;t I recreate the experience (maybe even make it better)[?] I&#8217;ve been listening to it non-stop since I started coding it on in the background and stopping to watch the videos learn about the music.&#8221; In an informal AMA, the Redditor shared that building the site took 48 hours top to bottom. <\/p>\n<p><em>Upworthy<\/em> reached out to the developer, who went deeper on their love of MTV. &#8220;I am in my early 40s and grew up in the late 80s\/early 90s when MTV was still pure music television,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I remember coming home from school and MTV was just ON\u2014it was the cultural hub. 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MTV was the gallery that made it accessible to everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"1db6565a6ffd4e854b94d65b61878ddd\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carson Daly celebrates 25th anniversary of &#039;TRL&#039; premiere\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dumyeXDo0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-dumyeXDo0o\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Clicked, and immediately it plays Wham for me&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Lots of other users weighed in online with their feedback, even suggesting other vintage commercials. Naturally, they also had a lot of other opinions, with many sharing how deeply this whole thing scratched their nostalgia itch. Here\u2019s a sample of the most enthusiastic comments:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;So many songs\/bands from the \u201880s that I had completely forgotten about but instantly remember as soon as the video starts playin.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is really awesome. Doing something cool and fun just for the purpose of being cool and fun&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Clicked, and immediately it plays Wham for me. New favorite website. Thank you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super soaker 50 commercial brought be back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is the perfect blend of random music discovery and pure nostalgia that I didn&#8217;t know I needed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Reddit post of the year.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m hooked! 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