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MTV

American  
Trademark.
  1. Music Television: a cable television subscription service featuring a format of music videos.


MTV British  

abbreviation

  1. music television: a US music channel that operates 24 hours a day

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tyler has occasionally returned to the stage since retiring, including an appearance with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and rock singer Yungblud at the MTV Video Music Awards, as well as at Ozzy Osbourne’s final show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

An acoustic guitar played by Noel Gallagher at Oasis's 1996 MTV Unplugged gig, and signed by him, has sold at auction for £226,800 setting a "world record".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The combination of Paramount and Warner would place two legacy movie and television studios, two subscription streaming services, CNN, Food Network, MTV, CBS and HBO under one corporate umbrella.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rapper Snoop Dogg hosted the ceremony, which aired on CBS and MTV.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

She and I sat alone in the TV lounge watching MTV on a drearily cloudy Saturday.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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