They’ve got your MTV…online!

Following the recent shutdown of MTV’s remaining 24-hour music channels in various international markets, something has come in to fill the gap and hit us with a major dose of nostalgia!

“MTV Rewind” is an unofficial, fan-created website that has recently launched.

It’s designed to replicate the classic experience of watching MTV during its heyday, when it was focused mostly on music and videos, instead of the reality TV shows that make up most of it’s programming now. 

This website hosts over 33,000 music videos and vintage commercials pulled from YouTube.

Content is organized into virtual channels that mimic the feel of surfing cable TV. 

“The 1st Day” recreates the original August 1, 1981, broadcast.

There are dedicated streams for shows like “Yo! MTV Raps“, “Headbangers Ball“, “120 Minutes“, and “MTV Unplugged”.

There are also decade based channels focusing on music from the 1970s all the way through the 2020s.

Unlike modern streaming platforms, this site uses no recommendation engines or user queues; it simply streams videos continuously.

“MTV Rewind” has been created by a programmer known as “FlexasaurusRex” who says that the site will remain “free forever” without any advertisements, because it will relying on donations for support.

Check out “MTV Rewind” for yourself here

It’s like stepping back in a time machine!