February 8, 2010

On this day in 2010, MTV dropped the “Music Television” moniker from their logo.

The new logo will continue to feature the “M” and “TV,” but no underlying text. The change confirms what many have realized for years now: following the cancellation of TRL and the success of shows like The Jersey Shore, The Hills and the Real World spin-offs, music is no longer MTV’s main priority – reality TV is.