On 2 August 2007, Nick Hits was launched in
Benelux. At that time, the channel had promos in
Dutch. On 1 February 2017, the channel was rebranded; Nick Hits became NickMusic. On 1 July 2020, NickMusic was delocalised along promo and advertising were removed. At the same time, NickMusic became available in
Australia, replacing channel [V]. On 6 July 2020, Nick Music became available in
New Zealand. On 1 June 2021, NickMusic replaced
MTV Music 24 in Europe. Later, the channel expanded to Africa and the Middle East. The channel has a
Czech license (RRTV) in order to ensure the continuation of legal broadcasting in the
European Union (EU) in accordance with the EU
Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and the
Single Market Law after the United Kingdom left the European Union. Since the Czech Republic has minimum broadcasting rules, it was chosen for licensing purposes in the EU. The editorial office of the channel remains located in London. On 1 April 2024,
VH1 in Denmark was closed down indefinitely and replaced with NickMusic. NickMusic was closed in Australia on 1 November 2025. On 2 July 2025,
Paramount announced the closure of several all-music channels on New Year's Eve 2025, including this international iteration of NickMusic. The final music video emitted on NickMusic before its closure at was "
End Game" by
Taylor Swift,
Ed Sheeran and
Future. The channel closed at 6:00 CET in EMEA on 31 December 2025 and was replaced by an informational slide displaying the closing message. ==References==