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===Revivals (2014β2016)=== On June 25, 2014, MTV announced that they would bring back ''Total Request Live'' for a one-off special edition on July 2, presented by MTV personality [[Sway Calloway|Sway]] with recording artist [[Ariana Grande]], who performed her single "[[Problem (Ariana Grande song)|Problem]]" and premiered her song "[[Break Free (song)|Break Free]]", as well as having her hip hop knowledge tested in a "Hip Hop Mix Up" game. The special was titled ''Total Ariana Live'' and was broadcast from MTV's Times Square studio in front of a live audience. Grande called it "a huge honor" to bring back ''TRL''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=Ariana Grande, MTV Revive 'TRL' for One Day|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6133950/ariana-grande-mtv-bring-back-trl-one-day-only|magazine=Billboard|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> The episode drew an average of 456,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|title=Ratings: MTV's "Total Ariana Live" Draws In Under 500,000 Viewers|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2014/07/04/ratings-mtvs-total-ariana-live-draws-500000-viewers/|website=Headline Planet|date=July 4, 2014}}</ref> On September 27, 2016, as part of MTV's Elect This campaign, the network revived the program for a one-hour live special called ''Total Registration Live''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/09/26/mtv-brings-back-trl-for-one-day-only-as-total-registration-live-to-encourage-voter-registration-tuesday-september-27-at-600pm-et-pt-230412/20160926mtv01/|title=Breaking News - MTV Brings Back "TRL" for One Day Only as "Total Registration Live" to Encourage Voter Registration Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00PM ET/PT - TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> It was simulcast on MTV's website, app, [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]] pages, and ElectThis.com. It was hosted by [[Nessa]] and featured performances by [[Ty Dolla Sign]] from his politically motivated mixtape ''[[Campaign (mixtape)|Campaign]]''. [[Kendall Jenner]] appeared in Times Square on behalf of [[Rock the Vote]], and [[Ana Marie Cox]] and [[Jamil Smith (writer)|Jamil Smith]] from MTV News appeared on-air for segments. There were other appearances by [[Joss Whedon]], [[Camila Cabello]], [[Vic Mensa]], [[Natalia Dyer]], and [[Mack Wilds]]. Stories of millennials who have been activists were spotlighted. ====MTV Classic==== Following the launch of [[MTV Classic (American TV channel)|MTV Classic]] on August 1, 2016, music video blocks have consistently aired on the network under the name ''Total Request Playlist''. However, this is merely an automated playlist of pop, rap/hip-hop, R&B, and rock videos from the late 1990s to the 2000s.
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