Guitar Hero Live’s streaming song mode was called GHTV, short for Guitar Hero TV.
GHTV was designed as an online, music-video-style channel rather than a traditional fixed song list. Players could enter curated programming, join songs already in progress, and play along with official music videos or filmed concert footage.
This differed from the main GH Live campaign, which used first-person live-action performances and filmed crowds reacting to the player’s success. GHTV instead emphasized a broad, constantly changing catalog and a channel-like presentation modeled on music television.
The mode was a major part of Guitar Hero Live’s identity when the game launched in 2015. Its service-based structure also distinguished it from earlier Guitar Hero releases, which generally relied on songs included on the disc or added through downloadable content. GHTV servers were later shut down, ending access to its online song library.