Episodes
Ep 9: Byron Ward, former VP Video Marketing/Motown, UMG
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Byron Ward, former Director of Video Promotion at Atlantic Records/Head of Promo at Universal/Motown. He spills the tea from baring it all at MTV’s Spring Break to the showest mansions on MTV...
Ep 8: Diane Mayer, former SVP of Visual Marketing/Capitol Music Group
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Diane Mayer, former SVP of Visual Marketing at Capitol Music Group. She has stories from working with the biggest names in music, including one artist that made the Viacom C-Suite fight for a...
Ep 7: David Nathan, former Universal Music Group/Republic Records Lab…
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts David Nathan, former Universal Music Group/Republic Records executive. He was in the TRL studio when Nick Lachey met Vanessa Minnillo and has a lot to say about Taylor Swift. Check out music ...
Ep 6: Emilienne Gray, former SVP of MTV/VH1 Music & Talent
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Emilienne Gray, former Senior Vice President of Music & Talent for MTV & VH1. She talks about the “burn,” the “flow,” “iso-shots,” and why the “human touch” will never be replaced.
Eps 5: Courtney Smith, former MTV Music & Talent Label Relations
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Courtney Smith, former Label Relations in MTV’s Music & Talent department. She used to get in trouble at MTV for random things and had to apologize to several people, but did she mean it? No...
Ep 4: Robin Hopkins, former MTV Executive Assistant to the EVP of Mus…
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Robin Hopkins, former MTV Executive Assistant to the EVP of Music & Talent. She wasn’t an executive, but she spent money on the MTV Corporate Card like one. Check out music videos from this e...
Ep 3: Steve Gottlieb, Music Video Promotion/Commissioner
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Steve Gottleib, Music Video Promotion/Commissioner. His goal was to just get into the MTV building because things would magically happen. Check out music videos from this episode on our YouT...
Ep 2: Buttahman, former MTV Director of Music Programming
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Buttahman, former MTV Director of Music Programming. When he wasn’t going to shows and drinking free booze, he outed himself to get near Adele. Check out music videos from this episode on our...
Ep 1: Lisa DeLuca, former Warner & Epic Records Executive
Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Lisa DeLuca, former Warner/Epic Records executive. She was going to make Travis Scott a star from the moment she saw him. Check out music videos from this episode on our YouTube Channel: http...
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It’s the late 90’s at MTV, when The Osbournes and Newlyweds reshaped television and TRL dominated afterschool programming. But who decided which videos would be in "TRL’s Top Ten Countdown". “Welcome To The Music Lounge” is a...