Videos

Welcome to the Music Lounge hosts Tom Calderone, former MTV EVP and President of VH1, current CEO/President PBS/NPR Buffalo/Toronto Public Media.

Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Justin Tyme Prager, Senior Director Programming & Content, Vevo

Welcome To The Music Lounge hosts Frank “Cheech” Polonia, former Standards & Practices Director for MTV. You really didn’t think music videos aired on MTV without the S&P stamp of approval, did you? He had one of the toughest jobs at the network.

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 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@welcometothemusiclounge

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 Cribs.

Susan Natoli joins Perry Turcotte and Andrew Schiffman for a hosts-only episode of Welcome to The Music Lounge, taking a deeper dive into their career journey and Life After MTV.

Join Susan Natoli, Perry Turcotte, and Andrew Schiffman, former MTV programming legends, as they reminisce about their favorite artists from the TRL era.

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 episode on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@welcometothemusiclounge

Welcome to the Music Lounge hosts Brian Leitten, former MTV Music & Talent Producer.

Welcome to the Music Lounge hosts Holly Schomann, former Sr. Director, MTV Music & Talent .

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 access to TRL.

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: https://www.youtube.com/@welcometothemusiclounge

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 new podcast that delves into the exclusive world of MTV’s Music Department during…