Welcome to the Music Lounge Podcast
“Welcome To The Music Lounge” delves into the exclusive world of MTV’s Music Department during the height of Total Request Live. Podcast hosts and former MTV Music Department employees Andrew Schiffman and Perry Turcotte chat with MTV and record label executives, music programmers, VJs, and artists about the Music Lounge on the 25th floor of MTV that would make or break an artist such as Britney Spears, Eminem and Destiny’s Child. It’s a nostalgic journey packed with interviews, insights, and a few juicy secrets from the golden age of music television. youtube.com/@welcometothemusiclounge
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
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 …
Ep 7: David Nathan, former Universal Music Group/Republic Records Label Executive
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 Tayl…
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 nev…
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 peopl…
Ep 4: Robin Hopkins, former MTV Executive Assistant to the EVP of Music & Talent
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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About
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…