When I first started interviewing artists in music, TV, and film at MTV News back in 2006, I maintained a list of their names so that when I was old and grey, I'd be reminded that I once interviewed a band named Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, or The Pigeon Detectives (not even making those up, I swear). In the midst of a move, I found said list, which didn't get updated too frequently towards the later years but still pretty nostalgic to browse through. I think there's over 300 names in there (including some who I interviewed multiple times over the course of almost a decade)!
Here it is in all it's glory:
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2Chainz
30 Seconds to Mars
The Acorn
Adele
Alan Ball
Alexisonfire
Almighty Defenders
Aloe Blacc
Alt J
Allison Williams
Amanda Blank
Amy Millan
Andrew W.K.
Angels and Airwaves
Angel Haze
Anjulie
Ansel Elgort
Arctic Monkeys
A$AP Rocky
Asher Roth
Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Attack in Black
Aubrey Plaza
Au Revoir Simone
Austin Mahone
The Automatic
Band of Horses
Beach House
Bedouin Soundclash
Beirut
Besnard Lakes
The Bicycles
Big Boi
Big Pink
Bill Hader
Billy Talent
Black Lips
Black Mountain
Bloc Party
Bonde do Role
Born Ruffians
Brazilian Girls
Brian Borcherdt
Brian Tyree Henry
Brandon Flowers
Broken Social Scene
Bun B
Buraka Som Sistema
Busy P
The Buzzcocks
Cadence Weapon
Camera Obscura
Cancer Bats
Candi Redd
Caribou
Cat Power
Cee Lo Green
Cedric the Entertainer
Chairlift
Charles Spearin
Childish Gambino
Chloe Grace Moretz
Chris Cornell
Chromeo
Ciara
The Cinematics
City and Colour
The Cliks
Coldplay
Comanechi
Constantines
The Cribs
The Crookes
CSS
Cuff the Duke
Danger Mouse
Dan Deacon
Danny Glover
David Cronenberg
David Cross
Death Cab for Cutie
The Dears
Devandra Banhart
Dizzee Rascal
Donald Glover
Doves
DJ Champion
Eagles of Death Metal
Editors
Ed Sheeran
Efterklang
Electric Six
Eliza Doolittle
Ellen Page
Elliott BROOD
El-P
The Enemy
Enter Shikari
Esau Mwamwaya
Father John Misty
Feist
Femmebots
iForward, Russia!
Fiery Furnaces
Fifth Harmony
Figurines
Flaming Lips
Flobots
Flying Lotus
FM Belfast
Forward Russia!
Franz Ferdinand
Fratellis
Frieda Pinto
French Kicks
Friendly Fires
Fucked Up
Futureheads
Gabriel Union
Giana Factory
The Gift
Girl Talk
Glasvegas
Glockenwise
Gogol Bordello
The Gossip
Go! Team
Grizzly Bear
Grupo Fantasma
Hedrons
Henry Cavill
Henry Winkler
Here We Go Magic
Hilary Duff
Holly Hunter
Holy Fuck
Hot Club de Paris
Hot Chip
Hot Hot Heat
Icona Pop
Idris Elba
Interpol
Islands
Jack’s Mannequin
Jack Penate
James Blunt
James Morrison
Jamie T
Japanese Motors
Jason Collett
Jason Derulo
JB Smoove
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jenny Lewis
Jessie Ware
Jimmy Kimmel
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Josie Ho
Julian Casablancas
Juliette Lewis
Kate Nash
Katie Holmes
Keane
Kevin Drew
Kendrick Lamar
Keri Hilson
Kid Koala
Kid Sister
Killer Mike
The Kills
The Killers
Kimya Dawson
King Khan
Kings of Leon
Klaxons
The Kooks
Kyra Sedwick
Ladyhawke
Land of Talk
Lazy Blood
Leighton Meester
Liars
Lightspeed Champion
Little Boots
Local Natives
Los Campesinos!
The Long Blondes
Lou Doillon
Luke Evans
Lupe Fiasco
Lykke Li
M83
Mac DeMarco
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Mando Diao
Mandy Moore
Matthew Perry
Marina and the Diamonds
Matt & Kim
Matisyahu
Megababe
Metric
MGMT
M.I.A.
Mickey Rourke
Michelle Rodriguez
Miguel
Milla Jovovich
Minka Kelly
Mobile
Moneen
Mo’nique
Morning Benders
Mr. Hudson & the Library
MSTRKRFT
Mugison
Mumford and Sons
My Morning Jacket
M. Ward
New York Dolls
N*E*R*D
Nickel Eye
Nicole Ari Parker
No Age
Noel Gallagher
National, The
Oasis
Obie Trice
Octopus Project
Of Monsters and Men
Ohbijou
Oh No Ono
Orelha Negra
Okkervil River
OK! GO
Omar Epps
OneRepublic
Owen Pallett
Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Palma Violets
Paloma Faith
Panic at the Disco
Paul Giamatti
Peaches
Peter Bjorn and John
Phoenix
Pipettes
Pigeon Detectives, The
Plants and Animals
Presets
Prinspolo
Protest the Hero
Pusha T
Ramesh Srivastava
Ra Ra Riot
Radioclit
Rapture, The
Razorlight
Remi Nicole
Rihanna
Robyn
Robert Pattinson
Rogue Wave
Run the Jewels
Rurual Alberta Advantage
Ryan Tedder
Rye Rye
Sam Roberts
Santigold
Saosin
Sarah Hyland
Saturday Looks Good to Me
Savages
Sebastien Grainger
Semi Precious Weapons
Senses Fail
Shearwater
Simian Mobile Disco
Slim Thug
Soft Pack (formerly, the Muslims)
Sonic Youth
Sons & Daughters
Sosie Bacon
Snookie
Spank Rock
Speech Debelle
Stars
Stephen Dorff
Steve Aoki
Strokes, The
Stills, the
Stornoway
St. Vincent
Sunshine Underground
Surfer Blood
Tanlines
Teddy Bears
Teenagers
Tegan & Sara
Thee Oh Sees
These New Puritans
Thrice
Thrills, The
Thunderheist
Tigerbombers
Tim Robbins
Tiny Masters of Today
Ting Tings, The
Tokyo Police Club
Travis Scott
Twang, The
Twin Shadow
Uffie
Uncut
Under Byen
Used, The
Vampire Weekend
Veronicas
Very Best, The
Veto
Vigins, The
Voxtrot
Wale
Walkmen, The
We are Scientists
White Lung
White Williams
Wild Beasts
Will Packer
Winter Gloves
Wintersleep
Wolfmother
Woodhands
Women
Wyclef Jean
The XX
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeasayer
Yoda Remote
Yo Majesty
Young Galaxy
Young Knives
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Yuck
Zoe Kravitz