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Blackstreet, Teddy Riley, Wreckx-N-Effect: Wiley Riley

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 1 December 1992

Jeff Lorez caught up with Teddy Riley when he was "on a kind of break", having just completed the Wreckx-N-Effect album and preparing forthcoming work ...

Alexander O'Neal, Prince, Time, The, Flyte Tyme, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis: The Jam & Lewis Story, Part 1: Flyte of Fantasy

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 29 December 1992

To mark the tenth anniversary of Jam & Lewis's ultra-successful Flyte Tyme Productions, Jeff Lorez flew to Minneapolis and spoke to Jimmy Jam for more than eight hours over two ...

Herb Alpert, Morris Day, Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal, Time, The, New Edition, Sounds of Blackness, Bell Biv DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis: Jam & Lewis: Flyte of Fantasy Part III

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 2 February 1993

Jeff Lorez concludes his in-depth report on the tenth anniversary of Jam & Lewis's Flyte Tyme Productions ...

Ultra Naté: Insane in the Brain

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 28 September 1993

The music industry can send a woman over the edge. Ultra Naté may see her new album, One Woman's Insanity, as a 'do or die' ...

Masters at Work, Nuyorican Soul: Masters At Work: Shock of the Nu

Interview by Kris Needs, Muzik, March 1997

You know MASTERS AT WORK, you're familiar with the studio prowess of Mr Gonzalez and Mr Vega, you appreciate their high quality, chart-busting, dancefloor output, ...

Mariah Carey: Butterfly Kisses... Or In Bed With Mariah!

Interview by Jeff Lorez, Blues & Soul, 23 September 1997

Jeff Lorez flies to LA, does a spot of celeb-spotting and then spends a couple of hours interviewing Mariah Carey in bed on the subject ...

Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson: Janet Jackson: Janet Unzipped

Interview by David A. Keeps, The Face, December 1997

ALL LITTLE JANET WANTED TO DO WAS CLIMB TREES, BANG DRUMS AND "SCRAPE MY ASS". IN SHORT, SHE WANTED TO BE HER BROTHERS. THEN LITTLE ...

Mariah Carey: The Caged Bird Sings

Interview by Steven Daly, Arena, June 1998

Like every tragic heroine, Mariah Carey traded freedom for fame, creativity for commercial success. Now she's writing her own script and the ending has shifted ...

Gloria Gaynor, Trammps, The, Tom Moulton: Interview: Tom Moulton

Interview by Bill Brewster, djhistory.com, September 1998

The man responsible for the 12" record talks about his incredible career ...

Arif Mardin: Producer

Interview by Tom Doyle, Sound on Sound, July 2004

Arif Mardin has engineered and produced an incredible array of classic records from artists such as Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, the Bee Gees ...

Dr. John: Wade In The Water: Dr. John Weathers the Flood

Interview by John Sinclair, Honest Tune, 2006

THERE IS no native son of New Orleans more fiercely native than Mac Rebennack, known professionally now for almost 40 years as Dr. John. ...

Beyoncé: Shy Big Sister by Day, Wild Girl by Night

Interview by Pete Paphides, The Times, 14 November 2008

Her partner wowed Glastonbury, her music sells millions and her private life keeps everyone guessing. We talk to an unusually demure superstar. ...

Lianne La Havas: "I get pure happiness from making songs"

Interview by Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 26 May 2013

She is compared to Sade and Amy Winehouse, with the biggest names in music lining up to duet with her. Barbara Ellen meets Lianne La ...

Salaam Remi, Amy Winehouse: Industry Profile: Salaam Remi

Interview by Larry LeBlanc, Celebrity Access, 8 January 2014

This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: Salaam Remi, composer, producer, musician and label executive. ...

Anita Ward: Last of the Disco Queens

Interview by Tom Graves, Memphis Downtowner, Summer 2018

IN 1979 AN unknown singer from Memphis named Anita Ward was talked into recording a disco song she did not particularly like to complete her ...