Singer/songwriter and actress Demi Lovato is arguably one of the top performers in the entertainment industry today. Along with being a Grammy-nominated singer, Lovato is also familiar to television viewers, appearing in such shows as Glee, as well as serving as a judge on the music competition series The X Factor.

As a teen actress, Lovato starred in Disney Channel's successful original movie franchise Camp Rock in the late 2000s. In this 2009 video, a then 17-year old Lovato talked about her preference for music over acting.

Actress, author and Emmy-nominated television talk show host Wendy Williams is one of the most successful and recognizable personalities on daytime television today. 

Yet in this 2014 interview, Williams says that she did not foresee a successful run on television for herself after a remarkable, nearly two-decade radio career that earned her an induction into the National Radio Hall Of Fame in 2009. 

Former NBC 'Today' host Bryant Gumbel has spent the last 23 years as host of Emmy-winning HBO documentary Real Sports, which over the years has developed award-winning investigative pieces and in-depth profiles from across the sports spectrum. 

In this 2015 interview, Gumbel talked about the intersection between sports and popular culture. 

Dwyane Johnson is arguably the most bankable actor in Hollywood today, having starred in numerous mega box-office hit films for the better part of two decades.

The WWE Superstar known as “The Rock” has pinned down for himself a successful career across multiple media platforms, from appearing in multi-billion dollar film franchises such as The Fast And The Furious and television shows such as HBO's Ballers, to headlining global pay-per-view events such as the WWE's Wrestlemania.

In this 2013 interview, Johnson talks about what motivates him to create such an incredible portfolio of entertainment projects.    

When Starz launched its gritty, urban drama series Power in 2014, it was unclear whether viewers would embrace the exploits of a drug kingpin turned nightclub owner.

Fast forward to today, and Power -- the brainchild of producer Courtney Kemp and rapper/entrepreneur Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson -- has gone on to become Starz's most-viewed series, and the most watched series on premium cable among African-Americans.

In this 2016 interview. Kemp and Jackson discuss their hopes and vision for Power's future. 

Raven Symoné captured viewers' hearts in the late 1980s and early 1990s as an adorable child star who appeared in numerous TV shows and moves, most notably as adorable Olivia Kendall on The Cosby Show.

As an adult, Symoné has garnered success as a singer/songwriter and actress, and in 2015 was named as a co-host on ABC's popular daytime talk show The View. Currently, she serves as executive producer of Disney Channel's Raven's Home, a spinoff of her hit Disney series That's So Raven.

MCN Original Videos caught up with Symoné for a 2017 video interview in which she talks about the not-so-easy transition from child actor to adult media superstar. 

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend played a different tune in 2016 when he served as executive producer of WGN’s drama series Underground, which in its two season-run chronicled the harrowing escape of slaves along the 19 century’s Underground Railroad. 

In this 2017 interview, Legend discusses Underground's significance and relevance to today’s social movements.

Veteran TV journalist and multiple Emmy Award-winner Dan Rather is best known for delivering breaking news to television viewers over the better part of three decades.

Yet in this 2016 interview Rather also showcased his talent for prognostication when he accurately predicted the political appeal of then Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to his unconventional and unexpected election to the highest political office in the United States.  

AMC's Breaking Bad is often heralded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. The series, which starred Bryan Cranston as chemistry teacher suffering from lung cancer who decides to produce and sell crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future, won 19 Emmy Awards and garnered near universal critical acclaim during its five-season run in the late 2000s.

MCN Original Videos caught up with Cranston in 2010 prior to the show's third season and before the show really took off with viewers and critics. 

E!’s signature series Keeping Up With The Kardashians this past September celebrated its 10th anniversary as one of the most successful reality shows in cable television history. 

The series, which follows the lives of the Kardashian clan -- matriarch Kris Kardashian and ex-husband Bruce Jenner (who transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner in 2015), along with adult kids Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Rob, Kendall and Kylie – has helped the family build a multibillion-dollar entertainment empire.

Yet when MCN Original Videos caught up with Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Kris Kardashian in 2008, the series was still trying to find its footing in the reality TV space. Take a look at the video to see how the Kardashian women ultimately predicted the success of their then burgeoning show.