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The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
★ 8.0/10•2024•Documentary
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Charting the shocking story of how some of music’s most loved artists - from Louis Armstrong to Prince - were exploited by the music industry on the basis of their race.

Alison Duke · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 21, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E159m

Episode 1

This episode reveals how some of the most legendary black musical artists of all time have been exploited by the recording industry from its earliest days.

Sep 21, 2024

Episode 2 - Episode 2E258m

Episode 2

Charting the failures and triumphs of black-owned and run record labels, including Motown, Stax, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, as they battled a hostile industry.

Sep 28, 2024

Episode 3 - Episode 3E358m

Episode 3

How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?

Sep 28, 2024

Actors

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Self - Narrator (voice)

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