Original title
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Released
9/21/2024
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Supercollider Productions, Catalyst, Zinc Television London
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
3
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.
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.
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.
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?
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