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The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

8.0(2)
First Aired:September 21, 2024
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:3
Status:Ended

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.

Cast

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Episode 1

E1Episode 1

59m5.0

Sep 21, 2024

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.

Episode 2

E2Episode 2

58m6.0

Sep 28, 2024

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.

Episode 3

E3Episode 3

58m5.0

Sep 28, 2024

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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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.

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