The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full
Series 1
2024tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep
Documentary
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Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 2024-09-21
Overview
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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Episodes · 3
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Episode 1
59m2024-09-21★ 5
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.
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Episode 2
58m2024-09-28★ 6
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.
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Episode 3
58m2024-09-28★ 5
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?
