Series 1

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

Episode 1
1

Episode 1

59m2024-09-215

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
2

Episode 2

58m2024-09-286

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
3

Episode 3

58m2024-09-285

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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