Series·2024·1 season

The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

Documentary

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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Episode 1E1 · 59 min

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 2E2 · 58 min

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 3E3 · 58 min

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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Zawe Ashton
Zawe AshtonSelf - Narrator (voice)

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