The Battle For Black Music: Paid In Full
The Battle For Black Music: Paid In Full is a TV show on BBC2. Influential. Incredible. Exploited. Stars including Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan and Ice T reveal how generations of black artists have fought for the rewards their talents deserved. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 3 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2024.
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The Battle For Black Music: Paid In Full
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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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.
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?