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
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 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.
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.