Alison Duke
Director
The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full (2024)
Series 1
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.
Released Sept. 21, 2024
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.record-label, tmdb.music, tmdb.black-music, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.history-of-music, imdb.tv-mini-series + 4 more, imdb.black-musician, imdb.exploitation, imdb.racism, imdb.popular-music
Production Companies: Zinc Television London, Supercollider Productions, Catalyst
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
5.0
S1E1 - Episode 1
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.
Sept. 21, 2024, midnight
6.0
S1E2 - Episode 2
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.
Sept. 28, 2024, midnight
5.0
S1E3 - Episode 3
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?
Sept. 28, 2024, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 58 min.
Season Runtime: 175 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 2024
Last Air Date: Sept. 28, 2024, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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