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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Zinc Television London
Season List
Series 1
EP : 3
2024-09-21
season 1 || Series 1
Relesed on | 2024-09-21
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Episode 1
2024-09-21
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.
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Episode 2
2024-09-28
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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Episode 3
2024-09-28
How the digital revolution has inspired black artists to go it alone and bypass the major record labels entirely - but at what cost?