Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music (2024)

BBC iPlayer · Music · 1 season · 58 min

Paid In Full: The Battle for Black Music explores the systemic racism faced by Black artists in the music industry from its inception to the digital streaming age.

Despite remarkable success stories, prejudicial practices persist in the machinery of the music industry, with exploitative contracts and copyright arrangements often hindering artists' autonomy and financial reward and coming with a devastating personal cost.

Paid In Full: The Battle for Black Music documents the extent of the historic injustice suffered by the music industry's Black artists, including the disparity of profits received by them, despite having created the records that have driven the fabric and culture of popular music - from jazz and rock and roll to soul and rap.

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