The Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full

2024 - 2024

Episode 1

21st September 2024

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.

Episode 2

28th September 2024

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.

Episode 3

28th September 2024

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?

Top Cast

Zawe Ashton

Director

Alison Duke

Documentary

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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Full Cast

Zawe Ashton

Self - Narrator (voice)

Full Crew

Alison Duke

Director

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Alex Pascall

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Guy Evans

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Greg Sanderson

Executive Producer

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Julie Bristow

Executive Producer

Sabrina Elba

Executive Producer

Idris Elba

Executive Producer

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