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Who Owns The Music? From Prince to Beyonce to Today
A $100 million record deal. A man who erased his own name to win back his work. A woman who built her own company so the work never left her hands. This episode traces the fight for ownership from Prince's war with Warner Bros. to Beyoncé's rise with Parkwood Entertainment, and ties it to a struggle that runs through Black history far beyond the music industry.
Mr. Black History breaks down what "masters" really means, why Prince performed with SLAVE written on his face, how Beyoncé flipped the industry with a surprise album in 2013, and where the fight for ownership stands today with artists…
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