Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001)

0.0/10 • 49 min • Documentary Music

Overview

The hallmarks of popular music - artist independence and diversity of voices - are threatened by a contracting marketplace of record companies, radio ownership and playlists, as well as increased use in advertising. Big-name artists, historians and economists explain how popular music is produced and marketed and critique its current state.

Cast

Thurston Moore

Self - Narrator (voice)

Chuck D

Ani DiFranco

Michael Franti

Kathleen Hanna

Self

Shirley Halperin

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