R&B, Rhythm and Business: The Political Economy of Black Music

R&B, Rhythm and Business: The Political Economy of Black Music
ISBN-10
1888451688
ISBN-13
9781888451689
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Akashic Books
Author
Norman Kelley

Description

Given than hip hop music alone has generated more than a billion dollars in sales, the absence of a major black record company is disturbing. Even Motown is now a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group. Nonetheless, little has been written about the economic relationship between African-Americans and the music industry. This anthology dissects contemporary trends in the music industry and explores how blacks have historically interacted with the business as artists, business-people and consumers.

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