Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

Jan 1, 2001

0h 49m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Media Education Foundation

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Thurston Moore

Self

Chuck D

Self

Ani DiFranco

Self

Michael Franti

Self

Kathleen Hanna

Self

Reebee Garafolo

Self

Dave Marsh

Self

Robert McChesney

Self

Shirley Halperin

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