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    Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business

    135'

    2014-07-08

    6.3

    The revolution that changed the rhythm of the industry.

    Music,Documentary

    Overview:

    In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world.

    DirectingElio Espana

    Watch Providers (US)

    Cast

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Prince

    1

    Self

    Michael Bland

    1

    Self

    Alan Leeds

    1

    Self

    Marva King

    1

    Self

    Joe Levy

    1

    Self

    Sonny Thompson

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Prism Films
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.6336
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business

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