How Music Got Free
7.1
“Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed.”
The fascinating, and often hilarious, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music in the late '90s and early 2000s," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary looks at the technology that made it possible for millions of young people to quench their thirst for new music by simply downloading it for free.
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Cast
11 people
Eminem
Self
Known for
8 Mile
The Wash
50 Cent
Self
Known for
Power
Escape Plan
Rocsi Diaz
Self
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Beyond the Lights
The Last Letter
Method Man
Self
Known for
The Wire
How High
Steve Stoute
Self
Timbaland
Self
Known for
Piece by Piece
Rhymefest
Self
Known for
The Public
Hillary Rosen
Self
Also in
Rice Girl
Stephen Witt
Self
Paul Rosenberg
Self
Also in
VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
JAG
Dell Glover
Self
Alex Stapleton Director · Genéa Gaudet Editor Bryan Monroe Simpson Editor
United States release June 11, 2024 · Produced in United States · Production Telepictures, Interscope Films
Production
Shady Films
Production
Telepictures
Production
Interscope Films
Production
MTV Entertainment Studios
Production
The SpringHill Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 2024
Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
United States · June 11, 2024
Digital · 2-part version on Paramount+
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