- Film And TV
- 22 May 24
Entitled How Music Got Free, the upcoming series will detail the piracy boom of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, out this summer.
Paramount+ is gearing up to launch the two-part docuseries How Music Got Free this June, a detailed analysis of the technology-driven shifts that occurred in the music industry throughout the late ‘90s and early 2000s.
Executive-produced by Eminem and LeBron James and directed by Alexandria Stapleton, the series is set to debut exclusively on Paramount+ on June 11.
How Music Got Free will examine the advent of file-sharing technology and the seismic shifts that occurred in the music industry as a result. With narrations from Method Man, the series will feature exclusive interviews with generation-defining artists Eminem, 50 Cent, Timbaland, and Jimmy Iovine along with industry-shakers Rocsi Diaz, Rhymefest and UnitedMasters CEO Steve Stoute.
"From New York City to Los Angeles, to the small factory town of Shelby, North Carolina, the two-part series features the quirky genius of the heretofore-unknown 'pirates,' the drama of the FBI investigations and convictions, and the frontline accounts of music's biggest artists and executives," reads the official synopsis. "An unbelievable story of cunning, illegality, celebrity, and innovation, these are the events that changed the music industry forever."
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Take a look at the newly released trailer for How Music Got Free here!