How Music Got Free (2024)

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.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Eminem

Self

50 Cent

Self

Rocsi Diaz

Self

Method Man

Self

Steve Stoute

Self

Timbaland

Self

Rhymefest

Self

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Hillary Rosen

Self

S

Stephen Witt

Self

Paul Rosenberg

Self

Dell Glover

Self

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