Series synopsis
How Music Got Free is an American documentary crime television series that premiered on Paramount+ on June 11, 2024. It ended on June 11, 2024. It stars Rhymefest, Eminem, Method Man and Dell.
Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.
Premise
Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.
Premise: Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rhymefest as Self - Artist
- Eminem as Self - Music Artist
- Method Man as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dell as Self - CD Plant Employee/Pirating
Guest cast
- Steve Stoute as Self - Producer, Writer and Former President Sony Music
- Rodney as Self - CD Plant Employee/Pirating
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | June 11, 2024 | June 11, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Crime We All Committed A small town CD-factory worker, Dell Glover, joins forces with teen hackers to pioneer internet piracy with MP3s, shaking the music industry’s early-2000s profits and reshaping the business forever; featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man and more. |
June 11, 2024 |
| 2 |
Internet Killed the Radio Star As album sales drop, the music industry takes legal action against fans causing a PR nightmare; the FBI launches a major investigation against internet pirates and begins cracking down. |
June 11, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Paramount+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 11, 2024 |
| Last aired | June 11, 2024 |
| Runtime | 41 minutes |
| Status | ended |