R&B, Rhythm and Business

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R&B, Rhythm and Business is written by Norman Kelley and published by Akashic Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1888451688 (ISBN 10) and 9781888451689 (ISBN 13).

Given than hip hop music alone has generated more than a billion dollars in sales, the absence of a major black record company is disturbing. Even Motown is now a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group. Nonetheless, little has been written about the economic relationship between African-Americans and the music industry. This anthology dissects contemporary trends in the music industry and explores how blacks have historically interacted with the business as artists, business-people and consumers.