The Dark Truth About Nina Simone’s Music Career | Industry Exploitation
Details
| Title | The Dark Truth About Nina Simone’s Music Career | Industry Exploitation |
| Author | Historical Wisdom |
| Duration | 0:41 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=BMW8O8h3_xY |
Description
Nina Simone wasn’t just a legendary singer—she was a fierce advocate for Black artists and a victim of one of the music industry’s biggest problems: unfair contracts and unpaid royalties. Despite recording timeless hits like I Put a Spell on You and Feeling Good, Simone struggled financially because record labels underpaid and exploited her.
💰 What really happened?
🔹 Signed with Bethlehem Records in 1957 but received little to no royalties.
🔹 Moved to Colpix Records, where financial mistreatment continued.
🔹 Joined Philips Records—her critically acclaimed albums didn’t bring fair pay.
🔹 Even at RCA, she was trapped in unfair contracts.
Nina Simone fought back, taking legal action and calling out industry greed. But was justice ever served? 🤔
🔥 Watch now to uncover the shocking truth! 🔥
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