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The Best Episodes of How Music Got Free Season 1

Every episode of How Music Got Free Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How Music Got Free Season 1!

Binge this in 1h 22m•Peaking at 7.6/10

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How Music Got Free Season 1 Episode 1 - The Crime We All Committed
    7.6/10(45 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Alex Stapleton
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. How Music Got Free Season 1 Episode 2 - Internet Killed the Radio Star
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Alex Stapleton
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Crime We All Committed" is the best rated episode of "How Music Got Free" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Alex Stapleton and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/11/2024. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Internet Killed the Radio Star".