Why do white people benefit off of black people in music?

White people have always benefited from POC, black people are the root of many culture standings including music (EX rap, beats taken with/without consent). White people benefit form their privelige take off of black people.

Explanation:

Because white people are more privileged.

Explanation:

Music is constantly being shaped by racism and segregation. We live in a world where music is readily available online, easily found on demand, on streaming services, and as video, as well as over the airwaves via radio and in stores. We can all access it across multiple platforms. However, what is now a global, multibillion-dollar music industry has, in many ways, built itself and prospered on the exploitation of not just Black music, but the musicians who birthed it.

Most music lovers are aware of the success of Berry Gordy’s Black-owned and operated Motown Records and the star-filled stable of artists the label birthed—with artists like The Temptations, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson contributing to what became known as “The Motown Sound.” But Gordy and Motown are exceptions, rather than the rule. And even mighty Motown hasn’t been black-owned for decades: It was sold in 1988 to MCA Inc. and Boston Ventures Limited Partnership.

The history of a Black-owned company recording Black music doesn’t start with Motown. It begins with the first Black-owned music company you’ve never heard of: Black Swan Records