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Here are 10 of The Associated PressB次元官网网址� favorite music documentaries of the year, featuring artists spanning genres and generations. Most are on streaming services and Amazon, Apple TV+, Disney+, MAX and Netflix all have options.

They are presented in no particular order:

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. Isaac Hayes. Booker T. & the M.G.B次元官网网址檚. The Staple Singers. These bulwarks of American music history were at the heart of in the B次元官网网址�50s and B次元官网网址�60s via Stax Records, one of the greatest and most influential record labels in U.S. history. Not only that, but Stax embraced interracial creative endeavors at a point in the nation when doing so was life-threatening. The multi-part B次元官网网址淪tax: Soulsville U.S.A.B次元官网网址� is a celebration of the label, a long overdue document of the institution, and offers viewers the opportunity to examine with that history.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on MAX.

B次元官网网址淭he Beach BoysB次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭he Beach Boys,B次元官网网址� by director Frank Marshall, tells the story of three Wilson brothers B次元官网网址� , Carl and Dennis B次元官网网址� along with cousin and friend Al Jardine, and how their sunny Southern California sound became beloved the world over through classics like B次元官网网址淚 Get Around,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淕ood VibrationsB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淕od Only Knows.B次元官网网址� The film includes extensive new interviews as well as draws from archival footage to give the perspectives of Carl Wilson, who died from cancer in 1998, and Dennis Wilson, who drowned in a Los Angeles-area harbor in 1983. Brian Wilson makes current-day appearances in the film, including in an emotional scene at the end, as AP cleverly refused to spoil Just B次元官网网址� go watch.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+.

B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad BloodB次元官网网址�

It is an astonishing display of transparency in the music business: In 2019, music manager Scooter BraunB次元官网网址檚 Ithaca Holdings announced that it was acquiring Big Machine Label Group, which released Taylor SwiftB次元官网网址檚 first six studio albums and owns her masters. At the time, Swift said she learned about the deal as a result, she began in order to own her new versions. A new two-part documentary, B次元官网网址淭aylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad BloodB次元官网网址� interrogates the deal B次元官网网址� and offers digestible details for those hoping to learn more about what went awry, from varying perspectives.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on MAX.

B次元官网网址淩oad Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street BandB次元官网网址�

It seems like there are innumerable documentaries out in the world, and most of them are worth viewing. But those who want to dive deep into the live experience of seeing Springsteen and the E Street Band B次元官网网址� and letB次元官网网址檚 be honest here, the live show is a key component in loving the boss B次元官网网址� a new film attempts to scratch the itch. B次元官网网址淩oad Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street BandB次元官网网址� is directed by Thom Zimny, who was also behind the docs B次元官网网址淲estern StarsB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淪pringsteen on Broadway.B次元官网网址� This one candidly captures the band on their 2023-2024 tour, with archival footage mixed in.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

B次元官网网址淥livia Rodrigo: Guts World TourB次元官网网址�

Last year, popB次元官网网址檚 major players released blockbuster concert films. Both and the non-narrative topped APB次元官网网址檚 2023 best of list, for breaking the fourth wall (in the case of the former) and artfully created a near-replica of the live experience (in the case of the latter). This year, the present pop phenom Olivia Rodrigo takes the mantle with her Netflix special, If you missed her on the road, donB次元官网网址檛 worry. This film captures the magic.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix.

B次元官网网址淓lton John: Never Too LateB次元官网网址�

TimeB次元官网网址檚 2024 Icon of the Year, looks back at five decades of his career in a new documentary, B次元官网网址淓lton John: Never Too Late.B次元官网网址� Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, the film features never before seen footage and new interviews. Ever wonder how Reginald Kenneth Dwight became Elton John? HereB次元官网网址檚 an opportunity to learn.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Disney+.

B次元官网网址淭he Greatest Night in PopB次元官网网址�

Nearly 40 years ago, superstars Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and , under the unimpeachable tutelage of the late great Quincy Jones, came together to record B次元官网网址淲e Are the World, a 1985 charity single for African famine relief. A new Netflix documentary, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the complex birth of an unexpected megahit B次元官网网址� and just what it was like to have all that talent in one studio, for one night.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix.

B次元官网网址淢egan Thee Stallion: In Her WordsB次元官网网址�

For her fans, Megan Thee Stallion is a larger-than-life figure; a fearless Houston MC that preached B次元官网网址渉ot girl sB次元官网网址�-B次元官网网址� and self-empowerment. Behind the scenes B次元官网网址� and quite frankly, in front of it, too B次元官网网址� her experience has been all but glossy. Who could forget the onslaught of criticism she received during what experts described as a clear a specific type of misogyny experienced by Black women? In her Amazon documentary, Megan Thee Stallion candidly discusses the highs and lows of her experience with fame, social media, mental health and everything in-between.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Amazon Prime.

B次元官网网址淟uther: Never Too MuchB次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址� the R&B crooner with a voice like silk and a penchant for timeless melodies B次元官网网址� died in 2005. His legacy is celebrated in a new film, B次元官网网址淟uther: Never Too Much,B次元官网网址� a dive into his life story. For diehard fans and curious, casual listeners alike.

WHERE TO WATCH: Currently in theaters and will premiere on CNN on New YearB次元官网网址檚 Day.

B次元官网网址淎BBA: Against the OddsB次元官网网址�

It might be hard to believe in 2024, but there was a period of time where the Swedish pop group of epic proportions, were consideredB次元官网网址� kind of cheesy, schmaltzy, just all around uncool. B次元官网网址淎BBA: Against the OddsB次元官网网址� details their journey, beginning with the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. They won, gave the world B次元官网网址淲aterloo,B次元官网网址� and, well, launched into their ascent to world domination. watch it unfold.

WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Apple TV+.