Go beyond the hits with these powerful, intimate and often jaw-dropping documentaries that spotlight the artists, scandals and moments that shaped music history.

If you’re looking for one convenient way to watch all of them, along with an always-growing collection of other music docs, live and archived concert streams, and more, all twn of our picks are available on music streaming service VEEPS who are currently running a holiday special for 50% off an ‘All Access’ yearly subscription (now through December 8).

Deadline Crew Call podcast with the EP of 'Pavements' documentary about 1990s band Pavement, Robert Schwartzman and director Alex Ross Perry.

A new HBO documentary explores the impact of Wizkid's music — internationally and in his native Nigeria. Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos traces the artist's roots and Nigerian identity, and how his music is helping redefine African identity after longstanding colonial influences.

With “The Beatles Anthology” now on Disney+, we dig into “The Compleat Beatles,” another documentary on the band that is difficult to see legally but had an impact on a generation.

A rundown of the best real-life movies about music, from ’Gimme Shelter’ to ’I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.’

A new documentary, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," will premiere on Prime Video on Dec. 9. The film is based on the 2019 book "Jazz from Detroit" by former Detroit Free Press reporter Mark Stryker. The documentary explores Detroit's significant impact on American musical culture and its complex history.

Members of the Documentary Branch will vote to determine the shortlist of 15 films and then the five nominees.

One incredibly entertaining form of music journalism is the documentary. It has been and seemingly always will be a staple in the music business, as there is nothing more smile-evoking than seeing a band on film in their natural habitat. The medium reveals ...

Coldplay’s Chris Martin is a Counting Crows superfan, as evidenced by his eBay purchase history. Martin has revealed that he bought one Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz’s infamous dreadlocks after the frontman finally cut them off in 2019.

A slate of recent films, new television and library classics are headed to HBO Max this December. Fans of the behind-the-scenes football series "Hard Knocks" have a new season to look forward to with "Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East,