The best music movies on Amazon Prime Video of 2021
Annette
6.3/10
The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.
Music
3.2/10
Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.
Justin Bieber: Our World
5/10
After a three-year hiatus from a full performance, and with concert venues shut down due to the pandemic, Bieber delivers an electrifying show to close out 2020 on the rooftop of the Beverly Hilton Hotel for 240 invited guests—and millions of fans across the globe watching via livestream. The film follows Bieber and his close-knit team in the month leading up to the show, as they rehearse and construct a monumental stage while adhering to strict health and safety protocols. The film also captures personal, self-shot moments between Bieber and his wife Hailey.
A Man Named Scott
7.7/10
In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring songs dealing with depression, anxiety and loneliness, it resonated deeply with young listeners and launched Cudi as a musical star and cultural hero. A Man Named Scott explores Cudi’s journey over a decade of creative choices, struggles and breakthroughs, making music that continues to move and empower his millions of fans around the world.
P!NK: All I Know So Far
7.8/10
A behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her first Wembley Stadium performance on 2019's "Beautiful Trauma" world tour.
Mary J. Blige's My Life
6.7/10
Mary J. Blige set the music world on fire with her trailblazing 1994 LP "My Life." The singer, producer and actress reveals the demons and blessings that inspired the record and propelled her to international stardom. She celebrates the 25th anniversary of her most influential work by performing the album live for the first time.
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
7.2/10
Documentary by the musiclabel Defected and its brand Glitterbox about electronic music, its beginning in New York and its importance for minorities all around the world.
Mean Man: The Story of Chris Holmes
6.3/10
From iconic guitar player to construction worker, Chris Holmes has lived a life of highs and lows. After losing publishing rights of his own songs and dealing with addictions, the ex-W.A.S.P. member has had to start from scratch living in his mother in law's basement in Cannes, France. He is now ready to take on Europe with his new band. As we follow him along, he meets many fans and proves that he still is the showman he was as a young and famous rockstar. This musical journey draws parallel stories of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Chris Holmes with archives, live performances, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.
Bastille ReOrchestrated
7.9/10
A bracingly honest new documentary sourced from hundreds of hours of unseen archive and all-new conversations captured during the pandemic, the film features open and frank insights from each band member plus collaborators inextricably linked to the group’s orchestral adventures. Alongside dramatic re-interpretations of their hit songs, ReOrchestrated charts the very beginning of the band’s foundations all the way through the highs and lows of their three albums to date, via landmark, full orchestra appearances at Royal Albert Hall, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and The London Palladium, not to mention the inevitable tensions encountered en route.
Morat: Balas Perdidas
7.9/10
Morat, the band with the highest amount of tickets sold in LATAM and Spain in the past years offered an unforgettable concert on December 15th at Wizink Center in Madrid as a final clasp of its mythical "Balas Perdidas Tour". They went through the greatest hits that they have been harvesting year after year consolidating them as an icon on the Pop Scene.
Kanye With Special Guest Drake: Free Larry Hoover - Benefit Concert
5.4/10
Watch music and cultural icon, Kanye, in his first headlining show in five years, with special guest Drake, live from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kanye has dedicated the benefit concert to raising awareness of the need for prison and sentencing reform, and supporting legal reform and community advocates.
Coldplay - Live from Climate Pledge Arena
7.5/10
The first live performance of Coldplay’s brand-new album, Music Of The Spheres, from the Grand Opening of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. This is the band’s first arena show in nearly five years, just one week after their new album is released. Directed by Paul Dugdale.
Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience
7.3/10
Ed Sheeran performs an array of brand new tracks from his latest album. This concert experience will take you on a transformative audio-visual journey with the singer-songwriter, exploring the themes of metamorphosis and renewal that define his fifth studio album.
Love You Right: An R&B Musical
7.1/10
A rhythm and blues superstar tries to put his life back together after losing everything.
MAX: Live from the Greek Theatre
Multiplatinum recording artist MAX has been labeled a "Top pop-star to watch" by Billboard and was nominated for "Best New Pop Artist" at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. In this special concert event filmed at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, MAX puts on a spectacle performing his latest studio album "Colour Vision".
Nightingale: A Melody of Life
6.2/10
Arthur Holzenberg, a struggling singer/songwriter is close to obtaining the record deal of his lifetime, but to do so, he has to reproduce an unreleased album of his father Harold Holzenberg, a once successful artist, as his own.
