Detroit, 1995. The city's brilliant and promising industrial development policy fails and leads to chaos and confusion, resulting in one of the most serious conflicts in American history between whites and people of color. People who had lived peacefully side by side found themselves on opposite sides of the barricades.

The "8 Mile" highway, which separates Detroit from the suburbs, becomes the dividing line between blacks and whites. What is happening in the city is reflected in the music. In poor suburban neighborhoods, where the main goal is survival, hip-hop becomes an emotional outlet for many residents, a means of escape from the harsh daily reality.

Eric Claudine, a modest and quiet middle-aged violinist, denies himself everything and spends all his savings to secretly sponsor singing lessons for young Christine Dubois, for whom he has a secret passion. She is unaware of this and pays no attention to the musician, who already has two admirers - opera tenor Anatole Garron and Raoul D'Aubert, Inspector Sûreté.

Driven to despair, Eric commits the murder of a music publisher, but as a result his face becomes disfigured by acid. Now his life's goal is to destroy everyone around Christine ...

Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student, is raised by her father and can't come to terms with her mother's early death. Since she and her mother used to sing together, Suzu has since given up singing, but has started writing songs. The girl decides that in the virtual space U, where there are 5 billion users, she will become a different person, and creates a complete opposite - a beautiful singer named Belle. In this new reality, the girl quickly becomes popular and gains millions of fans. One day her virtual concert is disrupted by a mysterious user in the form of a dragon, and Suzu decides to find out who he really is.

Blackgammon is the name of a punk metal band formed by drummer Ruben and his girlfriend Lou. For a rocker, Ruben is a former drug addict who has quit his addiction - he is too focused on a healthy lifestyle, however, it is better to be safe from illnesses as from jail and prison. During the performance, he suddenly hears that the drums do not make a signature sound, but a deafening hum. This is the first symptom of inevitable hearing loss. So Ruben goes to a secluded retreat for people with deafness to learn how to be deaf himself.

The story of the life and creative path of the king of rock 'n' roll Elvis Presley through the prism of a complex relationship with his odious manager, Colonel Tom Parker. They worked together for more than 20 years, from the beginning of Elvis' career to his unprecedented fame.

A big cocaine deal is disrupted by an attack by a group of black ninjas. However, having seized the cocaine, they forget about the most important thing ... money, and the leader of the gang, a white ninja, does not forgive mistakes....

Gloucester, Massachusetts. A deaf family runs a fishing business. Seventeen-year-old Ruby, the only hearing member of the family, helps her deaf parents and brother fish. At school, she joins the local choir, where she realizes she loves to sing. The choir director convinces her to consider music school, and now the girl is forced to choose between her family and her new dream.

Toronto, 2002. Active and cheerful 13-year-old Meilin tries her best to be the first in everything in order to please her strict, hyper-parental mother. The girl's family lives in a temple and worships the Goddess Progenitor. One fine morning, Meilin wakes up and instead of her usual reflection in the mirror, she sees a red panda - now transformed into a large beast when she is worried, angry or experiencing other strong emotions. Not only does this happen at the most inopportune moments, but her attendance at the concert of her and her friends' adored boy band, 4-Town, is jeopardized.

A stand-up comedian and an opera singer are raising a daughter who discovers she has an unusual gift.

A history of The Band, plus stage performances by Muddy Waters, Staple Singers, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Ron Wood, Ringo Star and others.