10 Documentaries On American Pop Stars That Give Us A Glimpse Of Music Making

Documentaries on American pop stars captured the process that happens behind the scenes in concerts and music-making. Catch these legends revealing to their fans what the eye doesn't meet.

Documentaries of American pop stars have always been a really great way of engaging the audience in behind-the-scene stuff apart from the songs and performances. Many great singers like Madonna, Beatles, One Direction, Elvis and Michael Jackson shot documentaries to give a glimpse of the actual events that occur during concerts, performances and music-making. They also reveal the person behind the massive celebrity of famous pop stars and how they deal with the downside of popularity while making art. Here's a look at all the musical documentaries that we have on popular American pop stars.

10 Documentaries On American Pop Stars

Untitled Lizzo Documentary

On May 21, 2022, HBO announced an untitled documentary on American singer Lizzo that is set to release in the Fall of 2022. Doug Pray will reportedly direct the documentary whose release will take place after the release of Lizzo's second full length album Special that is set to come out on July 15, 2022.

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil

This four episode documentary streamed on YouTube from March 23 to April 6, 2021. The movie gives insights on Demi Lovato's struggle with her past trauma and struggles, her musical journey and personal life over the past three years. She also talks about the overdose that she suffered in 2018 that was a near death experience for her. Lovato worked as an executive producer for the film.

Miss Americana

Released by Netflix on January 31, 2020, the documentary gave details about the musical journey of popular singer Taylor Swift. Taylor is seen getting real while talking about her teenage years and the pressure she felt as a teen star. She even touched on her personal relationships. It actually follows Taylor's journey from craving for people's approval to accepting that not everybody will like her and that's okay.

Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two

Released on September 8, 2017, the movie follows the making of Lady Gaga's 2017 album Joanne and the preparations for her Super Bowl performance. The movie touches on her interaction with fans, her on stage and off stage experiences and her health problems. Chris Moukarbel directed the film while Bobby Campbell produced this Netflix film.

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

R.J. Cutler directed this American documentary on Billie Eilish's debut in the music industry. This Apple TV+ released on February 26, 2021 and takes the audience into Billie's personal life, her family, her tours and performances before the release of her first album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The movie follows the production and Grammy wins of her debut album.

Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce

Released by Netflix in 2019, the film took the audience behind the scenes of Beyonce's performance in 2018 at the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. The movie was highly acclaimed and even won a Grammy (2020) for Best Music Film and an IDA Documentary Award (2019) for Best Music Documentary. It gives a glimpse of Beyonce's personal life as well as the work she did behind the camera as the executive producer, director and writer for the film considering she had given birth to twins just an year before.

Katy Perry: Part Of Me

Released in 2012, the movie followed Katy Perry's 1 year long California Dreams World Tour that had 127 concerts held from February 2011 to January 2012. It captures Katy's rise to stardom, some interviews that revealed about her personal life, teenage, performances, cameo of friends like Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Jessie J. The movie was the highest grossing music concert film by a female artist at that time.

Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You

This documentary captured Ariana Grande's 2019 Sweetener World Tour. The movie released on Netflix on December 21, 2020 and featured the American singer's concerts, performances, fan interactions, behind the stage footage, the incidents and events before the tour and the on road journey with her team and band.

Britney Vs Spears

Released on Netflix on September 28, 2021, the documentary movie featured Britney Spears musical journey and also her conservatorship. The movie captured her music videos, concerts, interview, performance and legal battles that she fought in order to free herself from the conservatorship.

Madame X

Released on October 8, 2021 on Paramount+, this documentary captured Madonna's Madame X Tour that took place in January 2020 at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, Portugal. The movie was shot around that time capturing what happened behind the stage of Madonna's concert. The movie, directed by Ricardo Gomes and SKNX (Sasha Kasiuha and Nuno Xico), received positive response from the critics and audience.

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