- Armstrong, David Bradbury
- The butterfly effect, how Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America, Marcus J. Moore
- "What'd I say?", the Atlantic story: 50 years of music, Ahmet Ertegun with Greil Marcus ... [and others] ; compiled and edited by C. Perry Richardson
- Holler if you hear me, searching for Tupac Shakur, Michael Eric Dyson
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode two
- The beautiful ones, Prince ; edited by Dan Piepenbring
- Big star fallin' mama, five women in Black music, Hettie Jones
- Words Of Prince, part 1, 2 & 3, Takuya Futaesaku
- Michael Jackson, the legendary king of pop, RGS Entertainment
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode four
- Dark midnight when I rise, the story of the Jubilee Singers who introduced the world to the music of Black America, Andrew Ward
- Ornette, made in America, directed by Shirley Clarke; produced by Kathelin Hoffman Gray
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode eight
- I Feel So Good, the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend
- The original guitar hero and the power of music, the legendary Lonnie Johnson, music and civil rights, Dean Alger
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode six
- I got your back, a father and son keep it real about love, fatherhood, family, and friendship, by Eddie Levert, Sr. and Gerald Levert with Lyah Beth LeFlore
- The soloist, a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music, Steve Lopez
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode three
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode seven
- Strength of a woman, the Phyllis Hyman story, Jason A. Michael in cooperation with Glenda Gracia and the estate of Phyllis Hyman
- My song, a memoir of art, race, and defiance, Harry Belafonte ; with Michael Shnayerson
- Big Freedia, God save the queen diva!, Big Freedia with Nicole Balin
- The stars & superstars of Black music, [produced by Jeremy Pascall and Rob Burt]
- Ice, a memoir of gangster life and redemption-- from South Central to Hollywood, Ice-T and Douglas Century
- Celebrating Bird, The triumph of Charlie Parker, directed by Gary Giddins and Kendrick Simmons ; written by Gary Giddins ; produced by Toby Byron
- Pharrell Williams, blurring the lines, Chris Roberts
- The butterfly effect, how Kendrick Lamar ignited the soul of black America, Marcus J. Moore
- Deep blues, a musical pilgrimage to the crossroads, a Robert Mugge film ; an Oil Factory/Radio Active Films Production in association with Channel 4
- It was all a dream, Biggie and the world that made him, Justin Tinsley
- Sing your song, Michael Cohl presents a Belafonte Enterprises and S2BN Entertainment production in association with Julius R. Nasso Productions ; a film by Susanne Rostock ; produced by Michael Cohl [and others]
- What a wonderful world, the magic of Louis Armstrong's later years, Ricky Riccardi
- Harlem speaks, a living history of the Harlem Renaissance, edited by Cary D. Wintz
- Gil Scott-Heron, pieces of a man, Marcus Baram
- Creative quest, Questlove ; with Ben Greenman
- Lil Uzi Vert, emo rap pioneer, by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel
- Bobby Short, saloon singer, by Bobby Short with Robert Mackintosh
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode nine
- Inspiring figures, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald
- Midnight lightning, Jimi Hendrix and the black experience, Greg Tate
- The grail guitar, the search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple haze Telecaster, Chris Adams
- Still Bill, Slab Fork Films ; Late Night and Weekends ; produced by Damani Baker, Alex Vlack, and Jon Fine ; directed by Damani Baker and Alex Vlack
- Kanye West in the studio, beats down! money up! (2000-2006), by Jake Brown
- Jazz, a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington D.C. in association with BBC ; a film by Ken Burns ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward ; producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Episode four
- A band called Death, Haven Entertainment and OGB present in association with Howlermano Productions; produced by Scott Mosier, Matthew Pernicaro, Kevin Mann, Jerry Ferrara; directed and produced by Jeff Howlett, Mark Covino
- Jay-Z, made in America, Michael Eric Dyson ; with a foreword by Pharrell
- Big Mama Thornton, the life and music, Michael Spörke
- The arrival of B.B. King, the authorized biography, Charles Sawyer
- The beautiful ones, Prince ; edited by Dan Piepenbring [author of introduction]
- My name is Prince, 25 inspired years : 1991 to 2016, by Randee St. Nicholas