六七十年代的纽约,一个有着非凡音乐天赋的小女孩比莉诞生了,但伴随着她童年的不是欢乐的歌声,而是动荡凄惨的生活。她的父母抛弃了她,她成为了一名被收养的孤儿,然而她从来都没有放弃自己的梦想,那就是成为一名伟大的音乐家。 长大之后,比莉邀请两名朋友组成了一个女子乐队,在纽约的某个俱乐部开始她的寻梦之路。一次偶然的机会,颇有名气的DJ朱利安.戴斯发现了比莉这块璞玉,在他的力捧之下,比莉终于红透了半边天,灰姑娘的美梦也终于成真了...Billie Frank is a shy, young multiracial girl who is sent away by her alcoholic mother at a very early age. At an orphanage, she befriends Louise and Roxanne. Flash forward to 1983. Billie and her friends are spotted by a record producer, Timothy Walker, who wants them to sing backup for his latest pop-music discovery. But when super DJ Julian Dice hears Billie's incredible voice, he makes a shady deal with Timothy to get her out of that dead-end situation. Soon, Billie and Dice are making hits inside the studio, and falling in love outside of it. Eventually, the pressure of her newfound celebrity puts too heavy a strain on Billie, forcing her to decide what it is she really wants from Dice, and what she wants for herself.