Zaid is doing time in prison, but gets a chance to get out and see his son if he assists the police.

Set in 1970s New York, Vinyl is a ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop. The show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path.

In hopes of being the first Americans to win a global a cappella competition, the Barden Bellas wage a note-for-note war with fierce European rivals.