Madison's parents no longer loved each other but stayed together for the sake of their image, as a powerful couple their breakup would be catastrophic for how people perceived them. They used Maddie as an excuse, they claimed they didn't want to break up for her, not that they know that Maddie knows everything that is going, how could she not when they have constant screaming matches with each other at night. Maddie's one escape is music and her uncle works at a record label so when he invites her along one day she jumps at the chance. Here she meets 4 boys in a band named 5 Seconds of Summer join her along for the journey.