From the classic soul years of the 1970s to the ground-breaking innovations of the 1980s, 90s and 21st century, Urban Soul traces the sounds and styles that have made R&B the definitive sound of international pop.

Showered with Grammy Awards, R&B sells more records than rap, rock, pop or dance and in the last 15 years the music has become an unstoppable force, transforming the pop mainstream beyond recognition.

Urban Soul's stellar cast of interviewees includes Beyonce Knowles, Wyclef Jean, Mary J Blige, Kelly Rowland, Bobby Brown, TLC, Andre Harrell, Jermine Dupri, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds and Boyz II Men.

The film also tells the story of how this music transformed the mainstream and became a major part of corporate America while also making real the Civil Rights era's dream of social inclusion.