Popdose — The Four Tops smash "Bernadette" was just one of the hundreds of Motown hits that featured the bass playing of the legendary James Jamerson more info

ContactMusic — Tom Cruise and the fourth instalment of Mission Impossible were top of the pile at the Box Office as 2011 drew to a close its success not really making up for a sluggish year - indicative of a wider malaise in the arts and media world with various re... more info

Topix — As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. more info

Guardian Music — They may be legends, but for the remaining members of the Temptations, the Crystals, the Four Tops and Tavares, music's still a job. Paul Lester talks to soul's true survivorsOtis Williams, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew and Arthur ... more info

Starpulse — The Four Tops leader George Rountree, Jr. has died in Las Vegas, aged 61. The talented musician served as the group's musical director, composer, trumpeter and keyboard player. Born in Detroit, M... more info

ContactMusic — Four Tops leader George Rountree JR has died in Las Vegas aged 61 The talented musician served as the groups musical director composer trumpeter and keyboard player Born in Detroit Michigan Rountree also performed with soul icons the Tempta... more info

Detroit Free Press — LAS VEGAS - A key behind-the-scenes associate of the famed Motown quartet the Four Tops, George Rountree, has died. He was 61. more info

Guardian Music — Key Motown Records executive who helped her brother Berry found the companyWhen Berry Gordy Jr asked his parents and seven siblings for an $800 loan with which to start his own record label, his oldest sister was the last to agree. Esther Gordy Edwar... more info

Perez Hilton — Not bad, Beyonce! The diva's fourth studio album, 4, has hit the number spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, having sold 310,000 copies so far - which makes this her fourth effort to top the list! However, as we expected, this is her least success... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Most of us know by now that anything that comes by way of Big Scary Monsters is guaranteed to please. For the longest time, the only Tangled Hair tracks to my name were the four I had downloaded sometime last year. And they were getting worn out â... more info