The Weeknd Dominates At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards with 10 Wins!
[…] Cat, Gabby Barrett, Karol G, and Megan Thee Stallion all walked away with trophies for the very first time. No strangers to this show, BTS took home four awards, winning Top Social Artist for the fifth consecutive year. MORE NEWS ON EURWEB: Apple Music’s Rap Life Live Atlanta Debuts Friday and Features Exclusive Performances […]
Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation Continues 2015 Season with The Four Tops
*Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation continues its 2015 Season with The Four Tops on Saturday, February 21 at 8pm. The Four Tops is one of soul’s most legendary groups and shaped the Motown sound, as we know it. The Four Tops has had over 15, top 20 singles in the U.S. including “Baby I Need Your […]
Four Tops’ Alexander Morris Sues Hospital for Racial Discrimination – Says He was Forced into A ‘Restraining Jacket’ | WATCH
*A Michigan-based hospital is at the center of a legal situation involving a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops. The suit, filed June 10 in federal court, details the situation between Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital and Alexander Morris. Morris is suing the Detroit area facility, under accusations that two staff members […]
End of an Era: Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Last Co-Founding Member of The Four Tops, Dies at 88 | PicsVideos
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir – screenshot *For nearly two decades, Abdul “Duke” Fakir carried the mantle for one of the all-time great soul music groups, the Four Tops, after the passing of his musical brothers. Today, we say a somber goodbye to Fakir, the last original member of this legendary group, who passed away at the […]
Drake Owns 7 of Hot 100’s Top 10, Breaking Beatles Record; ‘Nice For What’ Returns to No. 1 For 8th Week
[…] “Don’t Matter to Me,” featuring Michael Jackson (debut this week) Drake ties Rihanna for the third-most Hot 100 top 10s, while he and Jackson become only the fourth and fifth acts to reach the milestone of at least 30 top 10s. Here is an updated look at the acts with the most Hot 100 […]
Four Tops’ Lawrence Payton, Jr. Talks Group’s Legacy, Tips Hat to Original Top Duke Fakir
*Quite simply, The Four Tops and Lawrence Payton, Jr. have history. After all, his father, Lawrence Payton, was an original member of the quartet, which has entertained fans for more than 50 years with classic hits like “Baby I Need Your Loving,” ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “”It’s The Same Old Song,” […]
Are ‘The Four Tops’ Possibly Making Their Way to Broadway?!
Four Tops *The New York Post has reported that Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the sole living original member of The Four Tops, is working with Broadway producer Paul Lambert on a musical about the iconic quartet, according to SoulTracks. Although the musical is not officially named yet, the tentative name is set to be: “I’ll […]
YouTube Announces Top Video Lists for 2015 – New!
[…] moments from traditional media and big names on YouTube. This is the first year that a dance video has made the top of YouTube’s trending videos list. Four television moments have made the list this year, including three late night talk shows. The amount of hours people spent catching up on viral late night […]
Presenting The EURweb ‘Top 200 American Soul Singers’ of All Time! | PicsVideos
[…] Edition (f/ Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, and Bell Biv DeVoe) 65. Sammie Davis Jr. 66. The Manhattans 67. Bill Withers 68. Freddie Jackson 69. Mariah Cary 70. Four Tops (f/ Levi Stubbs) 71. The Dramatics 72. Atlantic Starr 73. Boys II Men 74. Angie Stone 75. Chris Brown 76. Deniece Williams 77. Jerry Butler 78. […]
Multi-Cultural Soul Band Tower of Power Reflects on its Love for and Contribution to the Canon of Black Music / VIDEOS
[…] gig in Hayward, CA where the promoter got him to sit in with us for about 6 songs in our set. He also sat in with us four years ago in San Mateo for 2 or 3 songs. I’m still on really friendly terms with Lenny and love talking to him. He has a […]
Bowlegged Lou’s Personal Insight Into TV One’s UnSung Marathon
[…] year olds 1. Xscape 2.David Ruffin 3.Full Force 4.Teena Marie 5.Freddie Jackson 6.Big Daddy Kane 7.Kid N Play 8.Yo Yo 9.Tammi Terrell 10.Whodini About Unsung Unsung, a four-time NAACP Image Award winning series, delves into the rarely or never before told stories of the unparalleled talents of R&B and Hip Hop from the 50s through the 90s. The perennial fan favorite series highlights the works of these artists while breaking down the obstacles and trials that hindered them from reaching the mainstream success many felt they deserved.The great producers of some of the episodes that yours truly Bowlegged Lou wanted to shout out is Mr P Frank Williams,Sharon Sanders,Jamecia Blount,Myra Alexander,Lawrence Givens,Marcus Miles,Donny Jackson,Senior producer Sade Oyinade,Supervising Producer>Kysha Mounia & so many others from past & present of the entire UnSung team that we appreciate. Oh i forgot,also a shoutout to Lucien “Bowlegged Lou”George […]
Most Popular Songs That NEVER Won a Grammy – You’ll be Surprised
[…] Postman Song),” Stevie B was best known for his freestyle tracks, a genre that blends Latin rhythms and melodies with electronic beats. This contemporary ballad, which spent four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, was his first attempt at making more commercially viable records. Kesha – Kevork Djansezian // Getty Images for DCP. #31. […]
‘The Four’ Dish About Strategy for Annihilating Season 2 Competition [EUR Exclusive]
*FOX’s music competition series “The Four” returns for a second season Thursday night with host Fergie and Sean “Diddy” Combs, record-producing hitmaker DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor and record label executive Charlie serving as the panel of experts. For season two, “The Four” is made up of hip-hop singer Sharaya J., Latin pop artist Stephanie Zelaya, soul singer Carvena Jones and pop star James […]
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director, Producer & Cast | EURexclusiveWATCH
[…] movie. It’s really special and the fact that Tom wanted me to play Goose’s son, means a lot. It’s a big honor.” Teller also said, “We had four cameras in the cockpit facing us and some other shots connected to the jet and it’s tough because you’re up in the air, you can’t talk […]
Four Tops Singer to Sue ‘Racist’ Hospital: They Told Him to ‘Sit His Black A** Down’ | Watch
Alexander Morris of the Four Tops is interviewed by Fox2 Detroit (Screenshot: Fox2 Detroit) *The lead singer of Motown’s Four Tops says he plans to sue a Detroit-area hospital for racial discrimination after they allegedly refused to believe his claims of being the group’s lead singer and instead placed him in a straitjacket. Alexander Morris, […]
