Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre Reschedule ‘Doggystyle’ 30th Anniversary Concerts in Solidarity With WGA Strike

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music We say every year that the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is the music industry’s best-kept secret — an invite-only, insider combination of a superstar awards show and a family reunion for the tight-knit songwriting and music-publishing community that is in its 52nd year and has never been televised or livestreamed. In fact, we’ve said it so many times that longtime SHOF CEO Linda Moran quoted us in her opening remarks on Thursday night. While the show has had honorees pull out in the past — Jay-Z due to the impending birth of his and Beyonce’s twins, less happily the Kinks’ Ray Davies due to the death of his sister — this year’s event was the first time two honorees canceled, deferring their inductions to next year: the reclusive Sade, who everyone figured had about a 40% chance of showing up, postponed several months ago due to a scheduling conflict, and Snoop Dogg, who pulled out abruptly for undisclosed reasons earlier in the week. But the SHOF is such a star-studded evening that the event was a rousing success filled with great music regardless — and the silver lining was the fact that it was over in a relatively tidy three hours (it often stretches toward five).

thirst trap queen in recent years — but longtime pal Snoop Dogg, 51, says he doesn’t peep her provocative posts.The “Gin & Juice” rapper revealed to Insider that he tries to scroll past any image of Stewart “on the Instagram page looking like that.”“That’s a lane we both stay out of,” he quipped in a story published Thursday.Stewart and the Death Row Records mogul became pals in 2008 when Snoop appeared on “The Martha Stewart Show.”The pair whipped up mashed potatoes with cognac — and the rest is history.They roasted Justin Bieber on Comedy Central in 2015 and co-hosted “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” the following year.The cookbook author even gave a sweet shout-out to the Grammy-nominated performer in her Skechers ad for the 2023 Super Bowl.In the 30-second clip, Stewart gets a tattoo of Snoop’s face on her arm with the words “My Dogg.”Gushing over the finished ink, the selfie empress coos, “Ooh, that’s gangster.”Stewart’s unexpected road to sensual social media stardom began in 2020 when she posted a pic of herself lightly puckering her lips while lounging poolside.The snap quickly went viral — and her fans had a field day.She shared another sultry shot in November 2022 — a mirror selfie that appeared to show herself wearing nothing but gold earrings.The DIY queen dished to Insider her secrets for having the camera love you.“Just look good and pose with a provocative look on your face,” she revealed, adding that others can mimic her looks by having “someone edit your picture real well.”“A lot of the girls that you think are just naturally amazing are highly edited online.

British big-hitters Russell T. Davies, Jack Thorne and Dennis Kelly are preparing to stand with writers around the world today in support of striking scribes on a global day of solidarity and action.

Daredevil: Born Again and The Penguin finally have thrown in the towel: Deadline has learned that the Disney+ series and the Max drama will remain on pause until the end of the WGA Strike — whenever that may be.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Move over, concert T-shirt. Snoop Dogg wants to sell fans an NFT that promises owners exclusive access to updates from the rapper’s life on tour starting in July. The Snoop Dogg Passport Series is touted as the first “evolving digital tour collectible,” priced at about $45 or 0.025 ETH (Ethereum cryptocurrency) available on snooppassport.xyz. The Passport NFT will provide ongoing behind-the-scenes video and images uploaded by Snoop and his team. In tandem with his summer tour kickoff on July 7, Snoop will also unveil Snoop Selects, a curated collection of works from select NFT artists that will be dropped for free to all Passport holders. The first group of Snoop Selects artists include Coldie, Terrell Jones and Alien Queen.

Snoop Dogg will not be the next owner of the Ottawa Senators, TMZ reports. The rapper was part of a group put together by Neko Sparks, an entrepreneur based in L.A., to acquire the NHL franchise.

Snoop Dogg won’t be the next new NHL team owner.

Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube and more have been announced to join Run-DMC on stage at the upcoming Hip Hop 50 Live concert in New York.In collaboration with Live Nation, the record label Mass Appeal – which is co-owned by New York rap legend Nas – have announced the full line-up for their upcoming one-off celebratory event, headlined by the trailblazing hip-hop group Run-DMC.“On the day it began in the Bronx, where it all started,” reads a description of the concert, which will take place on August 11 at New York’s Yankee Stadium.On Monday (June 5), Mass Appeal revealed the initial line-up for the special concert. Run-DMC spoke to Rolling Stone about their set and what concert-goers can expect.“I am honoured to hit the stage in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop and celebrate all of my heroes,” said Rev Run.A post shared by Hip Hop 50 (@hiphop50)D.M.C continued: “August is hip-hop’s 50th birthday! So up in the Bronx where it all started we will be celebrating this historic moment in history.

to the hip hip, hop-a you don’t stop” all the way back in 1979, on the first rap track to break the Billboard 100, “Rapper’s Delight.” Now, 50 years on, hip-hop shows no signs of stopping soon, just as Mike predicted way back when. What you hear is not a test: depending on how you measure it, hip-hop and rap have now been a part of the culture for half a century.

In an open letter in support of the actress Amber Heard, Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux denounces “the vilification” and “ongoing online harassment” of the actress.

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have announced that they are moving their upcoming Hollywood Bowl shows to October in a show of solidarity with the Writers Guild Of America (WGA) and their ongoing strike.The shows, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Snoop’s Dre-produced debut album ‘Doggystyle’, were set to take place across two nights at the end of the month – on June 27 and 28.

Snoop Dogg is standing in solidarity with Hollywood writers who are demanding better pay and contracts for their work.

The Writers Guild of America has a new dogg in their fight – Snoop Dogg.

Charna Flam Snoop Dogg’s summer concerts celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut studio album, “Doggystyle,” have been postponed. Originally scheduled for June 27 and June 28 at the Hollywood Bowl, the shows have now been pushed back to Oct. 20 and 21. The rapper made the announcement via Instagram, informing fans and followers in a video. “Hollywood Bowl! June 26 and 27, we gotta move that date! Me and Dr. Dre, we stand in solidarity with the writers, so what we’re gonna do, we gonna push it back to Oct. 20 and Oct. 21.” The post was accompanied by the caption, “Due to the ongoing WGA strike and the DGA and SAG/AFTRA negotiations, we have decided to postpone the shows scheduled for June 27 and June 28 at the Hollywood Bowl.”

Ellise Shafer Tom Holland has given an update on the development of his fourth “Spider-Man” movie. At the premiere of his new Apple TV+ show “The Crowded Room” in New York City on Thursday night, Holland told Variety that though he can’t share too much, he has “been having meetings” about the next chapter in the Marvel franchise. However, those conversations have been put on hold for now due to the ongoing writers strike. “I can’t talk about that, but I can say that we have been having meetings. We’ve put the meetings on pause in solidarity with the writers,” Holland said. “There’s been multiple conversations had, but at this point it’s very, very early stages.”

Britney Spears doesn't appear to have an issue with her sons moving away from Los Angeles with their father Kevin Federline. The 40-year-old pop star, who will soon celebrate her one-year wedding anniversary with husband Sam Asghari, wants what's best for her two teenaged sons amid reports they're moving to Hawaii.

Voting yes is NOT a vote to strike.

The leaders of the Writers Guild, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Teamsters have issued a “joint statement of solidarity” with the Directors Guild in its final scheduled week of contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, saying that they “stand alongside our sisters, brothers, and kin in the DGA in their pursuit of a fair contract.” Their statement comes on the 30th day of the ongoing WGA strike and 21 days after the DGA began its contract talks with the AMPTP.

The Writers Guild of America West received the most robust support from their sister unions in Los Angeles at the “Unions Strike Back” Rally on Friday evening.

Dr Dre has announced that rare limited-edition collectables will be released in honour of his seminal album ‘The Chronic’s 30th anniversary.Originally released on December 15, 1992, via Death Row and Interscope Records, the classic hip-hop album was re-released on major streaming platforms on February 1, 2023.On Saturday (May 20), Interscope shared a teaser video on Instagram, explaining how they “proudly present ‘The Chronic Masters’, a slow-burn series of limited-edition releases honouring the timeless legacy of this classic.”In collaboration with Trophy and Interscope, ‘The Chronic Masters’ will be comprised of “exclusive drops throughout the year that pay homage to the legendary work of Dr Dre.”The first drop includes three session tape fine-art print offerings photographed by Jeremy Deputat, ‘The Session Tapes’ 1:1 replica set, the Session Tapes Oversized Replicas, and four limited-edition skate decks. The items will be available for sale on June 1 at 12pm PST and 3pm EST.