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The rapper, who has cultivated a gangsta’ image and has had recurring legal problems, was slated to perform a the free outdoor Parkpop Music Festival June 27 in the Hague.

He was on the bill with singer/actress Juliette Lewis and German pop star Ne na.

But city officials objected to the rapper’s involvement in the festival. They said his concert was canceled “in order to preserve the free, open and friendly na ture of Parkpop.”

His record label EMI released the following statement in response to the move:

“Snoop Dogg is astonished by the decision of the Mayor of The Hague. (He) is a mainstay at music festivals all over the world and has performed at all of these without incident.”

Another epic interview from Nardwuar and Snoop Dogg.

Check it out at 

http://www.chartattack.com/features/83515/nardwuar-vs-snoop-dogg-2010-edition

Limp Bizkit and Snoop  come together this summer for a North American tour and yes, it’s 2010. The recently reunited rock outfit will be touring in support of its new album Cobra, which is due out sometime in the not too distant future.

The two musical forces will begin their travels in Atlanta on July 11th, following Limp Bizkit’s appearance at this year’s Rock at the Range festival. The two acts will remain together through mid-August, touring the midwest and east coast before ultimately coming to a conclusion in Auburn, WA on August 15th.

In further anticipation of Golden Panda, Limp Bizkit has also released a brand new song online, entitled “Why Try”.

Limp Bizkit 2010 Tour Dates:
05/23 – Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range
07/03 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
07/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
07/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion
07/08 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheatre
07/10 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
07/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre *
07/13 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live *
07/15 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/17 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
07/18 – Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest
07/20 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
07/21 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/23 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/24 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center *
07/25 – Manfield, MA @ Comcast Center *
07/27 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
07/28 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater *
07/30 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
07/31 – Syracuse, NY @ New York State Fairgrounds
08/02 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
08/03 – Boner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park At Sandstone *
08/05 – Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre *
08/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion *
08/08 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre *
08/10 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Pavilion *
08/12 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
08/13 – Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre *
08/15 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre *
08/24 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
08/28 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/29 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/31 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
09/03 – Stuttgart, DE @ Porsche Arena
09/05 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Philipshalle
09/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
09/08 – Paris, FR @ Olympia
09/09 – Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier
09/14 – Lisbon, PT @ Pavilhao Atlantico
09/20 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
09/21 – Lepzig, DE @ Haus Auensee
09/23 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
09/24 – Hamburg, DE @ Alsterdorfer
09/26 – Frederiksberg, DK @ KB Hallen

* = w/ Snoop Dogg

Katy Perry's "California Gurls" is Robin S's "Show Me Love" 17 years on.

With that vibe-toned synth line, the '90s dancefloor drum track, the diva-ish "ohs" at the tail of the pre-chorus and the slap bass, this new single from the "I Kissed a Girl" singer is a welcomed golden era rehash, Golden Coast style.

Listen to the track streaming on Katy Perry's website.

The pros of this summer jam include that funky, subtle Jackson 5-ish guitar lick that titters all over the chorus, rolling the thing even further decades back. Perry maintains her coy, flirtatious persona by keeping the clothes on and her hands up in the track, emphasis on the party and less so the party in one's pants (Sex on the Beach is a drink name, guuuuys, get it?).

Lyrically, it's delightfully mindless, a generic "rep" of all things Californian and a double-dose of Snoop Dogg love. Consider Miley's "Party in the U.S.A." flag properly folded and stowed. Although, one metaphor doesn't quite hold "up": isn't a melting popsicle a bad thing?

Oh and laser sound effects. Man, did I miss those.

The cons: Snoop's raps are ridiculous. Just about anybody could be making those rhymes, and in the same manner, rendering his contributions dead on impact. "Summertime's everything!" Really, Snoop, really? That his giggleabout seven seconds from the end. Sounds precisely the same as Pitbull's trademark laugh, which now is as distinct and cheesy as the Wilhelm_scream.

We hope Perry collected a little pocket skrill for the Jeep name-checks. Beyond that, this is a serious summer-themed money-maker, the first single from Perry as-yet-untitled album, likely due this summer from Capitol

The trip includes several shows on college campuses, starting with the April 9 kick-off at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. The 10-city trek wraps May 1 in Indio, CA. Dates are at right.

The US star, 38, has been a fan since Boyle shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent reality TV show last year.

The Scottish singer, 49, dubbed SuBo by fans, took America by storm after her audition became an internet hit.

Now controversial hip hop singer Snoop has revealed he is deciding what to record with her.
 
Snoop, real name Calvin Broadus, said: "She's a great artist. I'm looking forward to going into the studio with her. Why not?

"We're going to get our minds together and figure out what we're going to sing about. I'm down with that. There isn't much I can't do."

Snoop also suggested he could replace Simon Cowell when he quits talent show American Idol after the current series ends.

Rap veteran Snoop Dogg has reportedly fallen behind on his taxes and owes the government more than $598,000.

According to reports, a tax lien was filed against him last month.

The new debt dwarfs a tax lien filed last year against the 38-year-old rapper, who popped up all over Detroit during the 2006 Super Bowl, holding a private concert and attending the game. He also was one of the headliners at the Rothbury Music and Art Festival in 2008. The IRS filed a $598,309 lien against Snoop Dogg (real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus) and his wife on Jan. 19 with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds. (Detroit News)

Outside of legal woest, he recently inked rap group Cypress Hill to Priority Records as appointed Creative Chairman.

Snoop Dogg has made his first signing as Creative Chairman of Priority Records, adding West Coast rappers Cypress Hill to the revived label's roster. Snoop and Cypress Hill made the announcement on the "Lopez Tonight" show, where the Black Sunday band performed their hit "Insane in the Brain." Cypress Hill will release Rise Up, their first album since 2004's Til Death Do Us Part, on April 6th. (Rolling Stone)

Earlier this month, he spoke on reviving the West Coast sound at Priority Records.

"It's time to open the building back up -- and I felt if I could just get the position that I needed to just get up in there and bring that old music back to life, that I could spark the feeling and create new artists as well," Snoop said in an interview. "So that's what this situation is all about. It's about me going in there, opening up that catalog and bringing that old music back as well as finding some new talent in the West Coast...Priority is going to be based on this West Coast movement because that's what it was centered around. EMI and Capitol [Music Group] is always going to be international. It's all running together so we'll be able to do the West Coast movement -- and just create a great musical vibe..." (Priority Records)

Snoop previously spoke on the label's track record in hip-hop.

"I actually approached Priority about the situation," Snoop said about his recording contract. "Even before I had a record deal, it was my dream to be on Priority. It was my dream to bring Priority back to life after I saw that it went kind of cold. I was heartbroken [when Ice Cube left N.W.A], because I loved the group as it was. But once Cube found himself solo with the Bomb Squad, DJ Pooh and Sir Jinx, it made me love him even more, that he'd gone out there to do for himself. Those first Priority records...took a toll on me. I felt like the label...put them in a position where the whole world knew who they were. They say Frank Sinatra had an office up in there. Ol' Blue Eyes had his day. Now it's time for Ol' Blue Rag to get his on." (XXL Mag)