Detroit Free Press — Katy Perry (feat. Snoop Dogg), "California Gurls" more info

Unreality Music — After Lady GaGa released her much discussed video clip for Alejandro about two weeks or so ago, it looks like some of the other artists in today’s music industry want in on the game and the last two weeks have seen an absolute onslaught of music... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Big Boi Shutterbugg (Def Jam) It's a crying shame that Big Boi has always worked in the shadow of Andre 3000, who seems to win points purely for being the more sartorially adventurous of the two. Had Hey Ya! not been released simulta... more info

Guardian Music — Bono's done his back in, so Gorillaz have been charged with saving Glastonbury. Rich Pelley goes head to head with MurdocHi, Murdoc. Do you think Bono really slipped a disc "in rehearsals" or did The Edge land a particularly good punch during a piggy... more info

Idolator — It’s about time. After umpteen World Cup anthems, someone finally comes up with a proper jam for the NBA Finals — after the fact. Game, who has already readied a would-be pop hit for his delayed R.E.D. album — comes up with a tribute to the new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Snoop Dogg @ Brooklyn Bowl in April (more by Tim Griffin) Having spent the better part of four years fighting for his right to travel to Britain, the hip-hop star Snoop Dogg now finds himself a rapper non grata in... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Oh Sookie," Snoop Dogg's tribute to Sookie Stackhouse from HBO's "True Blood." more info

Idolator — Snoop Dogg does love his cultural touchstones, doesn’t he? First he wields a lightsaber for Adidas, and now he’s offering marijuana cookies to a telepath in his hilarious new True Blood tribute, “Oh Sookie”. Snoop is clearly a die-hard fan of... more info

Stereogum — Snoop Dogg name-checked the show in “Gangsta Love,” so you know his love for Snookie Stackhouse et. al. is for real. Also for real? Lines like “Leave a stain on your brain, can a Dogg get some love / Won’t trick you like Eric and make you dri... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We never would have guessed that out of all the shows on TV, Snoop Dogg would be a fan of HBO’s True Blood. Not just because there are only four African-American characters in that entire town, but because a show that blatantly turns down Lindsay L... more info