Guardian Music — As Snoop prepares to headline Bloc.2012 we take a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – and find him in 1994, doing the washing upSnoop Doggy Dogg is cleaning up. Literally. The number one gangsta ra... more info

ContactMusic — U S civil rights leader-turned-political pundit Rev Al Sharpton delivered a touching eulogy at Rodney Kings funeral on Saturday 30Jun12 King was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills sharing the same burial site as Liberace and Michael Jackson.... more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)In Britain, if he is known at all, Adam Lambert might be familiar as the show-off who sang with Queen at MTV's Europe music awards in 2011. Heavily invested in hair gel, he recalled an airbrushed Athena poster of the young Gary Numan. The 30-yea... more info

Chorus.fm — *In Fear and Faith (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=4459)* have posted a cover of Michael Jackson's "Bilie Jean," and you can watch a video for it in the replies. Submitted by seymourbuttes more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I have a theory that musical trends always come in twos.  Grunge had Pearl Jam and Nirvana.  Heavy metal had Guns N Roses and Metallica.  Glam metal had Def Leppard and Bon Jovi.  Nu Metal had Limp Bizkit and Korn.  Boy Bands had Backstreet Boys... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Jackson wore his mothers jacket for good luck when he debuted the moonwalk during a 1983 Tv special The King of Pop and his brothers were scheduled to mark the 25th anniversary of their music label Motown Records with a special performance at... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Jackson s Bengal tiger Thriller has died of lung cancer at Tippi Hedrens wildlife preserve in Los Angeles the actress has confirmed The 13-year-old 375-pound female tiger died on June 11 2012 at the Shambala Preserve in Acon Thriller mo... more info

Starpulse — The pet tiger Michael Jackson used to keep at Neverland Ranch recently died of lung cancer at actress Tippi Hedren's Shambala Preserve in California. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Michael Jackson's pet tiger has lost her battle with lung cancer at actress Tippi Hedren's Shambala Preserve in rural California. more info

Sky News — Staff at an animal sanctuary mourn the loss of a big cat that was once owned by the showbiz legend more info