Snoop was set to take the stage for two nights on June 26 and 27, along with several guests and a full orchestra, but announced Friday that he and producer Dr. Dre would postpone the concerts in support of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
Produced by Dr. Dre, the June 27 and 28 concerts will feature the ReCollective Orchestra and a host of special guests.a food truck to picketers outside Paramount Studios.
The WGA has been on strike since May 2. The guild has argued that writers’ median pay has significantly decreased amid the shift to streaming, and that the growth of “mini-rooms,” which bring on less writers for a shorter time frame, have further hampered their ability to make a living.Hollywood has been on edge over rising expectations that the Writers Guild of America will stage its first strike since the 100-day walkout of 2007-08.
Last month, speaking at a conference, Snoop compared the writers’ plight to that of music artists, and urged musicians to unify and push for a bigger cut of the revenue generated by the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. “Streaming gotta get their s— together,” he said. “Can somebody explain to me how you can get a billion streams, and not get a billion dollars?”
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