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Courtney Love filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, Geffen Records, the surviving members of Nirvana – Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic – and Nirvana L.L.C., a partnership formed in 1997 to manage the affairs of Nirvana, in a Los Angeles Superior Court on September 28th. The suit cites three causes of action, including declaratory relief, asking that the contract between Nirvana and Geffen be recinded and that all rights pertaining to Nirvana revert to Love, and breach of contract for an undisclosed amount. The contract dispute echoes Love’s own with Universal regarding her band Hole. Love is trying to… Read more »

Striking a macabre note, a new album cover by hip-hop band The Coup – whose music has a strong anti-capitalist bent – had until recently depicted the World Trade Center exploding, the band’s label said on Wednesday. “We changed the artwork as soon as we saw what had happened,” said Daria Kelly, director of sales for 75 Ark, the band’s label. Kelly said the picture, which eerily shows group member “Boots” Riley holding a detonator in front of the exploding towers, was yanked from the San Francisco-based company’s Web site at (http://www.75ark.com) by 9:30 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, hours after… Read more »

The hard rock band Dream Theater and EastWest Records are putting together a plan for how to deal with the group’s new concert album, Live Scenes From New York, which came out Tuesday (September 11). The album’s cover depicts the World Trade Center towers, the Statue Of Liberty, and the New York skyline engulfed by flames. An EastWest spokeswoman said that because of the disarray in New York City following Tuesday’s tragedy, company executives had not been able to fully address the situation. “It’s an unfortunate coincidence,” she said, “An eerie coincidence.” A decision on whether or not to pull… Read more »

Sony Music, home of Jennifer Lopez and Destiny’s Child, has trimmed about 50 jobs from its North American workforce, in what a company spokesman termed a minorretooling of the major label group’s 6,500-strong staff. The cuts, which primarily affected administrative staff, include a handful of layoffs in several units, among them the Sony Classical and Loud Records rap label divisions, as well as Sony Music’s Nashville office and its Boston distribution arm. A Sony Music representative declined to comment on whether more staff cuts would follow. The layoffs coincide with downsizing at the larger Sony Electronics division, which said Friday… Read more »

In the Fall of 2001, Virgin Records will release the long awaited Smashing Pumpkins “Greatest Hits” album. The tracks for the compilation are currently being selected by the band. To coincide with this release, Virgin will also release a two-CD package (limited edition) that will include the “Greatest Hits” disc as well as “Judas O Riley.” “Judas O Riley” is the follow-up to “Pisces Iscariot,” the 1994 b-sides release by the Pumpkins, and will include b-sides and rarities culled from the band’s sessions, which produced “Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” “Adore,” and “MACHINA/the machines of God.” The artwork for… Read more »

Ozzfest 2001 drew to a close Sunday, leaving many fans wondering what the future holds for their favorite bands. Whether it’s working on a new album, heading back out on the road or prepping their next video, to cop a metal cliché from Ozzy’s 1989 solo album, there seems to be no rest for the wicked. For those who missed out on this summer’s hardest happening, the live album Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium, featuring live cuts from all the Ozzfest offenders, hits stores Tuesday. Black Sabbath are hoping to book more studio time to finish up their new album,… Read more »

German electronic music guru Paul Van Dyk is set to follow up the success of 2000’s Out There and Back with his first-ever mix CD this fall. The artist, who has reluctantly become a figurehead for trance music, is in the process of putting together a two-disc set called Politics of Dancing (due October 23rd on Ministry of Sound), an album he says will maintain the kind of progressive spacey epic known as the “Paul Van Dyk sound.” “I never did a DJ mix because I didn’t think I could quite bring across the atmosphere of a club,” Van Dyk… Read more »

Nearly two weeks after Mariah Carey’s emotional and physical breakdown, the studio releasing her new movie has announced that the release date has been pushed back to next month. “Glitter,” which stars Carey as an aspiring pop singer, was to open Aug. 31. But 20th Century Fox said Monday it would now open Sept. 21. Studios delay release dates regularly. A Fox spokesperson did not immediately return a call seeking details on why the film’s release was delayed. Carey had canceled her publicity tour for the film, along with other public appearances. Her new album, also titled “Glitter,” was scheduled… Read more »

The Cranberries are gearing up to release their fifth studio album, “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee,” due from MCA Records on October 23rd. The album’s premiere single, “Analyse,” impacts radio on August 27th. Coinciding with the release of the single, the Irish-based band will head stateside for a string of private semi-acoustic concerts in five U.S. markets. With the exception of the show in Boulder, Co, tickets will not be on sale to the public. Fans of The Cranberries can still obtain tickets through local radio station giveaways or exclusively through The Cranberries website. Tickets for each show will… Read more »

Capitol Hill politicians supportive of getting tunes flowing on the Internet are expected to push legislation Thursday ordering music companies to offer the same price when cutting various deals with Web denizens. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), whose home state includes tech giant AOL Time Warner, is slated to hold an early morning press conference detailing the bill, which is being co-sponsored by Rep. Christopher Cannon (R-Utah). The recording industry is expected to launch a massive counteroffensive once the measure is presented in final form. Music execs said it is ridiculous to make a company cut a deal with one venture… Read more »