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Former Backstreet Boys keyboardist-songwriter Tommy Smith filed a lawsuit against the group, the members’ individually owned and operated personal music-publishing companies, and Zomba Enterprises, Inc. in the United States District Court Central District Of California on Friday (March 15). The lawsuit stems from an ongoing dispute between Smith and the Backstreet Boys about credit for songs Smith claims that he co-wrote for the group’s last Jive Records album, Black & Blue (released November 21, 2000). The songs in question are “The Answer To Our Life” and “Time,” according to the court papers. In the suit, Smith claims that he wrote… Read more »

After reviewing the evidence surrounding Wes Scantlin’s alleged roadside altercation with his fiancée, the Ventura County district attorney’s office has decided not to pursue charges against the Puddle of Mudd singer. Scantlin and Michelle Rubin were arrested Sunday and were being investigated for battery and domestic violence. In a scene strikingly similar to Puddle of Mudd’s video for “Control,” the couple was seen fighting on the side of Highway 126 in Piru, California. Witnesses reported seeing a man forcing a woman into a Jeep Cherokee driven by a third person. Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers stopped the Jeep… Read more »

Two former Destiny’s Child members filed a federal lawsuit against the group, contending the hit song “Survivor” made derisive comments about them. “Survivor” won a Grammy for R&B performance by a duo or group on Wednesday night. LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson contend the song is in violation of a previous settlement, which precludes either party from making “any public comment of a disparaging nature concerning one another.” A line in the song, quoted in the lawsuit filed in a Houston federal court Wednesday, states: “You thought I wouldn’t sell without you, sold 9 million.” Tom Fulkerson, an attorney for… Read more »

As a pop star protest against “indentured servitude” by penny pinching record companies grew to near-deafening decibel levels on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Grammy Awards, the music industry roared back. Led by Don Henley and Sheryl Crow, the Recording Artists Coalition has been demanding changes to a California law that ties musicians longer to contracts than in other industries. Their efforts reached a crescendo Tuesday night with four Los Angeles protest concerts featuring such stars as the Eagles, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Crow, No Doubt, The Offspring, The Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood, Beck, and Eddie Vedder. But music labels, production… Read more »

A federal judge’s deadline has passed, but the recording industry still has not settled its 3-year-old copyright infringement case against Napster, the online music-sharing company said Tuesday. Last month, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel agreed to a 30-day delay in the lawsuit brought by major record labels. They accuse Napster of violating copyright laws by allowing millions of Internet users to share unauthorized digital music over the Web. Patel’s deadline expired Tuesday, and no deal was reached. The recording industry is seeking a ruling that finds Napster liable for copyright infringement, and it wants to seek damages. A pending… Read more »

A judge ruled that George Harrison’s former brother-in-law is not allowed to sell Harrison memorabilia. A preliminary injunction was granted against Carl Roles, who used to be married to the sister of Harrison’s wife, Olivia. Olivia Harrison claims Roles stole ten boxes of clothes, records and memorabilia from their home in the 70’s, then tried to sell it the day after Harrison died. Roles says he had permission to remove the things from the house and he denies he tried to sell them. Harrison died November 29, 2001. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are the last remaining Beatles.

What was supposed to be a peaceful, private gathering of the West Coast hip-hop community on Thursday turned into a heated four-hour open-mic assembly dominated by two very different sermons: one from Minister Louis Farrakhan and one from Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight. Tempers flared at the West Coast Hip-Hop Summit inside the posh ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel when Knight spent much of his time at the podium insulting everyone from Dr. Dre, Eminem and Master P to Janet Jackson, women and homosexuals. Knight’s tirades prompted a few outbursts and resulted in several people storming out… Read more »

Rocking a stadium is no mean trick. Plenty of bands do stadium tours because they’ve got the audience, but the ability to blow the roof off a 5,000-seat venue doesn’t mean you can knock ’em dead in an arena. Some have done it – get your hands on Cheap Trick’s Live at Budokan and hear the decibels erupt – but many have not. Platonically, Weezer is a band fit for arena rock. Their guitars sound huge, their music is full of explosive dynamics and their choruses invite fans to sing along. At their show Monday night at the Continental Airlines… Read more »

When they finish the Projekt Revolution Tour, which also features Linkin Park, Cypress Hill and DJ Z-Trip, Adema will join Alien Ant Farm, Fenix TX, Glassjaw and others on the already-in-progress SnoCore Festival, which runs until March 30. After that, the band will likely tour on its own through the end of the year. Some bands in such a position long for all those seemingly endless months to pass so they can get home and work on new material. Adema, however, plan to write their next record while they’re on the road, and they’ve already got three complete songs and… Read more »

Nickelback’s former management company, Amar Management, filed a breach of contract suit against the band in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada. The suit, filed on January 25, contends that Nickelback wrongfully terminated the contract and has failed to pay the management company commissions, disbursements, and various other fees as a result of services rendered. The band allegedly signed a contract with Amar Management in 1996 and worked with the company through two independent albums and its first Roadrunner Records release, The State. The label contends it was responsible for the development of Nickelback’s career and played a… Read more »