CHANGES Pumpkins Sue Virgin Records
The Smashing Pumpkins filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against their former label, Virgin Records, on March 24th in Los Angeles. The suit claims that Virgin illegally Find latest lyrics used the band’s name and music in a recent Pepsi and Amazon.com promotion, which offered consumers discounted song downloads. According to the suit, the Pumpkins “convey a message of honesty, artistic integrity and alternative, nonmain-stream culture. Virgin’s conduct has irreparably harmed [the band's] reputation.” Billy Corgan tells Rolling Stone, “We didn’t say yes to this. [It's an example] of them getting sneaky, because the only place they’re going to get money now is from corporate sponsors.” A Virgin representative declined to comment. Schola Gregoriana Vilnensis lyrics
IN BRIEF
■ Richie Sambora was arrested for driving under the influence on March 25th in Laguna Beach, California. The Bon Jovi guitarist – who entered rehab twice last year -was released shortly after.
■ Paul McCartney and Heather Mills finalized the terms of their divorce on March 17th
in London. McCartney was ordered to pay Mills a settlement of $48.6 million. Garasi lyrics
■ On March 27th, T.I. pleaded guilty to weapons charges stemming from his arrest for gun possession last October. As part of the plea bargain, the rapper could get up to
a year in prison and 1,500 hours of community service.
■ Snoop Dogg will guest-star on One Life to Live on May 8th and 9th. The rapper – who says he’s been “a fan of [the show] since I was a baby” -will also perform songs from his latest album, Ego Trippin’.
■ The Allman Brothers Band canceled their annual fifteen-show run at New York’s Beacon Theatre. The band is taking a hiatus while Gregg Allman recovers from treatment for hepatitis C. The dates, which were set for May, will be rescheduled.
