Briefly: 311, Michael Jackson, P. Diddy, Sheryl Crow
A financial company filed a $48 million suit against Michael Jackson on Monday (7/11), claiming it is owed the money for helping the artist to retain the publishing rights to The Beatles' catalog of songs.
Prescient Acquisition Group Inc. claims in its lawsuit that Jackson hired the company in late 2004 to help him to refinance a $272 million debt his company owed to Bank of America.
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Random House, Inc., have settled a lawsuit filed in February, in which the publisher claimed the rap mogul did not return the $300,000 advance for a memoir he failed to complete.
A statement issued by Random House on Tuesday (7/12) said, "The matter has been amicably resolved." A spokesperson for the publisher told the Associated Press that Random House would not be issuing a book by Combs, but he wouldn't say whether or not Combs had returned the money.
Sheryl Crow and her upcoming single, "Good is Good," will appear in an upcoming Dell computers ad campaign that launches later this week.
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California concert pays tribute to Steinbeck, Guthrie [September 2008]
Music fills Democratic National Convention [August 2008]
Sheryl Crow trades album for registered voters [August 2008]
Female all-star charity single for cancer research [August 2008]
The Jacksons to receive BMI Icons honor [August 2008]
311 Size Down Venues For Late Summer Tour [September 1999]
Janet Jackson shelves more shows
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Nikka Costa in Los Angeles CA 2008
Jonas Brothers at Mountain View CA 2008
Butthole Surfers in Austin Texas 2008
Cowboy Mouth at Voodoo Fest New Orleans 2006
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Ben Folds in Boston MA 2008
Manu Chao at Stubb's in Austin Texas 2008
Rogue Wave in Berkeley California 2008
James Brown in San Francisco California 2006
Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco 2008


