Linda Perry, the former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman who went on to produce songs for Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Gwen Stefani, is suing Warner Music Group for royalties she believes she is owed on James Blunt's
Back To Bedlam, which came out on her imprint
Custard Records. Perry is suing for royalties on the album—which, according to the suit, has made WMG a cool $100 million—plus $5 million in damages, and she's saying that Warner Music Group "follows the far too familiar scenario involving a large multinational corporate record company which takes advantage of a small, independent production company." For its part, Warner says that it has always compensated the label in accordance with the contract the two parties agreed upon when Perry initially brought Blunt to WMG's attention, which sounds to me like code for "read the fine print, lady." [
BBC]
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"Britons like a dose of music from the rock band Coldplay to help them fall asleep, a survey from hotel chain Travelodge found on Monday...Other artists chosen for their slumber-inducing qualities were James Blunt, Snow Patrol, Take That, and Norah Jones." [
