This week in music legalities:
Gulity: Former boyband mogul
Lou Pearlman (the mastermind behind *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys)
pleaded guilty today to over $300 million in conspiracy and money laundering charges. The accusations revolve around a Ponzi stock scheme that Pearlman owned and operated prior to the boyband wave. He faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million if convicted.
Not Gulity: Singer
Scott Weiland, frontman for Velvet Revolver and Stone Temple Pilots,
pleaded not guilty to a November DUI charge on Wednesday. Weiland is free on $40,000 bail and is due back in court on April 4. If convicted, he faces up to a year in jail because of a prior DUI conviction.
Lawsuit: Producer
Linda Perry is
suing Warner Music Group for breach of contract . In the suit filed Tuesday, Perry asked for more than $10 million in lost royalties and damages from the debut album of her client, singer James Blunt.
