Courtney Love has filed a three-count suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and the surviving members of Nirvana — Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic — seeking a declaration that Nirvana’s contract with the label is void and all rights pertaining to the band should revert to her.
The suit, filed Sept. 28 in the Los Angeles Superior Court, is Love’s latest attempt to gain control of Nirvana’s assets, the band led by her late husband Kurt Cobain. suit against UMG, she argues that Nirvana’s contract with Geffen was terminated once UMG gained control of the label. Additionally, she claims UMG has withheld approximately $3.1 million in Nirvana royalties.
UMG had not yet seen the suit, and calls to representatives for Grohl and Novoselic were not returned at deadline.
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