Friday, August 15, 2008

Virgin Records sues Jared Leto's band for $30M

Hardcore fans of 30 Seconds to Mars aren't the only ones who want more of the band's music. Virgin Records has sued the group for $30 million, saying it has failed to deliver.

Virgin Records sued the band and front man Jared Leto in Los Angeles on Friday, claiming they refused to deliver three albums as required by its contract.

The band's last album, A Beautiful Lie, was released in 2005.

A publicist for Leto, an actor who starred in the film Requiem for a Dream and the TV show My So-Called Life, did not return a message Friday.

According to the lawsuit, the band repudiated a 1999 contract in July.

Despite the absence of a new album, the band's hit From Yesterday was deemed one of 2007's Top 10 Hot Modern Rock Songs by Billboard magazine.