The release of Nick Carter’s solo album has upset more than just the people who listened to it. The Backstreet Boys are suing their label, Zomba Records, for breach of contract, and all the allegations revolve around Carter’s album.

The Boys say that instead of promoting Carter?s album, Zomba should have released their fourth studio album. Why the rush? Money.

In their contract with Zomba, which was revised in 1999, they agreed to release two albums by predetermined dates in exchange for advance payments of future royalties. The Boys would have received $5 million if that second album was released by April 30, 2002.

While preparing the album, the boys say they had no support from the label in terms of song selection or producers, and their artistic suggestions were refused.

Since Carter was busy working on ?Now or Never,? which has sold just 118,000 copies so far, he was ?”unable and unwilling” to participate in the Backstreet Boys? album, costing them that $5 million.

The five of them filed a law suit on Monday, citing breach of contract, intentional interference with contract, trademark infringement and unfair competition. They are seeking at least $75 million and all the money Zomba obtained as a result of its allegedly unfair behavior, which relates to Carter?s album. They also are trying to get out of their contract.

But all this does not mean we have seen the last of the Backstreet Boys.

?The five of us are writing for our new CD and setting concert dates for our upcoming worldwide summer tour,” they said in a statement.

In unrelated Backstreet news, member Brian Littrell’s wife, Leighanne, gave birth to their first child Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. The 6 pound, 7 ounce baby boy was named Baylee Thomas Wylee Littrell.






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