Music gossip hound Roger Friedman reports that the former manager for The Killers is suing the band for a nice chunk of change -- $16 million -- for breach of contract. Braden Merrick, who was a rep for Warner Bros (which passed on the band) claimed he found the band playing in a Las Vegas club, polished them, signed the band to a deal and got them signed to Island/Def Jam.

Friedman thinks Merrick stands a good chance in court.

"Back in October 2004, Flowers—-the group’s leader—-told pollstar.org, an industry website—'Braden was a rep for Warner Bros. and he was just looking for bands. Las Vegas was in his territory, so he was checking out LVlocalmusicscene.com,' Flowers said. 'He wanted to sign us to Warner Bros. initially. He got us some showcases, and they didn't want us. He stayed with us and ended up being our manager until we got a record deal, and he's still here.'"

Posted by Glenn at 8:47 AM | Link | | Music