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"Nirvana’s Nevermind is credited with changing the face of popular music forever. But nearly 30 years after its release, the album is now the subject of a sticky lawsuit.

According to a legal complaint obtained by Digital Music News, the person suing the Nirvana estate is the grown-up baby photographed on the cover. Spencer Elden, who is now 30, is also suing the photographer of the cover, Kirk Weddle, the album’s art director Robert Fisher, as well as Geffen Records, Nirvana LLC, the Estate of Kurt Cobain, the surviving members of Nirvana (including Dave Grohl), Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and several others.

The lawsuit claims that Nirvana, Weddle, the labels, and others engaged in “commercial child pornography” and a “sex trafficking venture” by featuring the four-month-old Elden on the cover. They are also accused of “violations of federal criminal child pornography statutes.” 

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/08/24/nirvana-nevermind-baby-lawsuit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+digitalmusicnews+%28Digital+Music+News%3A+Top+Stories%29

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Elvis Costello says he will no longer perform 'Oliver's Army,' which contains a racial slur 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/11/entertainment/elvis-costello-stops-playing-olivers-army-cec/index.html