NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - If you�re looking forward to hearing new material from Swedish rockers The Hives you may be waiting a while. It seems that The Hives who recently signed a multi-million dollar album deal with Universal Music UK are in the midst of a corporate struggle over who �owns� them and their next studio album. The band�s original label, Burning Heart, which put out the band�s first two albums, claim that they have control over the group because the deal they share with The Hives calls for one more album. Hives guitarist Nicholaus Arson recently told a Swedish newspaper: �We see it as the end of the contract with them (Burning Heart) and that�s why we�ve signed elsewhere (Universal).� Burning Heart boss Peter Ahlqvist has said �Our lawyers are currently looking into the matter.� The possible lengthy legal arguments involving The Hives and who �owns� them threaten to prevent the band from being able to release any new music until the dispute is settled.
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