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Greetings, Super Sleuths, This topic may be moved over to the "Exhale Members Only" section with some of the other research threads, but we'll see how this goes... We know that songs from Blackout were recorded at the newly constructed studio inside the Maloofs' Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Brilliant researcher @Mx_Defying has recently come across an article stating that: "The Maloof Brothers, Sacramento’s former playboy owners, created Maloof Productions during their high-flying mid-2000’s heyday. Their highest-profile music signing was Jamie Lynn Spears, younger sister to Britney, though she never released an album with them, possibly due to her teen pregnancy..." Source: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2022/4/18/23030931/warriors-getting-into-music-and-entertainment We know that on January 18, 2005, James P. Spears changed the name of his company "Develop & Design Build, Inc." to "Spears Management, Inc." James was the President and sole shareholder, and the documents are signed in Venice, California. We know that on December 6, 2005, a new recording studio opened at The Palms in Las Vegas. George Maloof built the studio at the suggestion of Larry Rudolph. We know that by August 5, 2006, Jamie Lynn Spears was a client of Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group. We know that on August 30, 2006, Sweet Jamie Music, Inc., owned by Jamie Lynn Spears, officially underwent a "Change of Officer." Lynne Spears became the President and Treasurer, and James Spears became the Secretary. We also know that on December 11, 2006, James Spears’ company, Spears Management, Inc., was registered as a “foreign corporation” in the state of California. The address of the principal executive office was c/o TriStar, 215 Ward Circle, Suite 200, Brentwood, TN, 37027. The principal office in the State of California was listed as 10945 Bluffside Drive #138, Studio City, CA, 91604. The document was signed by James P. Spears, President. We can likely assume that James Spears, who at the time was a chef for the Maloofs, signed a recording contract with Maloof Productions on behalf of his daughter, who was a minor...Just as he had done for Britney on October 10, 1997. It may not seem evident on the surface, but this small part of the story is a puzzle piece that fits into the larger story of Britney's conservatorship. Can any of you help with locating this recording contract? #BritneySuperSleuths #ResearchThread #JusticeForBritney

CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE: BRITNEY SPEARS CONSERVATORSHIP SOURCES #ResearchThread #BritneySuperSleuths __________________________________ 1954: June 19, 1954 - Lou Pearlman is born in Flushing, a suburb of Queens, New York. Source: “Lou Pearlman,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pearlman 1960: Aug. 9, 1960 - Johnny Wright is born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and grows up in Cape Cod. Source: “Johnny Wright (music manager),” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Wright_(music_manager) 1963: July 24, 1963 - Larry Rudolph is born in The Bronx, across the river from Queens, New York. Source: “Larry Rudolph,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Rudolph 1971: 1971 - During this year, South African businessmen Clive Calder and Ralph Simon launch a publishing and management company named Zomba Records. Four years later, they relocate to London, England, and sign their first client, a young South African named Robert "Mutt" Lange. Source: “Jive Records,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jive_Records 1978: 1978 - During this year, Zomba Group offices are established in New York City. Source: “Iconic South Africans: Clive Calder,” Sheldon Rocha Leal, Medium, November 6, 2019. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://medium.com/@shelrochaleal/iconic-south-africans-clive-calder-47e0553d043f 1981: 1981 - During this year, Clive Calder launches the American independent record label Jive Records as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. Calder forms a business relationship with Clive Davis, whose Arista Records begins distributing material by Zomba artists. Source: “Jive Records,” Wikipedia. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jive_Records 1992: 1992 - Johnny Wright relocates to Orlando, Florida and begins managing the Backstreet Boys. With funding provided by Lou Pearlman, Wright moves the group to Europe to begin honing their act. Source: “The Starmaker,” David Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2000. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://web.archive.org/web/20010421003709/http://www.sptimes.com/News/102300/Floridian/The_starmaker.shtml 1993: May 8, 1993 - Billboard reports that entertainment attorney Larry Rudolph has formed a partnership with Steven Beer in New York City. The new firm is to be known as Rudolph & Beer, LLP. Source: Source: "The Billboard Bulletin...," Irv Lichtman, Billboard Newspaper, May 8, 1993, Page 80, https://books.google.ca/books?id=lREEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Billboard+May+8+1993&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjiosrQk4_4AhUyoY4IHSKTD5sQ6AF6BAgBEAI#v=onepage&q=Billboard May 8 1993&f=false 1994: Oct. 1994 - Production ends on Season 7 of the “All-New Mickey Mouse Club” on the Disney Channel. Filmed in Orlando, Florida, seasons 6 and 7 feature 13-year old Britney Spears and 14-year old Justin Timberlake. "When I went home I was really antsy," Britney recalls of her return to her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. "That's when my dad called Larry." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club Source: "BubbleGum Blows Up," Entertainment Weekly, March 5, 1999, https://www.angelfire.com/pop/BritsWorld/galleryEW.html Dec. 28, 1994 - Lou Pearlman and manager Johnny Wright register Transcontinental Entertainment, Inc. in the state of Florida, along with Robert Fishetti and Wright’s wife Donna Wright. The 1996 annual report is signed by president Louis J. Pearlman. The principal place of business and mailing address are listed as 7380 Sand Lake Road Ste. 350, Orlando, FA 32919. (Company No: P94000094179) Source: Annual Report: 1996, Transcontinental Entertainment, Inc., P94000094179, Florida Department of State, June 10, 1996. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=CurrentList&searchNameOrder=TRANSCONTINENTALENTERTAINMENT%20P940000941790&aggregateId=domp-p94000094179-35573ce4-18c8-421c-96ab-fedb6bbba3e1&searchTerm=Transcontinental%20Entertainment&listNameOrder=TRANSCONTINENTALENTERTAINMENT%20F060000069570 1995: Late 1995 - Britney Spears meets entertainment attorneys Larry Rudolph and Steven Beer, of the New York law firm Rudolph & Beer, LLP. “We met her when she was 14,” recalls Beer. “She had come to New York to get some training and to do some auditions. Someone who wanted to work with her attended a recording agreements class I was teaching and introduced her to my ex-partner and me.” Says Rudolph, “...I have known her since she was 13 years old, and she’d been off ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ for about a year, which I had not seen. But she brought in a VHS tape and played me some stuff of her, and it was just amazing.” Source: “Steven Beer, Entertainment Lawyer,” Mindy Bond, The Gothamist, September 21, 2005, https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/steven-beer-entertainment-lawyer Source: “Britney Spears-Larry Rudolph relationship spins on its Axis,” John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Sun, February 19, 2016, https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2016/feb/19/britney-spears-larry-rudolph-relationship-spins-on/ 1996: May 6, 1996 - The Backstreet Boys release their debut album, “Backstreet Boys” in Germany through Jive Records. The credits thank Larry Rudolph and Steven Beer as part of the “Jive Clan.” Source: “Backstreet Boys (1996 album),” Wikipedia. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstreet_Boys_(1996_album) Source: “Backstreet Boys,” Backstreet Boys, Jive Records, 1996. 1997: 1997 - During this year, Britney joins the Lou Pearlman-funded girl group Innosense. The group is managed by Lou Pearlman and Lynn Harless (mother of Justin Timberlake). Source: “How Lou Pearlman used Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC to lure people into massive Ponzi scheme,” Allie Yang, Ed Lopez, and Gwen Gowen, ABC News, December 13, 2019. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://abcnews.go.com/US/lou-pearlman-backstreet-boys-nsync-lure-people-massive/story?id=67630954 Source: “Mad About The Boys,” Bryan Burrough, Vanity Fair, November 2007. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2007/11/mad-about-the-boys Source: “Innosense,” Wikipedia, Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innosense Mar. 15, 1997 - Billboard reports that the Zomba Music Group is about to restructure their Christian music ventures in the wake of their acquisition of Brentwood Music, Reunion Records, and the Benson Music Group. Brentwood president/COO Jim Van Hook will oversee Zomba's Nashville Christian Music entities, including publishing rights, which chairman/CEO Clive Calder calls a "tremendous asset." Source: https://books.google.ca/books?id=aA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false July 1997 - Lou Pearlman’s attorney Larry Rudolph arranges auditions for Britney with a number of record labels in New York, accompanied by promo pictures featuring her lounging around her back garden in denim hot pants. Mercury and Epic, unimpressed with her demeanour and vocal range, turn her down. Source: “‘Oh Baby Baby!’ How Britney Spears survived 20 years of superstardom,” Jonathan Liew, The Independent, November 26, 2018. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/britney-spears-baby-one-more-time-music-video-20-years-timberlake-a8597121.html Oct. 10, 1997 - Britney signs a contract with Jive Records. The contract comes with a "get-out" clause, meaning the record label can drop her within 90 days. She is immediately relocated to New York City, housed in a Jive penthouse, and groomed to become the American version of Robyn. In order to give Britney some direction, Jive’s A&R executive Steve Lunt shows her Robyn's music videos, to which Britney responds, "The record is really good, but the video is all wrong. It's in boring black-and-white and no one is dancing. If it were me I'd be wearing a miniskirt and I'd be dancing.” Source: “Here's the moment record-label executives knew 15-year-old Britney Spears would be a superstar,” Amanda Macias, Business Insider, February 2, 2016. Accessed July 16, 2022 from https://www.businessinsider.com/britney-spears-audition-2016-1 Source: Contract 1998: 1998 - During this year, Britney’s New York-based attorney Larry Rudolph asks Orlando-based manager Johnny Wright if she can accompany 'N Sync on tour. Source: Source: “The Starmaker,” David Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2000. Accessed July 15, 2022 from https://web.archive.org/web/20010421003709/http://www.sptimes.com/News/102300/Floridian/The_starmaker.shtml Mar. 31, 1998 - Lou M. Taylor registers Jeff Fisher Enterprises, LLC in the state of Tennessee as coach Jeff Fisher and the Houston Oilers move to their new stadium in Nashville. Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tn/000348433 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1013081-is-jeff-fisher-really-an-elite-football-coach Apr. 11, 1998 - Mark A. Alhstrom and his wife, Robin D. Ahlstrom, register Hy-Teck Interiors, Inc., in the state of Florida. The head office is located at 3051 NW 23rd Way, Oakland Park, FL, 33308, and the mailing address is 10732 Lago Welleby Dr., Sunrise, FL, 33351. Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/M76069 Oct. 15, 1998 - Britney Spears registers Britney Touring, Inc. in the state of Louisiana through business manager Stacy Smith of Stacy Smith & Associates, 1503 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA, 23517, using the Corporation Service Company, 1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301-2525. (Company No. 34698963D) Source: Exhibit A, "Application By Foreign Corporation For Authorization To Transact Business in Florida," Wright Entertainment Group, LCC and Wright Entertainment Group, Inc. vs. Britney Spears and Britney Touring, Inc., In The Circuit Court Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County Florida, December 18, 2007. (Case No. 48-2007-CA-014233-O Div. 32)

Fellow Super Sleuths, I'm going to be starting my Ph.D. in September and am already getting too busy to participate in sleuthing the way I used to. Can ya'll help me update the sources for my Chronological Timeline so that we have them all in one place? Google Drive: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oRaWDI27P0yucmEE4R13xk9v6cWWSX9PwlayJ6tZEaA/edit?usp=sharing What I'm looking for: Sources for each entry (MLA format, if possible). Missing entries (Key dates that had a legal impact). My timeline focuses specifically on the legal aspects of Britney's case, particularly in terms of her finances, so I tend to hold off on adding entries until: The source is verified to be solid, or The new entry dovetails with an existing entry, or The new entry helps support a legal argument. So... If you would like to suggest an entry, please include the piece of law that applies or a justification of why the event should be added. Britney has a long and illustrious career so it would be easy to fill this timeline with pop culture facts...But I'm going for something a bit different here. Anyway... Please scroll through the Google Drive link above and comment below. Thanks, Sleuths! Related: #ResearchThread #BritneySuperSleuths