Actor Tom Hanks introduced Stevie Nicks, who drafted Don Henley to guest on her own "Leather and Lace" from 1981's "Bella Donna." She was also joined by Tom Petty to reprise "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," their No. 3 pop hit from that album. They also performed "I Need To Know" from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' You're Gonna Get It. Sheryl Crow and Billy Joel also performed at the Forum.

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Many musicians and their managers are seeking outside help in challenging royalty formulas and contracts that they--and a few courts--have said are denying them their fair share of the profits.

Last month, shortly before her death, torch singer Peggy Lee and as many as 300 other performers obtained a proposed $4.75-million settlement in a class-action suit that accused their record company of cheating them out of royalties dating back to the 1940s.

Before Lee, the Ronettes, a '60s group, won a similar judgment, as did rock singer Meat Loaf, whose music label paid him an estimated $10 million to drop his royalty suit. Other stars claiming to have been shortchanged in royalties include the Dixie Chicks, Merle Haggard, Tom Petty, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Courtney Love, Tom Waits and the estates of Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline and Buddy Holly.

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Rocker Tom Petty said he routinely audits his record companies after every new release. "I personally have turned up millions of dollars missing [in royalties]--money that I would not have been paid without an audit." Petty said he reached royalty settlements with his record companies.

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