FORMER MANAGERS SUE HOLE The members of Hole have been sued by their former management company, Q Prime Inc., for breach of contract. Hole split from Q Prime last month; Billboard Bulletin reports that the suit, filed April 16 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the "abrupt and offensive termination of a contractual relationship" and a "transparent attempt" to deprive Q Prime of compensation. According to the suit, Q Prime began formally managing Hole in February 1995. The company claims that under its management, the band has "flourished," from playing larger and more prestigious concert venues to boosting sales of the Geffen albums "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin." The suit claims that the band in a termination letter "set forth vague, unsubstantiated, and untrue claims of 'breaches' by Q Prime" and declared "without justification" that its contract is terminated and that it will pay no further management commissions. Q Prime claims that at the time of the termination, Hole owed the company $180,000 in accrued compensation. The suit seeks damages not less than that amount plus a judgement entitling Q Prime to compensation for the remainder of the agreement plus 10 years. Q Prime and its attorneys would not comment. - - - - - - - - - - - - -