Labels, on the other hand, contend such contracts are necessary, because they must spend a fortune to ensure musicians' success. The suit is one of many that have pitted musicians against their recording labels, with performers claiming they aren't fairly compensated when they sign long-term contracts. Incubus already has sued Sony in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming entertainers can't be tied to a company for more than seven years under California's labor law. Otherwise, the label estimates it could lose tens of millions of dollars. Comedy and propriety.Sony asked a federal judge in Manhattan to force the band to abide by the terms of the contract. The band is on a sold-out tour of the United States and has a new album, "Live at Red Rocks," scheduled for release November 23. Incubus, formed in 1991 in California, has produced five albums and achieved chart success with hits such as "Pardon Me" and "Drive," which reached the Billboard Top 10 in 2001. "The police cars pulled up to the venue and I literally walked right on stage." "That was the most rock star of an entrance I've ever made," Boyd said.
Upon arriving in Raleigh, Boyd had only about 20 minutes to get from the airport to the concert hall, so Incubus' manager arranged for a police escort. "I totally forgot it was at the bottom of my bag, and when the security person pulled it out, I thought, 'Oh, no,' " Boyd said in a statement Thursday. NEW YORK (AP) - The lead singer of the rock band Incubus was arrested for a carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane on his way to a concert in North Carolina.īrandon Boyd, 28, was stopped Wednesday at LaGuardia Airport when baggage screeners spotted the knife in his carry-on luggage, said Lou Martinez, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.īoyd was charged with criminal possession of a weapon but was able to continue on to Raleigh, North Carolina, in time for the concert, said a spokeswoman for the band's label, Epic Records.īoyd admitted he accidentally left the knife in his bag and called the incident "my bad," spokeswoman Lois Najarian said.
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