Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission. In July 2024, the band and their label sued Brinker International over the ads that first started appearing in November …
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It looks like Chili’s had some ill communication with the Beastie Boys, as the famed hip hop group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over allegations that the restaurant chain’s parent company Brinker International used the group’s classic 1994 song “Sabotage” to promote its restaurants without permission. In the suit, filed …
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The Beastie Boys’ 1994 classic Ill Communication turns 30 this year and as part of the ongoing celebration, the band has partnered with Vevo for a special annotated version of the “Sabotage” video. The clip — which is part of Vevo’s “Footnotes” series — is packed with facts about the …
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Kathleen Hanna first met Beastie Boys‘ Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz on a 1995 Australian festival called Summersault where her band, Bikini Kill, and the Beasties shared a bill. As soon as she saw him, she decided he was “the sexiest boy in the world,” as she wrote in her upcoming memoir, …
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Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond were both on hand Saturday as the corner of Ludlow and Rivington in New York City’s Lower East Side was officially renamed Beastie Boys Square. “This is fucking weird,” Horovitz said immediately after taking the mic; he would later amend that to …
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Beastie Boys will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hello Nasty by bringing back a long out-of-print vinyl box set featuring a plethora of rare tracks. The 4LP set originally dropped in 2009, pairing the classic 1998 LP with 21 bonus tracks — an assortment of remixes, outtakes, b-sides, and other …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There’s something startling about Los Angeles‘ Beastie Boys exhibit. It feels like walking into someone’s bedroom or sneaking into a green room while the band’s on stage, except …
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The third volume of the massive, ambitious, and unique project, For the Birds — in which hundreds of artists created new recordings inspired by birdsongs — has arrived today, July 29, with music from artists like the Beastie Boys’ AdRock and Wild Belle singer-songwriter Natalie Bergman. AdRock’s contribution “Pasadena Parrots” …
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The New York City Council have finally approved a measure to name a Lower East Side Manhattan intersection “Beastie Boys Square,” a corner popularized by the trio’s Paul’s Boutique. The vote Thursday marked a happy end to a nearly decade-long grassroots campaign by Beasties fans to anoint the corner of …
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Lizzo samples the Beastie Boys on the rapper’s new single “Grrrls,” the latest track off her upcoming new album Special. The two-minute “Grrrls” finds Lizzo hopping on the beat and emulating the flow of the Beasties’ “Girls,” with the rapper turning the controversial License to Ill track into her own …
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