Beastie Boys are sharing their final concert ever, their 2009 headlining performance at Bonnaroo, for free on YouTube all weekend long. They didn't know it then, but it was their last concert - barely a month later, Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer, in 2011 the band released 'Red Hot Sauce Committee Part Two', and a year later Yauch died. High-quality audio and considerably detailed camera shots make the video that more special.

Trent Reznor, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, Kamasi Washington, Beastie Boys are nominated for 2020 Emmy awards, in music categories, uDiscover Music reports. Trent Reznor got his nomination for 'Watchmen', Kamasi Washington is in with 'Becoming', while Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are recognized for their work in 'The Black Godfather'. Beastie Boys Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz and their creative partner and director Spike Jonze are nominated for Apple TV’s 'Beastie Boys Story' in five categories, including for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Check all the nominees here.

From their start "being mediocre at best" to "touring with Madonna and Rick Rubin" Spike Jonze-directed documentary 'Beastie Boys Story' covers a life-time of a band. The docu is coming to IMAX theaters on April 3 and will then stream on April 24 via Apple TV+.

Beastie Boys, Ozzy Osbourne and Nine Inch Nails have cancelled their appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival 2020 in Austin, Texas due to coronavirus concerns, Kerrang reports. They were set to participate in the festival’s film section. The artists join major companies such as Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Studios, TikTok, Mashable and Intel, that have pulled out of SXSW due to health concerns. SXSW will screen employees and volunteers for signs of illness before they are cleared to work at the festival, and add handwashing stations and hand sanitizer throughout. SXSW begins officially on March 16.

YouTube Music and Universal Music Group have started a project of remastering a series of iconic music videos. The first group of videos to be remastered include works by Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Tom Petty, Nirvana ('Smells Like Teen Spirit' included), Beastie Boys (watch Sabotage' below), with new titles appearing each week, and over the […]

In recent weeks, passengers at New York’s JFK airport have reported hearing TSA agents blast explicit, uncensored versions of rap songs over the loudspeakers. 'Sicko Mode' by Travis Scott and Drake, as well as 'Lift Yourself' by Kanye West have been heard. Other tracks from Beastie Boys and Ludacris have also apparently been in rotation. […]