Beastie Boys have allowed one of their songs to be used in a commercial, for the first time ever, Variety reports. They licensed their biggest hit 'Sabotage' for a new official ad for Joe Biden for President campaign. It is about the dire situation music venues in America are currently in due to COVID-19. Beastie Boys can be heard in the ad next to the Pixies and others.

The Beastie Boys‘ fourth album, 'Ill Communication', was released 25 years ago, with singles such as 'Sabotage' and 'Sure Shot'. Music writer Nathan Brackett made a documentary short, 'Still Ill', showing the evolution of the band to that point, about how Beastie Boys made it, and what did owning their studio mean to making the album (watch […]