Time — The lawsuit was filed in 2012 and concerns sample usage more info

Stereogum — Back in 2013, we learned that Ad-Rock and Mike D, the two surviving Beastie Boys, were working on a memoir together. They had signed on with Random House subsidiary Spiegel & Grau to write a book that would be “loosely structured as an oral history... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — St. Vincent won "Best Alternative Music Album" at the Grammys tonight (before the telecast)! Past winners of that award include U2, REM, Tom Waits, Beck, Nirvana, Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Bon Iver, Gotye,.... more info

Roadrunner Records — Whilst ripping up the UK together on the Prepare For Hell tour, Korn & Slipknot treated fans at the London, Wembley show to a very special cover of the Beastie Boys classic 'Sabotage'. Watch it below! more info

Stereogum — James Murphy scored Noah Baumbach’s forthcoming film While We’re Young, an undoubtedly romanticized illustration of what it’s like to be a youth living in Brooklyn, starring Adam Driver (of course) and Amanda Seyfried (Why?). The good news is t... more info

Stereogum — One of the redeeming qualities of community-annotated lyric site Genius is that they sometimes recruit cool artists and behind-the-scenes players to talk about songs that they worked on or that they really love. Case in point: Super producer Rick Rub... more info

TMZ — The Beastie Boys say they can't find work because of MCA's death ... and they're so strapped for cash they can't even fight in court without someone covering the bill. Here's the dilemma ... The Boys have beef with Monster Energy, which… more info

Stereogum — Back in June, the Beastie Boys won a copyright lawsuit against Monster Energy Drink after the company used the band’s music and likeness in promos for a sponsored snowboard competition without their permission. The surviving Beastie Boys were award... more info

Mercury News, California — Attorneys for the Beastie Boys are asking a New York court to order the maker of Monster Energy drink to pay nearly $2.4 million in legal fees to cover their costs in a copyright violation case. more info

TMZ — Rick Rubin's hip-hop resumé is unparalleled -- he's worked with the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Run–D.M.C., Kanye West, Eminem, and now ... Justin Bieber?   Yes ... the iconic producer is working with the Biebs on his… more info