Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to throw out Beastie Boys' $1.7 million jury verdict against Monster Beverage Corp over the energy drink company's use of the hip-hop group's music in a promotional video without permission. ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Universal Music Group units sued Monster Beverage Corp on Wednesday for using music co-owned by the Beastie Boys in a promotional video, accusing the energy drink maker of copyright infringement. more info

Nialler9 — Kendrick Lamar is back with a new single ‘i’ with production from Rahki. The song is built on a sample of the Isley Brothers’ ‘Who’s That Lady’, which is familiar to me and thousands of others as a sample in Beastie Boys’ ‘B-Boy Boui... more info

Stereogum — MTV has announced that that Beyoncé will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards and will be awarded with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which has been given to artists like Madonna, the Beastie Boys, U2, George Michael, and Janet... more info

NME — Remix for New York rap trio follows recent Tune-Yards work more info

Stereogum — Beastie Boy Mike D recently sat for a series of short but packed-full-of-stuff video interviews with Vanity Fair, all of them about the pop culture of the ’90s, a time when Mike and his group were absolute kings. He doesn’t exactly say anything n... more info

NME — The hip hop stalwart reflects on the demise of 80s hair metal more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We mentioned on Friday (7/25) that a Beastie Boys mural was being painted over the weekend at the LES corner of Ludrow and Rivington where the Paul's Boutique cover art was shot, in honor of that album's 25th anniversary.... more info

NME — Artist Danielle Mastrion will create tribute to 1989 album in New York later today more info

Stereogum — 25 years ago today, a little group called the Beastie Boys put out a little album called Paul’s Boutique. To celebrate that fact, artist Danielle Mastrion is going to begin work tomorrow on a Beastie Boys tribute mural adorning the wall of Wolfnigh... more info