Spinner.com — Filed under: New Music, UK, Band of the WeekCosmic Americana. It's a phrase that first surfaced a decade ago, a description to fit the woozily psychedelic music being made by the likes of Mercury Rev, Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips, or the more baroq... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper has updated fans on his condition, thanking them for their support and saying that his 'treatment and recovery are going well'Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is "rapidly recovering" from cancer surgery, assuring fans that "things are moving along... more info

Live Daily — Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys [ tickets ] is recovering from surgery after doctors found a cancerous tumor in his left salivary gland last month. Yauch sent an email to fans today (8/5), thanking them for positive thoughts and explaining th... more info

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MTV.com News — 'Even though we have eight VMA awards on our mantle, there's always room for more,' Billie Joe Armstrong says.By James Montgomery Green Day Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage You would think award show nominations would be old hat for the guys ... more info

Guardian Music — Performed at last weekend's All Points West music festival in New Jersey, these tracks prove the Beastie Boys have become cover starsSo whose Beastie Boys cover is the best? Chris Martin's piano ballad – his mother threw away his best pornogra... more info

PopSugar UK — Beyonce and Lady GaGa each have nine MTV VMA nominations for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)", "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi". Coldplay is flying the flag for us Brits, with "Viva La Vida" nominated for Best Rock Video, Best Editing, Best Art Directi... more info

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MTV.com News — MC thanks fans, artists for tributes and well wishes.By James Montgomery Adam Yauch Photo: Mark Von Holden/ Getty Images Last month, Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch shocked fans by announcing that he has cancer, and that he would begin receiv... more info

Live Daily — With nine nominations each, Beyonce [ tickets ] and Lady Gaga lead the pack of nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, which will be distributed Sept. 13 in New York City. Beyonce earned the nine nominations for one song, "Single Ladies (... more info