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Hip-hop music groupBirth Date :
1981Birth Place :
New York City, AmericaClaim to fame :
Album "Licensed to Ill" (1986)
2009 MTV VMAs: Full Winners List, Beyonce Knowles Grabs Top Honor
September 14, 2009 11:09:00Losing Best Female Video to Taylor Swift, Beyonce Knowles managed to walk home with a trophy for Video of the Year at the September 13 live ceremony of MTV Video Music Awards, thanks to her "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" music video. She won over Lady GaGa, Eminem, Kanye West and Britney Spears.
"This is amazing," Beyonce told those attending the event. "I remember being 17-years-old, up for my first MTV award with Destiny's Child and it was one of the most exciting moments of my life." She then asked Taylor to come to the stage and finish her speech which was previously cut off by Kanye.
2009 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Wins Best Female Video
September 14, 2009 09:09:00Those who manage to grab moonmen at this year's MTV Video Music Awards have been unveiled one by one as gala ceremony of the event was kicked off on September 13. Taylor Swift, Green Day and Beastie Boys are the early winners.
Taylor got Best Female Video, beating Lady GaGa, Beyonce Knowles, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Pink. The award was presented by Shakira and "Twilight" hunk Taylor Lautner.
Jay-Z, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Paying Tribute to Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch
August 03, 2009 01:08:33Jay-Z performed at All Points West Festival to fill in the shoes of Beastie Boys who canceled their show because their vocalist/bassist Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer. In the July 31 performance, the rapper paid tribute to Adam by singing the band's 1986 classic "No Sleep Till Brooklyn".
During the tribute set, Jay-Z changed the song's lines "Beastie Boys at the Garden, cold kickin' it live" to "Jay-Z, All Points West, kickin' it live." After completing the track, he continued with his own songs, two of which were "Brooklyn Go Hard" and "Run This Town".
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Has Cancer, Band Cancel Tour and Postpone Album
July 21, 2009 11:07:42Beastie Boys' vocalist and bassist Adam Yauch has been diagnosed with a
cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. With such issue at hand, the band have called off their upcoming tour and postponed the release of their new album "Hot Sauce Committee" to give Adam time to undergo a surgery and then to recuperate.
The cancer, that Adam has, is localized in one area, and as such is considered very
treatable. It is also confirmed that the disease is not in a location that will affect Yauch's vocal chords.
Celebrities Turned Lunchbox Designers to Fight Hunger in New York City and South Africa
November 10, 2007 10:11:10Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the spirit is everywhere. With Rick Ross planning for turkeys giveaway for families in the Miami community who are in need and T.I. withdraws request to host Thanksgiving day dinner with families while under house arrest, Kanye West has something else on his own. The rapper and record producer is teaming up with numbers of other celebrities to design lunch boxes for the hunger.
West is teaming up with the Beastie Boys and 100 other celebrities to design personalized lunchboxes which will be auctioned off online with the profit benefiting the non-profit hunger relief organizations; Food Bank For New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa.
Beastie Boys Goes Instrumental Again
June 11, 2007 01:06:36
Not only surprising fans with sudden announcement on new album, musical group Beastie Boys also comes up with a fresh style on new album. "The Mix-Up" is confirmed all instrumental.
Those who are within Beastie's mailing list received the following e-mail : "OK, here's our blurb about our new album -- it spits hot fire! -- hot shit! it's official... it's named THE MIX-UP. g'wan. all instrumental record. "see i knew they were gonna do that!" that's a quote from you. check the track listing and cover below. you love us. don't you?"
Live Earth Concerts, Big Event with Big Lineups
April 11, 2007 09:04:31
Held on July 7, 2007 across 7 continents, Live Earth Concerts self-declares that it is an event that is worth it. Lineups for both UK and US have been announced and they are the ones who will attract billions of audience and promote the fight against global warming.
Performing at London's Wembley Stadium are Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.
Festival Gigs and A New Album from Beastie Boys
March 06, 2007 02:03:17
Resting for 2 years since the platinum record "To the 5 Boroughs" (2004) proves to be a worthwhile break for the Beastie Boys. They finally are beaming to release the long awaited seventh album, are coined to appear in the upcoming Sasquatch! Music Festival, and also hit both Vienna festival and Bestival.
The band has given a little hint that the album will be out in summer this year. Though has not been named, during an interview with JAM! Music in 2006, the members of the band claimed it to be "the best they are working on" and "hot".
This Year's Sasquatch! Music Festival Headliners
February 21, 2007 11:02:25
Among the headliners for this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival are Bjork, Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Interpol, and M.I.A.. As of this year, the festival is set to take place May 26-27 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash.
Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. It is presented by the House of Blues. Tickets for the 6th annual Sasquatch! Music Festival will go on sale beginning March 3 at 10 a.m. and will cost $55 U.S. per day until March 4. After March 5, tickets are $65 per day; week-of tickets are $75 per day. For more information about ticket sales and camping arrangements, check out www.sasquatchfestival.com.
Beastie Boys Finish? 'NO'
October 04, 2005 01:10:42Reports on their break up has become something common for band Beastie Boys that they're no longer surprised with such rumor. Denying their split, the band through one of its members Mike D. told MTV "We don't put out records too often, and we've been doing it for a while, so that puts us in a high-risk category for rumors."
The release of their "Solid Gold Hits" on November 8 is more than enough to tell people that Beastie Boys still exists. The set consists of 15 tracks, including "So What'cha Want," "Brass Monkey," "Hey Ladies" and "Sabotage." What's more, it will also come in a special CD/DVD package featuring a selection of the band's music videos.
Solid Gold Beastie Boys
September 29, 2005 01:09:16To mark the 24th anniversary of New York rap pioneers Beastie Boys, Capitol Records will out a 15-track compilation called "Solid Gold Hits," set for a November 8 release. The new project will also available as a limited-edition CD/DVD featuring as-yet-unspecified music videos.
Composing the "Solid Gold Hits" will be five tracks taken from the Beasties' 1999 double-disc set "The Sounds of Science." Besides, there are also "Triple Trouble," "Ch-Check It Out" and "An Open Letter to NYC," which are all drawn from their 2004 album "To the 5 Boroughs." Plus, the new release will include a revival of "No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn" from the 1996 "License To Ill" album, and Fatboy Slim remix on "Body Movin."'
