We were very excited to hear that there were plans to rename a park in Brooklyn after the late Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch. Especially when we had heard that Adam learned to ride a bike there many years ago! It's so fitting for such a cool dude!
Well, we're happy to announce that the ceremony has been held, and that the park is now officially known as Adam Yauch Park!
On hand to speak was Adam's mom, and also his fellow band-mate Ad-Rock (who spoke in the video above!)!
If was a small and relaxed ceremony, and it's the perfect way to remember someone who had been taken too soon!
Chris Martin took to his piano to completely transform the Beastie Boys' Fight For Your Right into a haunting, yet moving melody and he's done it again with Rihanna's Umbrella.
This time, however, the Coldplay singer let his fingers do the walking while RiRi herself came on stage to do the talking!
Check out the duo's INCREDIBLE performance (above) of her 2007 smash single during the band's Mylo Xyloto tour stop in Paris, France.
Then watch the rest of the boys join in to perform their collaboration with Rihanna, The Princess of China … AFTER THE JUMP!!!
Elton John sent some touching sentiments into the universe last week.
The living legend addressed Adam Yauch's death at his Las Vegas concert, mentioning that while he wasn't super close with the Beastie Boys, he was a big a fan.
He reminisced about the time he saw them live at the Greek Theatre, saying he had the time of his life because they were so incredible.
So to pay tribute, he played Don't Let The Sun Go Down for MCA.
Check out his touching dedication (above) right before he goes into the performance.
After news of Adam MCA Yauch's death hit the music industry harder than a pile of bricks last week, fans went on a Beastie Boys shopping spree!
While the 1986 album Licensed to Ill reenters the Top 20 with 19,000 copies sold, overall album sales reach an astonishing 55,000 compared to the previous week's 4,000!!! WoWza…
While the two events are obviously not related, that is a sh*tload of negativity pouring on remaining Beastie Boy members Michael Diamond AKA Mike D, and Adam Horovitz AKA Ad-Rock.
The day before Beasite Adam Yauch passed away due to cancer complications, the iconic band was sued by Hip-Hop label TufAmerica, who claim the boys - along with Universal Music Group - illegally sampled sounds on their first two career-defining albums Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique.
Amanda Bynes had a run-in with the popo in the NYC on Thursday night, which resulted in her arrest AND subsequent taking to a psychiatric hospital!
Police showed up at the former child star's midtown apartment after receiving reports of a disorderly person. And that's when shit got crazy!
When the NYPD arrived at Bynes' pad on West 47th, street she threw a bong out the window, who know cuz it probably had crack "incense" in it and she didn't want law enforcement to find it.
Twitter-loving Amanda was arrested on a charge of reckless endangerment.
After her arrest, Bynes was taken to Roosevelt Hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and then transferred to a Midtown police station to be processed.
Hopefully they send her BACK to the hospital and put her on a psychiatric hold!
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