Beastie Boys is the soundtrack for the Biden campaign
"Sabotage", the 1994 single from the group's album Ill Communication , was used in the Democratic candidate's announcement focusing on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the live music industry.
The Beastie Boys agreed to license one of their songs for the first time in a TV commercial to accompany an ad for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
The Beastie Boys are known to be highly protective about the use of their music - and for the last time they approved the use of 'Sabotage' in a 2017 video game trailer.
The harsh announcement came after the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) urged the White House and US Congress to avoid a "mass collapse" of the live music industry.
