which was released on March 6, 2026 via 10K Projects /Atlantic.
Its lead single, “Pictures”, was released the same day as the announcement.
On February 25, 2026, the duo officially announced their reunion with a video shared to their YouTube channel and social media pages. The video announced their third album, which was also being billed as their last, titled Atlanta ,
On April 20, 2025, Green reassured that new Gnarls Barkley was coming soon through a Facebook post which included a picture of himself and Danger Mouse.
In July 2020, he revealed that the COVID-19 lockdown happened as he was working on this third effort.
In October 2018, Mike D and Ad-Rock released a memoir, Beastie Boys Book , recounting events throughout the group’s history. The book was adapted into a live show, later released as a documentary in April 2020, Beastie Boys Story . It was directed by the band’s longtime collaborator Spike Jonze…
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In late 2017, Green stated: “We have already started on a new [Gnarls Barkley] album, we’re halfway in and we have some overtures from the other projects that may not have stood the test of time, we don’t know yet.”
The founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of frontotemporal dementia , following several years of ill health. He was credited with naming the band and played guitar on the first EP. The first Beastie Boys show took place at Berry’s…
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On May 4, 2012, Yauch died from cancer at the age of 47. Mike D told Rolling Stone that the Beastie Boys had recorded new music in late 2011, but did not say if these recordings would be released. He also said that the Beastie Boys would likely disband, though…
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Yauch’s will forbids the use of Beastie Boys music in advertisements. In June 2014, the Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against Monster Energy for using portions of “Sabotage”, “So What’cha Want”, “Make Some Noise” and “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun” in a commercial without permission. They were awarded…
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