Universal Music Group (UMG) and the Beastie Boys have both reached confidential settlements to end lawsuits against Chili's.
They had accused the restaurant chain of using their music in social media advertisements without permission.
Court filings on Wednesday informed federal judges that Chili's owner, Brinker International, had agreed to settlements with both UMG and the Beastie Boys during a mediation session two weeks earlier.
The terms of the settlements have not been revealed.
UMG and the Beastie Boys both sued in 2024, alleging Chili's had featured their copyrighted music in advertisements on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms without buying a "synch" licence necessary to include a song in commercial or promotional content.
The Beastie Boys claimed that Brinker used their iconic 1994 song Sabotage in a promotional video without permission.
The Chili ad showed three men in 70s-style wigs carrying out a "robbery" of food ingredients from a Chili's outlet. The rap trio claimed these visuals clearly evoked the Sabotage music video, which featured Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz, Michael 'Mike D' Diamond and the late Adam 'MCA' Yauch in similar attire.
UMG has alleged that dozens of Chili's social media advertisements used unlicensed music from the label, including by artists Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Lana Del Rey, Luke Bryan, Travis Scott and The Weeknd.
