Editing The Beach Boys (section)

=== 1998–present: Love-led tours and brief reunion ===
==== Carl's death and band name litigation ====
[[File:The Beach Boys concierto.jpg|thumb|The touring lineup of Mike Love and Bruce Johnston's "The Beach Boys Band", with David Marks, in 2008]]

Early in 1997, Carl was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer after years of heavy smoking. Despite his terminal condition, Carl continued to perform with the band on its summer tour (a double-bill with the band Chicago) while undergoing chemotherapy. During performances, he sat on a stool and needed oxygen after every song.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=286–287}} Carl died on February 6, 1998, at the age of 51, two months after the death of the Wilsons' mother, Audree.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Robert |last2=Kerkstra |first2=Patrick |title=Beach Boy Carl Wilson Dies of Cancer at 51 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-08-mn-16912-story.html |access-date=December 20, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 8, 1998 |ref=carlDeath}}</ref>

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After Carl's death, Jardine left the touring line-up and began to perform regularly with his band "Beach Boys: Family & Friends" until he ran into legal issues for using the name without license. Meanwhile, Jardine sued Love, claiming that he had been excluded from their concerts,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Charles|last=Bermant|title=Jardine Loses "Beach Boys"|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jardine-loses-beach-boys-20010803|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 3, 2001|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525143443/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jardine-loses-beach-boys-20010803|url-status=live}}</ref> BRI, through its longtime attorney, Ed McPherson, sued Jardine in Federal Court. Jardine, in turn, counter-claimed against BRI for wrongful termination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b847add7b049347841d8|title=BROTHER RECORDS, INC. v. JARDINE &#124; 318 F.3d 900 &#124; 9th Cir. &#124; Judgment|website=Casemine.com|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830015442/https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b847add7b049347841d8|url-status=live}}</ref> Courts ruled in Love's favor, denying Jardine the use of the Beach Boys name in any fashion. However, Jardine proceeded to appeal this decision in addition to seeking $4 million in damages. The [[California Court of Appeal]] proceeded to rule that "Love acted wrongfully in freezing Jardine out of touring under the Beach Boys name", allowing Jardine to continue with his lawsuit.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68217/al-jardine-gets-ok-to-sue-mike-love|title=Al Jardine Gets OK To Sue Mike Love|publisher=Billboard|date=November 12, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> The case ended up being settled outside of court with the terms not disclosed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/03/23/beach-boys-lawsuit-settled/|title=Beach Boys lawsuit settled|publisher=The Mercury News|date=March 23, 2008|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>  BRI ultimately prevailed.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Settlement Reached In Beach Boys Name Dispute |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046108/settlement-reached-in-beach-boys-name-dispute |magazine=Billboard |date=March 21, 2008 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604140450/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046108/settlement-reached-in-beach-boys-name-dispute |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jardine's final appearance with the band for more than a decade occurred on May 9, 1998, which was the final official Beach Boys show performed before the license dispute.<ref name="Bellagio G&S 1998">{{cite web |last1=Doe |first1=Andrew G. |display-authors=et al. |title=Gigs & Sessions:1998 |url=http://bellagio10452.com/gigs98.html |website=Bellagio10452.com |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Billboard"/>  During the license dispute, Love (with Marks) toured as "The California Beach Band"; it was previously believed he did so "America's Band", but this has since been disproven.<ref name="Bellagio G&S 1998" />  Love then continued touring with Johnston (and David Marks, until he left the band again in 1999, due to health issues when he was diagnosed with [[hepatitis C]]<ref>{{cite news |title = Celebrity Health – David Marks|work = BBC News|date = May 23, 2008|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7414433.stm|access-date = October 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Stebbins|2007|p=228}}</ref>), after securing a license from BRI, with the first performance of the 'reorganized' Love and Johnston-led touring band on July 4, 1998.<ref name="Bellagio G&S 1998" /><ref name="Billboard"/>

In 2000, ABC-TV premiered a two-part television miniseries, ''[[The Beach Boys: An American Family]]'', that dramatized the Beach Boys' story. It was produced by ''[[Full House]]'' actor [[John Stamos]], and was criticized by numerous parties, including Brian Wilson, for historical inaccuracies.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holdship|first1=Bill|title=Heroes and Villains|url=http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php?topic=2371.25|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 6, 2000|access-date=July 7, 2016|location=[[Chicago]]|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235253/http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php?topic=2371.25|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys]]'', a greatest hits compilation, was released in 2003, eventually going multi-platinum. In 2004, Wilson recorded and released his solo album ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]'', a reinterpretation of the unfinished ''Smile'' project. That September, Wilson issued a free CD through the ''[[Daily Mail|Mail On Sunday]]'' that included Beach Boys songs he had recently rerecorded, five of which he co-authored with Love. The 10 track compilation had 2.6 million copies distributed and prompted Love to file a lawsuit in November 2005; he claimed the promotion hurt the sales of the original recordings and that his image was used for the CD.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-04-et-quick4.4-story.html |title=Mike Love sues Brian Wilson |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |date=November 4, 2005 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 4, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106074311/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/04/entertainment/et-quick4.4 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Wilson's wife [[Melinda Ledbetter|Melinda]] alleged that, during the deposition, Love turned to Wilson and remarked: "you better start writing a real big hit because you're going to have to write me a real big check".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-brian-wilson-finally-defeats-one-of-mike-loves-dubious-lawsuits-120182/|title=Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Finally Defeats One of Mike Love's Dubious Lawsuits|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=May 14, 2007|last=Greene|first=Andy|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>  Love's suit was dismissed in 2007 when a judge determined that there were no triable issues and that the case was without merit.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-16-et-quick16.1-story.html |title=Beach Boys lawsuit dismissed |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |date=May 16, 2007 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 4, 2013 |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227081628/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/16/entertainment/et-quick16.1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|title= Beach Boys lawsuit dismissed |url=http://www.proquest.com/|access-date=June 27, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 16, 2007|page=E.3}}</ref>

In 2006, Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, and Johnston participated in a non-performing reunion on the rooftop of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles to celebrate that ''Sounds of Summer'' had been certified double-platinum.<ref name="Billboard 2012-2006 rooftop reunion">{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=The Beach Boys: How The Reunion Happened |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-beach-boys-how-the-reunion-happened-1095910/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard/Penske |access-date=July 17, 2024 |date=June 5, 2012}}</ref>  Later that year, Jardine joined Brian Wilson and his band for a short tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of ''[[Pet Sounds]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|title=Wouldn't It Be Nice Not to Fuss Over Significance or Perfection?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/23/arts/music/23wils.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 23, 2006 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>

In 2008, Marks briefly reunited with Love and Johnston's touring band for a tour of Europe.<ref name="Bellagio G&S 2008">{{cite web |display-authors=et al. |last1=Doe |first1=Andrew G. |title=Gigs & Sessions: 2008|url=http://bellagio10452.com/gigs08.html |website=Bellagio10452.com |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>

In 2010, Jardine released ''[[A Postcard from California]]'', his solo debut, in June 2010 (re-released with two extra tracks on April 3, 2012). The album features contributions from Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson (posthumously), Bruce Johnston, David Marks, and Mike Love.  Other guests with Beach Boys connections included Glen Campbell, [[Scott Mathews]], [[Stephen Kalinich]], and [[Gerry Beckley]] and [[Dewey Bunnell]] of [[America (band)|America]].<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/ema-postcard-from-califor_b_697112.html|title=Mike Ragogna: A Postcard From California: A Conversation with The Beach Boys' Al Jardine|publisher=HuffPost|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref>  Also in 2010, Brian Wilson and Jardine sang on "We Are the World 25: for Haiti", a new recording of "We Are the World" (with partially revised lyrics), which was released as a charity single to benefit the population of Haiti.<ref name="Bellagio Guest Appearances">{{cite web |display-authors=et al. |last1=Doe |first1=Andrew G. |title=Guest Appearances |url=http://bellagio10452.com/guesting.html |website=Bellagio10452.com |access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>

Jardine made his first appearance with the Beach Boys touring band in more than 10 years in 2011 at a tribute concert for [[Ronald Reagan]]'s 100th birthday;<ref>{{cite web|last=Flanary|first=Patrick|title=Pacific Ocean coup: how Ronald Reagan helped bury a Beach Boy at sea |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/22/beach-boys-dennis-wilson-buried-at-sea-ronald-reagan-help |website=The Guardian|date=May 22, 2019 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref> at this concert, he sang lead on "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Sloop John B". He made a handful of other appearances with Love and Johnston's touring band in preparation for a reunion.

==== ''The Smile Sessions'', ''That's Why God Made the Radio'', and 50th anniversary reunion tour ====
On October 31, 2011, Capitol released a double album and box set dedicated to the ''Smile'' recordings in the form of ''[[The Smile Sessions]]''. The album garnered universal critical acclaim and charted in both the US ''Billboard'' and UK top-thirty. It went on to win [[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]] at the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2013 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|first1 = Al|last1 = Gomes|first2 = Connie|last2 = Watrous|date = February 10, 2013|title = The Beach Boys Win and Accept Grammy Award for 'The Smile Sessions'|publisher=
Al Gomes and Connie Watrous Archive|via = [[YouTube]]|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIvdZiLjV0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beach-boys-smile-sessions/|title=5 Years Ago: The Beach Boys Finally Release the Troubled 'Smile Sessions'|first=Michael|last=Gallucci|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=April 5, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203142204/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beach-boys-smile-sessions/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Beach Boys Smile (7300302550).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The reunited Beach Boys performing "[[Heroes and Villains]]" in tribute to ''Smile'']]

On December 16, 2011, it was announced that Wilson, Love, Jardine, Johnston, and David Marks would reunite for a new album and [[Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour|50th anniversary tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beach_Boys/2011/12/16/19133156.html|title=Beach Boys gear up for reunion|access-date=December 16, 2011|work=Sun Media|first=Darryl|last=Sterdan|date=December 16, 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709235328/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beach_Boys/2011/12/16/19133156.html|archive-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> On February 12, 2012, the Beach Boys performed at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012 Grammy Awards]], in what was billed as a "special performance" by organizers. It marked the group's first live performance to include Wilson since 1996, Jardine since 1998, and Marks since 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grammys-beachboys-idUSTRE8171QK20120208 |work=Reuters |first=Jill |last=Serjeant |title=Reunited Beach Boys to perform at Grammy Awards |date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807191955/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grammys-beachboys-idUSTRE8171QK20120208 |url-status=live }}</ref> Released on June 5, ''[[That's Why God Made the Radio]]'' debuted at number 3 on the US charts, expanding the group's span of ''Billboard'' 200 top-ten albums across 49 years and one week, passing the Beatles with 47 years of top-ten albums.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beach-boys-beatles-billboard-337926 |title=Beach Boys Surpass the Beatles for Billboard 200 Record |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 14, 2012 |first1=Gary |last1=Trust |date=June 14, 2012 |archive-date=June 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618192812/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beach-boys-beatles-billboard-337926 |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics generally regarded the album as an "uneven" collection, with most of the praise centered on its closing musical suite.<ref name=Bolin2012/>

During the tour, in May 2012, when asked about the future held for the band and its reunion after the scheduled end of the tour in September, Love stated that "We're looking at our present and future. I think we're going to be doing this again with Brian for a long time." Wilson said that he had begun planning for another Beach Boys album for the band would record after the tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Condran |first1=Ed |title=Beach Boys celebrate 50 years with tour stop in Tampa |url=http://tbo.com/entertainment/entertainment/2012/may/03/7/fxnewso8-golden-boys-ar-399218 |access-date=January 2, 2020 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505231342/http://tbo.com/entertainment/entertainment/2012/may/03/7/fxnewso8-golden-boys-ar-399218 |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  On June 1, 2012, Love received an e-mail from Ledbetter stating "no more shows for Wilson". Love then began accepting invitations for when the reunion was over.{{sfn|Love|2016|pp=402–403}} Johnston told reporter Mark Dillon in mid-June that the current tour was "a one-time event. You're not going to see this next year. I'm busy next year doing my thing with Mike."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dillon |first1=Mark |title=The Beach Boys at 50 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/06/15/the_beach_boys_at_50.html |newspaper=The Star |date=June 15, 2012 |ref=none}}</ref> On June 25, Ledbetter sent another e-mail asking to disregard her last message, but by then, Love claimed that "it was too late. We had booked other concerts, and promoters had begun selling tickets."

Despite this, in July, Love stated: "There's talk of us going and doing a return to the Grammys next year, and there's talk about doing another album together. There's nothing in stone, but there's a lot of ideas being floated around. So after this year, after completing the 50th anniversary reunion, we'll entertain doing some more studio work and see what we can come up with and can do in the future." Love said that Wilson and producer Joe Thomas had over 80 hours of material recorded, much of it culled from material they were working on around the time of Wilson's 1998 ''Imagination'' album that "were always songs he had earmarked for the Beach Boys" and that their label Capitol Records was excited by the band's reunion and was encouraging the band for more new music and more tour dates.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482551/beach-boys-talk-another-album-together |title=Beach Boys Talk 'Another Album Together' |magazine=Billboard |date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref>

Ultimately, the reunion tour ended in September 2012 as planned, after a final show on September 28, but amid erroneous rumors that Love had dismissed Wilson from the Beach Boys.{{sfn|Love|2016|}}<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-oct-09-la-et-ms-brian-wilson-al-jardine-respond-to-mike-love-on-beach-boys-flap-20121008-story.html|title='It kinda feels like getting fired' – Brian Wilson to Mike Love|first=Brian|last=Wilson|date=October 9, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>  At this time, Love and Johnston had announced via a press release that following the end of the reunion tour the Beach Boys would revert to the pre-reunion tour Love/Johnston lineup, without Brian, Jardine, or Marks, all of whom expressed surprise. Although such dates were noted in a late June issue of ''Rolling Stone'', it was widely reported that the three had been "fired".<ref name="Wilson"/>  Love later wrote that the end of the reunion came partly as a result of 'interference' from Brian's wife and manager Melinda Ledbetter-Wilson and that he (Love) "had wanted to send out a joint press release, between Brian and me, formally announcing the end of the reunion tour on September 28. But I couldn't get Brian's management team on board{{nbsp}}..."{{sfn|Love|2016|p=404}}<ref name="latimes.com"/><ref>{{cite news|work=CBS News|title=Beach Boys' Mike Love opens up relationship with cousin Brian Wilson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/beach-boys-mike-love-opens-up-drama-with-cousin-brian-wilson/|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Love|2016|pp=402–403}}

On October 5, Love responded in a self-written press release to the ''Los Angeles Times'' stating he "did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys&nbsp;... I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys." He claimed that nobody in the band "wanted to do a 50th anniversary tour that lasted 10 years" and that its limited run "was long agreed upon".<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite news|author-link=Mike Love|last=Love |first=Mike |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-mike-love-beach-boys-on-brian-wilson-20121004,0,6311413.story |title=Mike Love sets the record straight on Brian Wilson's 'firing' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref> On October 9, Wilson and Jardine submitted a written response to the rumors stating: "I was completely blindsided by his press release&nbsp;... We hadn't even discussed as a band what we were going to do with all the offers that were coming in for more 50th shows."<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-oct-09-la-et-ms-brian-wilson-al-jardine-respond-to-mike-love-on-beach-boys-flap-20121008-story.html |title=Brian Wilson, Al Jardine respond to Mike Love on Beach Boys flap |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref>

From late September, Love and Johnston continued to perform under the Beach Boys name, while Wilson, Jardine, and Marks toured as a trio in 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & David Marks of the Beach Boys to Play Shows as a Trio|url=http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2013/03/08/brian-wilson-al-jardine-david-marks-beach-boys-mike-love/|access-date=March 8, 2013|newspaper=Rock Cellar Magazine|date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316075924/http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2013/03/08/brian-wilson-al-jardine-david-marks-beach-boys-mike-love/|archive-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> and a subsequent tour with guitarist [[Jeff Beck]] also included Blondie Chaplin at select dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jeff-beck-brian-wilson-tour-nightmare/|title=Jeff Beck Calls His Tour with Brian Wilson 'A Bit of a Nightmare'|first=Jeff|last=Giles|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215090152/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jeff-beck-brian-wilson-tour-nightmare/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Wilson and Jardine continued to tour together in 2014 and following years, often joined by Chaplin; Marks declined to join them after 2013.

====Copyright extension releases and occasional partial reunions====
Responding to a new European Union copyright law that extended copyright to 70 years for recordings that were published within 50 years after they were made, Capitol began issuing annual 50-year anniversary "copyright extension" releases of Beach Boys recordings, starting with ''[[The Big Beat 1963]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/arts/music/european-copyright-laws-lead-to-rare-music-releases.html|title=European Copyright Laws Lead to Rare Music Releases|first=Allan|last=Kozinn|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 11, 2013|archive-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211221927/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/arts/music/european-copyright-laws-lead-to-rare-music-releases.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2013, Wilson's website announced that he was recording and self-producing new material with Jardine, Marks, Chaplin, Don Was, and Jeff Beck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/6/brian-wilson-returns-to-capitol-music-group-currently-recording-and-self-producing-his-11th-solo-studio-album|title=Brian Wilson Returns to Capitol Music Group; Currently Recording and Self-Producing New Solo Studio Album|website=BrianWilson.com|date=June 6, 2013|access-date=May 23, 2014|archive-date=June 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609144416/http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/6/brian-wilson-returns-to-capitol-music-group-currently-recording-and-self-producing-his-11th-solo-studio-album|url-status=dead}}</ref> It stated that the material might be split into three albums: one of new pop songs, another of mostly instrumental tracks with Beck, and another of interwoven tracks dubbed "the suite" which initially began form as the closing four tracks of ''That's Why God Made the Radio''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rolling Stone: Brian Wilson Rocks With Jeff Beck, Plans New LPs|url=http://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/20/brian-wilson-rocks-with-jeff-beck-plans-new-lps|website=BrianWilson.com|access-date=August 8, 2013|date=June 20, 2013|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729141434/https://www.brianwilson.com/news/2013/6/20/brian-wilson-rocks-with-jeff-beck-plans-new-lps|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2014, Wilson declared in an interview that the Beck collaborations would not be released.<ref name="Somethingelse">{{cite web|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/01/28/it-stopped-working-for-the-beach-boys-brian-wilson-its-about-new-music-not-meditation/|title='It stopped working': For the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, it's about new music not meditation|website=Something Else!|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name="DesertSun">{{cite news|last1=Fessier|first1=Bruce|title=Beach Boys' Brian Wilson talks Robin Williams|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2014/08/27/beach-boys-brian-wilson/14716185/|access-date=August 28, 2014|agency=The Desert Sun|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref>  Released in April 2015, ''[[No Pier Pressure]]'' marked another collaboration between Wilson and Joe Thomas, featuring guest appearances from Jardine, Marks, Chaplin, and others.{{sfn|Matijas-Mecca|2017|pp=164–166}}

Jardine, Marks, Johnston and Love appeared together at the 2014 Ella Awards Ceremony, where Love was honored for his work as a singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17233.0.html |title=Mike receives Ella Award 2014 |publisher=Smileysmile.net |access-date=March 19, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307033617/http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17233.0.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singers.org/special-events/ |title=Ella Award Special Events |date=February 12, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514064028/http://www.singers.org/special-events/ |archive-date=May 14, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Soundstage (TV series)|Soundstage]]'' aired an episode featuring Wilson performing with Jardine, Chaplin, and Ricky Fataar at [[The Venetian Las Vegas|The Venetian]] in [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=venetian>{{cite web|title=Brian Wilson And Friends A Soundstage Special Event|url=http://www.venetian.com/entertainment/shows/brian-wilson.html|website=venetian.com|publisher=Venetian|access-date=November 14, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111211812/http://www.venetian.com/entertainment/shows/brian-wilson.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In April, when asked if he was interested in making music with Love again, Wilson replied: "I don't think so, no",<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caffrey|first1=Dan|title=Eight Minutes with Brian Wilson: An Interview|url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/interview-brian-wilson/|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410203916/https://consequence.net/2015/04/interview-brian-wilson/|url-status=live}}</ref> adding in July that he "doesn't talk to the Beach Boys [or] Mike Love".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harrison|first1=Tom|title=Brian Wilson here with 'best band I've ever worked with'|url=https://theprovince.com/travel/Brian+Wilson+here+with+best+band+ever+worked+with/11234184/story.html|newspaper=[[The Province]]|date=July 22, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203723/http://www.theprovince.com/travel/Brian+Wilson+here+with+best+band+ever+worked+with/11234184/story.html|archive-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, Wilson and Jardine embarked on the [[Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour]], promoted as Wilson's final performances of the album,{{sfn|Matijas-Mecca|2017|pp=169–170}} with Chaplin appearing as a special guest at all dates on select songs.  That same year, Love and Wilson each published memoirs, ''[[Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy]]'' and ''[[I Am Brian Wilson]]'', respectively. Asked about negative comments that Wilson made about him in the book, Love challenged the legitimacy of statements attributed to Wilson in the book and in the press.<ref name="fes">{{cite news|last1=Fessier|first1=Bruce|title=Beach Boys seek to overcome discord with new wave of Love|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2016/11/16/beach-boys-seek-overcome-discord-new-wave-love/93977562/|work=[[The Desert Sun]]|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106232144/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2016/11/16/beach-boys-seek-overcome-discord-new-wave-love/93977562/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' conducted in June 2016, Wilson said he would like to try to repair his relationship with Love and collaborate with him again.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Grow|first1=Kory|title=Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Life After Beach Boys|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/brian-wilson-talks-mental-illness-drugs-and-beach-boys-w443076|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302225224/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/brian-wilson-talks-mental-illness-drugs-and-beach-boys-w443076|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, Love said: "If it were possible to make it just Brian and I, and have it under control and done better than what happened in 2012, then yeah, I'd be open to something."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Friedlander|first1=Matt|title=Beach Boys' Mike Love Says He's Open to Working With Brian Wilson Again|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beach-boys-mike-love-open-working-brian-wilson/story?id=44828961|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619101041/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beach-boys-mike-love-open-working-brian-wilson/story?id=44828961|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Beach Boys (ZMF 2019) jm81889.jpg|thumb|Johnston and Love performing as the Beach Boys in 2019]]

In July 2018, Wilson, Jardine, Love, Johnston, and Marks reunited for a one-off Q&A session moderated by director [[Rob Reiner]] at the Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles. It was the first time the band had appeared together in public since their 2012 tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Newman|first1=Melinda|title=Reunited Beach Boys Catch a Nostalgic Wave During SiriusXM Town Hall|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8468014/beach-boys-siriusxm-town-hall-recap|date=July 31, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 1, 2018|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002053554/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8468014/beach-boys-siriusxm-town-hall-recap|url-status=live}}</ref> That December, Love described his new holiday album, ''[[Reason for the Season]]'', as a "message to Brian" and said that he "would love nothing more than to get together with Brian and do some music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-loves-christmas-album-message-brian-wilson-224124673.html|title=Beach Boy Mike Love's Christmas album is 'a message to Brian Wilson'|website=Yahoo.com|date=December 11, 2018 |access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=October 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031165915/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-loves-christmas-album-message-brian-wilson-224124673.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Wilson and Jardine (with Chaplin) embarked on a co-headlining tour with [[the Zombies]], performing selections from ''Friends'' and ''Surf's Up''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/beach-boys-brian-wilson-zombies-tour-2019/|title=Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, The Zombies Announce 'Something Great From '68' Co-Headlining Tour|date=May 7, 2019|website=Liveforlivemusic.com|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>

In February 2020, Wilson and Jardine's official social media pages encouraged fans to boycott the band's music after it was announced that Love's Beach Boys would perform at the Safari Club International Convention in [[Reno, Nevada]] on animal rights grounds. The concert proceeded despite online protests, as Love issued a statement that said his group has always supported "freedom of thought and expression as a fundamental tenet of our rights as Americans".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=February 3, 2020|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/brian-wilson-opposes-mike-loves-beach-boys-show-at-trophy-hunting-convention/|title=Brian Wilson Opposes Mike Love's Beach Boys Show at Trophy Hunting Convention|website=Pitchfork|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204202855/https://pitchfork.com/news/brian-wilson-opposes-mike-loves-beach-boys-show-at-trophy-hunting-convention/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, Love and Johnston's Beach Boys performed at a fundraiser for Donald Trump's presidential re-election campaign; Wilson and Jardine again issued a statement that they had not been informed about this performance and did not support it.<ref>Shaffer, Claire (October 19, 2020). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-al-jardine-donald-trump-beach-boys-fundraiser-1077437/ "Brian Wilson, Al Jardine Disavow Donald Trump's Beach Boys Fundraiser"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117000753/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-al-jardine-donald-trump-beach-boys-fundraiser-1077437/ |date=January 17, 2021 }}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved June 23, 2021.</ref>

====Selling of the band's intellectual property and 60th anniversary====
In March 2020, Jardine was asked about a possible reunion and responded that the band would reunite for a string of live performances in 2021, although he believed a new album was unlikely.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Argyrakis |first1=Argy |title=Al Jardine's "Endless Summer" set for City Winery, plus positive Beach Boys reunion rumblings |url=http://chicagoconcertreviews.com/2020/03/04/al-jardine-beach-boys/ |work=Chicago Concert Reviews |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224222806/http://chicagoconcertreviews.com/2020/03/04/al-jardine-beach-boys/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In response to reunion rumors, Love said in May that he was open to a 60th anniversary tour, although Wilson has "some serious health issues", while Wilson's manager Jean Sievers commented that no one had spoken to Wilson about such a tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-60th-anniversary-reunion-tour-997685/|title=Beach Boys Hint at Possible 60th Anniversary Reunion Tour|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=May 13, 2020|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122010537/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-60th-anniversary-reunion-tour-997685/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2021, it was announced that Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, and the estate of Carl Wilson had sold a majority stake in the band's intellectual property to [[Irving Azoff]] and his new company Iconic Artists Group; rumors of a 60th anniversary reunion were again discussed.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/beach-boys-rights-sale-azoff-1129316/|title = Inside the Ambitious Plan to Monetize the Beach Boys' Legacy|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|date = February 18, 2021|access-date = February 19, 2021|archive-date = February 19, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210219005023/https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/beach-boys-rights-sale-azoff-1129316/|url-status = live}}</ref>

In April 2021, [[Omnivore Recordings]] released ''[[California Music|California Music Presents Add Some Music]]'', an album featuring Love, Jardine, Marks, Johnston, and several children of the original Beach Boys (most notably on a re-recording of The Beach Boys' "Add Some Music to Your Day" from 1970's ''Sunflower'').<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=February 26, 2021|title=Hear the Beach Boys Reunite on Charity Re-Recording of 'Add Some Music to Your Day'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-add-some-music-1132591/|access-date=April 7, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411140354/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-add-some-music-1132591/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, Capitol released the box set ''[[Feel Flows (album)|Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969–1971]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=The Beach Boys' New 'Feel Flows' Box Set: An Exclusive Guide |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/the-beach-boys-new-feel-flows-box-set-an-exclusive-guide/ar-AAKFGMC?ocid=uxbndlbing |website=MSN |access-date=June 5, 2021 |date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605181210/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/the-beach-boys-new-feel-flows-box-set-an-exclusive-guide/ar-AAKFGMC?ocid=uxbndlbing |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, the group was expected to participate in a "60th anniversary celebration". Azoff stated in an interview from May 2021: "We're going to announce a major deal with a streamer for the definitive documentary on The Beach Boys and a 60th anniversary celebration. We're planning a tribute concert affiliated with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and [[Sirius XM|SiriusXM]], with amazing acts. That's adding value, and that's why I invested in The Beach Boys."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beer |first1=Lenny |last2=Glickman |first2=Simon |title=COMBO PLATTER: IRVING + HITS 2021 |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=326687&title=COMBO-PLATTER:-IRVING-+-HITS-2021 |website=Hits Daily Double |access-date=June 2, 2021 |date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601185009/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D326687%26title%3DCOMBO-PLATTER%3A-IRVING-+-HITS-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On Mike Love's 81st birthday, Jardine once again hinted at a possible reunion on his Facebook page by stating that he was "looking forward" to seeing Love at the "reunion".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jardine |first1=Al |title=Happy Birthday Mike 🎈Looking forward to seeing you at the reunion! |url=https://www.facebook.com/alanjardine/posts/5185697128155207 |website=Facebook |access-date=April 11, 2022 |date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> However, while a reunion ultimately did not occur in 2022, Capitol released the ''[[Sail On Sailor – 1972]]'' box set in December; following on from the ''Feel Flows'' box set, which focused on ''Sunflower'' and ''Surf's Up'', ''Sail On Sailor'' focused on ''Carl and the Passions'' and ''Holland''.

In January 2023, the tribute concert mentioned by Azoff in 2021 was announced as being part of the "[[Grammy Awards|Grammys]] Salute" series of televised tribute concerts.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/grammy-salute-the-beach-boys-2023-1235198488/ |title='A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys' to Tape 3 Days After 2023 Grammys |magazine=Billboard |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=January 12, 2023 |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref> On February 8—three days after the 2023 Grammy award ceremonies, ''A Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys'' was recorded at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and subsequently aired as a two-hour special on CBS on April 9. Present for the taping were Wilson, Jardine, Marks, Johnston, and Love—this time not as performers but as featured guests, seated in a luxury box at the theatre, overlooking tribute performances covering the gamut of their catalog by mostly contemporary artists. According to ''Billboard'', the program had 5.18 million viewers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-salute-to-the-beach-boys-tv-ratings-1235301134/#! |title='Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys' Picks Up Good Ratings Vibrations |magazine=Billboard |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=April 11, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2023}}</ref>

In July 2023, the Beach Boys announced a limited edition to their book, ''The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys'', set to be released in 2024. It will feature exclusive interviews, archived photos, live shots, as well as archived texts from late members Carl and Dennis Wilson.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Beach Boys Releasing Limited-Edition Official Anthology Book, 'The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beach-boys-official-anthology-book-beach-boys-by-the-beach-boys-1235370926/ |access-date=July 14, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In March 2024, the band announced the release of a [[The Beach Boys (film)|self-titled documentary]] which would be released by streaming service [[Disney+]], which includes new and archived interviews from various members of the band and their inner circle, including Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Chaplin, Fataar, Brian Wilson's ex-wife Marilyn, and Don Was, among others.  The documentary was directed by [[Frank Marshall (filmmaker)|Frank Marshall]] and [[Thom Zimny]] and was released on May 24, 2024.<ref name="2024 self-titled documentary announcement">{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title='The Beach Boys' Doc Sets Disney+ Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/beach-boys-documentary-premiere-date-disney-plus-1235868547/ |website=Deadline |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>  The documentary included some footage from a private reunion of Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, and Johnston at Paradise Cove, where the ''Surfin' Safari'' album cover photo was taken in 1962.<ref name="USA Today Paradise Cove 2023">{{cite web |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=Mike Love calls Beach Boys reunion with Brian Wilson in documentary 'sweet' and 'special' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/24/beach-boys-disney-documentary-interview/73779855007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=July 17, 2024 |date=May 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone Paradise Cove reunion 2023">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=The Beach Boys Hold 'Family Reunion' at 'Surfin' Safari' Spot in Clip From Band's Documentary |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-beach-boys-family-reunion-documentary-clip-1235021836/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Rolling Stone/Penske Media Corporation |access-date=July 17, 2024 |date=May 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Paradise Cove reunion 2023">{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |title=New Beach Boys Documentary Brings Good Vibrations; 'It's a Fantastic Thing', Says Mike Love |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beach-boys-documentary-mike-love-brian-wilson-1235692171/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard/Penske Music Corporation |access-date=July 17, 2024 |date=May 24, 2024}}</ref>  Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, Johnston, and Blondie Chaplin also participated in a non-performing reunion at the documentary's premiere on May 24, 2024.<ref name="2024 documentary premiere reunion #1">{{cite web |last1=Novak |first1=Lauren |title=Brian Wilson Reunites With Beach Boys Amid Conservatorship Ruling & Health Struggles |url=https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/14636/brian-wilson-reunites-beach-boys-documentary-conservatorship/ |website=Remind Magazine |access-date=July 17, 2024 |date=May 22, 2024}}</ref>

By their 2024 tour, the Beach Boys had played nearly 7,300 concerts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Matt |date=2024-02-08 |title=Beach Boys tour 2024: Where to buy tickets, schedule, members |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/ticket-sales/beach-boys-tour-2024-where-to-buy-tickets-schedule-members/#:~:text=It%20may%20seem%20unbelievable%20but,their%2063%20years%20of%20existence. |access-date=2025-02-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>