Latest Weird Al Yankovic News
Daniel Radcliffe's Rep Denies He's Married After He Called Erin Darke's Parents His 'In-laws'
Daniel Radcliffe is not married - despite talking about his "In-laws" and "wife" at the Emmy Awards.The 'Harry Potter' legend was nominated for his first-ever Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 January 2024
Daniel Radcliffe Loved The Fast Pace Of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Daniel Radcliffe embraced the fast-paced nature of 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'.The 33-year-old actor portrays the parody signer in the satirical biopic and relished the fact that the movie needed to be made in 18...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 November 2022
Daniel Radcliffe Tips Everything Everywhere All At Once For Oscars Success
Daniel Radcliffe thinks 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' is "the best film [he's] seen in years".The 33-year-old actor is a huge fan of the comedy-drama film - which stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 September 2022
Sir Ringo Starr Appears In George Harrison Music Video
A host of stars have come together to appear in the first-ever music video for George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord'.The former Beatles star died from lung cancer in 2001, at the age of 58, but...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 December 2021
'Weird Al' Yankovic Announces 'Mandatory World Tour' For 2015
Following the surprise success he enjoyed with latest album Mandatory Fun last year, musical comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic is cashing in by announcing plans for a huge international tour in 2015. The ‘Mandatory World Tour’...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 January 2015
Weird Al Can't Believe He's Got A No. 1 Album
Released on the 22nd of July, the album shifted an impressive 104,000 copies in its first week according to figures released by Nielsen SoundScan, but the man behind parody songs including 'Eat It' and 'Amish...
By Hannah Woodhead in Music / Festivals on 26 July 2014
Rule 34 In Action: There Is Now A Porn Parody Of "Weird" Al Yankovic's "Uhf"
It was about time. This week, Weird Al Yancovic made the Billboard Number 1 for the first time in his career with Mandatory Fun, but there was one honor he was still lacking – he...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 July 2014
Accordion-wielding Grammar Geek, Weird Al, Tops Billboard 200. Best Chart Week Ever?
Weird Al Yankovic’s latest parody album Mandatory Fun took Number 1 on the Billboard album chart this week, proving that a devoted fanbase still counts for something. With sharp parodies of hits from the past...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2014
Weird Al Yankovic Went To An Iggy Azalea Concert
Weird Al Yankovic went to an Iggy Azalea concert to ask permission to parody 'Fancy'.The 54-year-old singer wanted permission from the singer to include his spoof song 'Handy' on new album 'Mandatory Fun' but with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2014
Weird Al Scores First U.s Number 1 With New Album
The album was released only one week ago and sold 103,000 copies to secure the top spot. 'Mandatory Fun' is Weird Al Yankovic's fourteenth studio album, so he will surely be happy his efforts have...
By Hannah Woodhead in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2014
Weird Al Drops Pharrell And Robin Thicke Parodies Ahead Of "Mandatory Fun" Release
Parodies of Pharrell’s Happy may be well past their sell-by date, but good things take time, as Weird Al Yankovic will probably tell you. That’s the one he released this week. Tacky, a take...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2014
'Weird Al' Yankovic Returns With New Album: What We Know So Far
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is back at it again, but it might just be for the last time in a long time. The master of pop parodies spent the past couple of days hyping up an...
By Joe DeAndrea in Music / Festivals on 18 June 2014
Billy Corgan Blasts Radiohead
Billy Corgan has lashed out at Radiohead. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman has blasted the Oxford band as ''pompous'' and says he is horrified that some people think Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is more valuable than Deep...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 June 2012
Weird Al Yankovic Back On Tour
Weird Al Yankovic is back in the public spotlight having been on tour this week and also debuting the video for his new track, the Lady Gaga parodying 'Polka Face.'Perhaps the most successful music parody...
By Lew Irwin on 02 October 2011
Gaga Green-lights Yankovic Spoof
Lady Gaga has stepped in to overrule her management team and sanction Weird Al Yankovic's cover of her hit song Born This Way.Spoof-master Yankovic spoke out earlier this week (beg18Apr11) to reveal Gaga's aides had...
By WENN on 22 April 2011
Pixies Headline Benefit To Save Baby
Reformed rockers THE PIXIES are trying to save a baby's life by headlining a Los Angeles benefit with WEIRD AL YANKOVIC and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS star FLEA.The Monkey Gone To Heaven hitmakers have confirmed...
By WENN on 05 November 2009
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