Look, “Weird Al” Yankovic doesn’t have to ask anyone’s permission to make goofy, accordion-driven parody songs. It’s all fair ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. One might not expect Weird Al’s biopic to become an awards ...

Unless you have an intense hatred of Hawaiian shirts and/or words that rhyme with lasagna, it’s pretty tough to get mad at ...

Rapper Once Feuded with 'Weird Al' Yankovic Over Parody of Hit Song Released 30 Years Ago originally appeared on Parade. With “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio became a global superstar and icon of the ...

Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was not only unprecedented for ...

Star Sez: "When my booking agent asked if I would like to open the Muskegon Summer Celebration, I said only if I could insist on playing a song full of a random string of palindromes." Review: This ...

Music Legend Thinks ‘Weird Al’s Parody Is ‘Better’ Than His Iconic Hit originally appeared on Parade. The number of artists that “Weird Al” Yankovic has parodied in his career is staggering. Since ...

How many artists have kept performing consistently since the 1970s without any significant gaps, and continue to put out new records? The list is far more selective than one may imagine. Among names ...

Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was not only unprecedented for Yankovic, but ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made ...