Was ‘Eat It’ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Greatest Pop Star Moment?

Was ‘Eat It’ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Greatest Pop Star Moment?

It’s been a week of “Weird Al” on Billboard.com. Our recent cover star and indie spirit award recipient comes to us at a fascinating place in his career, where despite having recorded only sporadically over the past decade, he’s in many ways at a career peak — culturally ubiquitous, about to embark upon the biggest tour of his career and still very much unchallenged in his lane as the world’s No. 1 song parodist. It’s a four-decade-plus-long rei…

"Weird Al" Yankovic reflects on time in music industry, upcoming tour

Grammy winner "Weird Al" Yankovic is hitting the road for his upcoming tour "Bigger and Weirder." He talks about his songwriting process, touring again and more.

'Weird Al' Yankovic Reveals the Huge Singer Who Would 'Never' Approve a Musical Parody

The comical musician described this artist as "the one guy that was never into it"NEED TO KNOWWhile stopping by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 9, "Weird Al" Yankovic revealed that the one singer who would "never" approve a parody — PrinceHe said that he even pitched the late singer a parody of his song "1999," and the "Purple Rain" singer was so uninterested that he didn't even replyYankovic noted that Prince was seemingly a fan …

Weird Al Reveals The One Iconic Star Who Refused Him Every Time He Asked

Weird Al Yankovic has taken on everyone from Madonna to Elton John with his legendary parodies, but there’s one music icon he never managed to crack – and it wasn’t for lack of trying. Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, 9 June, Al opened up about how Prince was the one artist who consistently turned him down, reported NBC News. At 65, Yankovic has had an impressive run, making parody music a genre of its own, but Prince j…