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This week's Billboard 200 was all about 5 Seconds of Summer who surprised no one with its huge debut for its self-titled debut LP. The group outsold the rest of the Top 10 albums combined, moving 259,000 copies of its new record. That's also the third-highest debut of 2014 thus far, plus the largest debut ever for an Australian group since Soundscan began tracking the numbers during 1991. -
Weird Al and Viral Videos Power Way to Top of Billboard 200 over Jason Mraz and Rise Against
Weird Al Yankovic might have just taken the first comedy album to the top of the Billboard 200 in more than 50 years, but it wasn't just because it was a weak sales week. -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic 'Mission Statement' Music Video Takes on Meaningless Resume, Business Presentation Buzzwords
All good things must come to an end. After releasing hilarious music video after hilarious music video, today (July 21), parodist Weird Al Yankovic released his final official visual from his new album Mandatory Fun, and this time he's teaching you the ways of business in "Mission Statement." -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic 'First World Problems' Music Video Features All of Life's Minor Inconveniences for the Wealthy
If you've ever filled up on bread at a fancy restaurant, forgotten your gardener's name, lost Wi-Fi capability in your giant house or gotten too little foam in your fancy Starbucks drink, you just might relate a little too much to Weird Al Yankovic's music video for his new song "First World Problems." -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic 'Sports Song' Music Video Claims Your Favorite Team Sucks
Your favorite sports team sucks. Sorry to say it. Or at least that's the new message parody artist Weird Al Yankovic is relaying in his latest music video. Today (July 18), the singer/accordion player released his fifth Mandatory Fun music video for "Sports Song" and he's taking on whatever sport and team you love the most, all set to a John Philip Sousa beat. -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic Is 'Tacky' on 'Conan': 'Mandatory Fun' Singer Takes Pharrell Williams 'Happy' Parody Backstage
Last night (July 17), Conan on TBS got more than a little "Tacky," courtesy of funnyman Weird Al Yankovic. The Mandatory Fun singer recreated his colorful, celebrity-filled single shot music video for his new Pharrell Williams parody using the baskstage set of the late night talk show. -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic Gets 'Handy' in His Iggy Azalea 'Fancy' Parody Music Video from New Album 'Mandatory Fun'
Weird Al Yankovic is oh-so "Handy," and he wants you to know it. In his continued series of releasing one new music video every day for eight straight days in support of his new album Mandatory Fun, today (July 17), the legendary funnyman released a hilarious clip for his much talked about Iggy Azalea "Fancy" parody. -
6 Things We Learned from Weird Al Yankovic's Reddit AMA: Curly Hair Tips, Peanut Butter Balls and Possible New Music Releases
Yesterday, Weird Al Yankovic joined the likes of The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, 50 Cent and St. Vincent by logging onto Reddit.com and participating in a fan Q&A over on /r/iAMA... We discovered a lot, so let's revisit the six best things we learned from Weird Al's Reddit AMA: -
Weird Al Parodies "Royals" In New Video "Foil" [WATCH]
Today, Weird Al Yankovic shared the video for his new song "Foil," which parodies Lorde's massive hit single "Royals," Pitchfork reports. The video, which you can watch below, features Yankovic singing about wrapping up leftover food in aluminum foil before going off on a hilarious tangent in the song's second verse, which I won't spoil here. The video also features guest appearances by comedians Patton Oswalt, Tom Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant. -
WATCH: Weird Al Yankovic 'Word Crimes' Music Video Takes on Robin Thicke, Poor Internet Grammar
Today (July 15), parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic released his first new album in three years Mandatory Fun and as a part of his promotional rollout, he's releasing one new music video every day. Following the "Happy" parody "Tacky" yesterday now Yankovic is taking on Robin Thicke and his 2013 mega-smash "Blurred Lines." But he's not tackling music video nudity or desperate public pleas to a former lover... no. Yankovic is going all grammar Nazi on your butt with a new song and video for "Word Crimes." -
[INTERVIEW] 'Weird Al' Yankovic Talks New Album, Iggy Azalea ‘Ambush’ & Calls Out Beyonce, Debuts New Pharrell-Inspired ‘Tacky’ Video For 'Mandatory Fun'
There has been a lot of hype over 'Weird Al' Yankovic's new album Mandatory Fun, perhaps largely due to the parodist's own Twitter account. Sitting as his 14th record, Yankovic exclusively tells Music Times it's the "best thing" he's ever done -- even behind the successes of the legendary Bad Hair Day (1996) and Alpocalypse (2011). -
Weird Al Yankovic Unveils New Album Tracklist Featuring Likely Parodies of Iggy Azalea, Lorde, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams
Tuesday, July 15, marks the release date of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 14th studio album, Mandatory Fun, which he teased about just a few weeks ago via Twitter. Early today (July 2), the parodist delighted his fans around the globe by announcing the LP’s tracklist, revealing a number of parodies that we can see easily lending themselves to some of music’s most chart-topping artists of today.
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