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:: Madonna turned down a request by the late John F. Kennedy Jr. to pose as his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on the cover of a 1996 issue of his magazine, George, according to a new memoir. Funny, we always saw her as more of a Marilyn. [New York Post]
:: Janelle Monae is pretty much one of our most anticipated albums of 2012, but we've already got our first listen to her this year via her guest appearance on fun.'s "We Are Young". [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: After his New Years Eve performance, Drake rang in 2012 by flying across the country to Las Vegas to rock his first live performance of "Look What You've Done" at the Hard Rock. This year's race to rack up frequent flier miles is officially on. [Rap Radar]
:: Hey, remember that time that Steven Tyler, Weird al Yankovic and Alice Cooper wound up on a stage performing "Come Together"? Now that's the New Years Eve celebration to attend. [Rolling Stone]
:: Miley Cyrus and pal Kelly Osbourne enjoy a laugh at the expense of Khloe Kardashian in a sneak preview of the return of MTV's Punk'd. You know the stoners love a good prank. [Huffington Post]
After the jump, see which pop superstar will be appearing on late night TV — presumably after brushing up on his own lyrics.
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Posts Tagged ‘Weird Al Yankovic’
Madonna Could Have Struck A Pose As Jackie Kennedy Onassis: Morning Mix
Tue Jan 3 2012 by Idolator Staff
Katy Perry Covers Adele’s “Someone Like You” — Morning Mix
Fri Oct 14 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: Katy Perry pays respect to her fellow American Music Award nominee Adele by covering her #1 single "Someone Like You" while in concert, sandwiched right in the middle of an acoustic performance of her sixth Teenage Dream single "The One Who Got Away". [ONTD]
:: Coldplay's album title Mylo Xyloto doesn't mean what you think. Or what anyone would think. Seriously, it's weird. [PopDust]
:: Stream Patrick Stump's solo debut Soul Punk in its entirety. [Rolling Stone]
:: Michael Jackson's family has planned two more tribute concerts in Tokyo, Japan, with Jackson's siblings performing. The concerts will be December 13 and 14, and proceeds from the concert will benefit the victims of the recent earthquake. [PopCrush]
:: Weird Al Yankovic turned down a chance to compete on Dancing With The Stars. We would have loved to have seen him foxtrot to "Eat It." [Billboard]
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:: Katy Perry pays respect to her fellow American Music Award nominee Adele by covering her #1 single "Someone Like You" while in concert, sandwiched right in the middle of an acoustic performance of her sixth Teenage Dream single "The One Who Got Away". [ONTD]
:: Coldplay's album title Mylo Xyloto doesn't mean what you think. Or what anyone would think. Seriously, it's weird. [PopDust]
:: Stream Patrick Stump's solo debut Soul Punk in its entirety. [Rolling Stone]
:: Michael Jackson's family has planned two more tribute concerts in Tokyo, Japan, with Jackson's siblings performing. The concerts will be December 13 and 14, and proceeds from the concert will benefit the victims of the recent earthquake. [PopCrush]
:: Weird Al Yankovic turned down a chance to compete on Dancing With The Stars. We would have loved to have seen him foxtrot to "Eat It." [Billboard]
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Weird Al Yankovic Wears A “Polka Face” In New Animated Video
Mon Sep 26 2011 by Becky Bain
Weird Al Yankovic has unveiled the video for his accordion-assisted ode to pop music, "Polka Face", off his new album Alpocalypse. The clip uses various animation styles (and some freaky Yeti puppets to boot), and features Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Ke$ha turned into crudely-drawn cartoons. But our favorite part comes when a giant robot wearing Britney's "Baby... One More Time" pigtails storms across a city as Al sings "Womanizer". (Obviously what we were imagining when we first heard the song.) Throw on some lederhosen and watch "Polka Face" below!
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Taylor Hanson: The Idolator Interview
Fri Aug 26 2011 by Becky Bain
You may best remember Hanson as the band that brought the world the non-word "MMMBop", but the boys who hail from Oklahoma have been going long and hard at music for nearly two decades. (Pretty impressive for a band with two members under the age of thirty.) In 2009, brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac released their eighth studio album Shout It Out, and will soon embark on a Fall tour, with each night's set list chosen by the fans.
Twenty-eight-year-old frontman Taylor Hanson took a break from working on new material in Nashville to speak with us about the band's side projects, their longtime friendship with Weird Al, and their new one with Katy Perry. Plus, as a former teen heartthrob, Taylor had a few excellent bits of advice for today's It Boy of pop, Justin Bieber. Check out our exclusive chat with the middle Hanson bro below. More »
Twenty-eight-year-old frontman Taylor Hanson took a break from working on new material in Nashville to speak with us about the band's side projects, their longtime friendship with Weird Al, and their new one with Katy Perry. Plus, as a former teen heartthrob, Taylor had a few excellent bits of advice for today's It Boy of pop, Justin Bieber. Check out our exclusive chat with the middle Hanson bro below. More »
Jill Scott Shines The Light Of The Sun On The Top Of The Album Chart
Wed Jun 29 2011 by Robbie Daw
Billboard cover girl Jill Scott demonstrates her solar power by bumping Eminem and Royce Da 5'9"'s Hell: The Sequel down from the #1 position on the publication's Top 200 roundup. The recent BET Awards performer's The Light Of The Sun, which moved 135,000 copies in its first week, is the first of her four studio LPs to top the album chart. Hell: The Sequel has now dropped to #6.
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Weird Al Yankovic Leaves Drag At Home, Performs With The Roots On ‘Jimmy Fallon’
Tue Jun 21 2011 by Robbie Daw
Quite frankly, we were hoping Weird Al Yankovic's appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon would have consisted of him descending on stage while decked out in full-on jerkified Lady Gaga meat-dress drag (a la his "Perform This Way" video). Alas, Yankovic, whose Alpocolypse was released today, wore a suit and tie and stood off to the side throughout the evening, accompanying Jimmy's house band the Roots on accordion. Head below to watch a web exclusive of Al and the band rocking out the instrumental "Beer Barrel Polka."
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Weird Al Yankovic’s “Perform This Way” Video Is A Total Drag
Mon Jun 20 2011 by Robbie Daw
Weird Al Yankovic has never been so sexy, so saucy, so monstrously over the top as he is in the video for "Perform This Way," his "Born This Way"-parodying first single off his forthcoming Alpocolypse LP. And to think — this gem almost didn't see the light of day! Head below to watch Al decked out as the hottest tranny since Terence Stamp downed some hormone pills and threw on glitter and a wig in the Australian Outback in The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.
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Weird Al Raids Lady Gaga’s Closet In “Perform This Way” Video Preview
Fri Jun 17 2011 by Becky Bain
We know Weird Al Yankovic's video for his Lady Gaga-skewering single "Perform This Way" would be a treat, and today we get a peek at just how delectable his clip will be. In this preview, Yankovic's head is superimposed on female bodies, and though most of Al's outfits are direct lifts from Gaga's endless array of bizarre outfits - the meat dress, the Fame Monster album cover haircut - but we love the nod to Katy Perry's eyeball boob dress, too. Basically, this preview is already more entertaining (and has better costumes) than all five minutes of "The Edge Of Glory". Watch below. More »
The Morning Mix: Beyonce’s “Pulse” Races For Her New Fragrance
Fri Jun 17 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: After dropping her debut fragrance "Heat" and its olfactory follow-up, "Heat Rush", Beyonce will drop her third fragrance, "Pulse". It reportedly smells like "pear blossom, peony, midnight blooming jasmine, Madagascar vanilla and for the first time in a fragrance, bluebird orchid." And if you don't pick it up when it goes on sale this September, it just may be the best thing you never had. [People]
:: Justin Timberlake defended Britney's dancing to Playboy, saying "If you pulled up a video I did from 2003, I couldn’t do the shit I did then either." PopDust decided to prove this by compiling side-by-side footage of JT then (pop maestro) and now (golfer who appears in bad comedies from time to time). [PopDust]
:: Lil Mama is taking some cues from Lil Kim, and is accusing Nicki Minaj of ripping off her style. Uh huh. [Rap-Radar]
:: Take your "Polka Face" and read a track-by-track review of Weird Al's latest pop star-skewering masterwork, Alpocolypse. [PopCrush]
After the jump, find out which music acts will be appearing on the tube today. More »
Weird Al Yankovic Brings The Accordion To Pop Music With “Polka Face”
Wed Jun 15 2011 by Becky Bain
We wouldn't exactly call ourselves fans of polka music — that is, not unless Weird Al Yankovic is the one blaring on the accordion. Yankovic's new parody-filled album Alpocalypse drops June 21, and its another boisterous collection of Top 40 hits re-imagined as polka tunes. Listen to "Polka Face" — inspired, duh, by Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" — below the jump. More »
