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'Weird Al' Yankovic Launches Royalties Lawsuit

Weird Al Yankovic

Pop parodist 'Weird Al' Yankovic is suing executives at Sony Music Entertainment over royalties from online record sales. The Eat It hit-maker claims he's owed millions of dollars in unpaid royal...


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Alice Cooper To Ring In 2012 With Weird Al & Michael McDonald In Hawaii

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper will ring in 2012 in Hawaii with the oddest band of the year - he'll be joined onstage by 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Michael McDonald as part of a charity show. According to The Maui Ne...


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Celebrity Birthdays - October 23, 2011

Ryan Reynolds

Happy Birthday to: Actor Ryan Reynolds (1976) Actress Taylor Spreitler (1993) Singer Stevie Brock (1990) Brazilian model Izabel Goulart (1984) Spider-Man director Sam Raimi (1959) Song-parody...


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''Weird Al' Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour' Explodes Onto DVD And Blu-ray Oct. 4

Weird Al

Parody and polka are perfectly performed when Grammy® Award-winning "Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the small screen to present his first special since 1999. Comedy Central will debut the World Prem...


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Brittany's 'The Voice' Blog: My Day At Season 2 Auditions

The Voice

Here's the latest on and around NBC's The Voice: auditions for Season 2 wrapped last week in Los Angeles, and yours truly was there. Here's my audition-day dish.


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Weird Al Yankovic Releases Music Video For Lady Gaga Parody 'Perform This Way' - Watch It!

Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al Yankovic has released the video to his Born This Way parody Perform This Way on YouTube today. Watch it below!


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Lady Gaga Shoots Down Weird Al Yankovic's Parody Of 'Born This Way' (Listen Here) UPDATED: She Approves!

Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al Yankovic added his classic touch to Lady Gaga's hit single, "Born This Way," poking fun at the eccentric singer's sense of style - like meat dresses and giant eggs - in his parody, titled ...


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Q&A With 'Drop Dead Diva's' Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Comedienne Margaret Cho has a lot to be thankful for. The San Francisco native who grew up among ex-hippies has transformed herself from budding stand-up opener to Jerry Seinfeld to cultural icon. ...


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Seth Green Ties The Knot

Seth Green

Actor Seth Green has married actress Clare Grant in a private ceremony. The Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery star exchanged vows with his bride at filmmaker George Lucas' Skywalker Ran...


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Throw An Anti-Valentine's Day Party!

Anti-Valentine

Whether you're brokenhearted and bitter, single and spectacular, or just plain sick of the over-hyped Hallmark holiday that falls on February 14, don't let Valentine's Day get the best of you. Turn...


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2010 Grammy Awards Fashion (Photos)

2010 Grammy Awards Fashion

Gold and beige were hot colors at last night's Grammy Awards. Beyonce looked fantastic in a form-fitting Stephanie Rolland gown, while Katy Perry wore the same shade in a dress by Zac Posen, comple...


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The Essential 'Weird Al' Yankovic - 2 CDs, 38 Songs, Out Now; Win It!

Welcome to the wild world of "Weird Al" Yankovic - a world populated by a Pennsylvania Dutch gangsta-rapper ("Amish Paradise") and a serial-killing Saint Nick ("The Night Santa Went Crazy") - a wor...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 23

Ryan Reynolds

Happy Birthday to: Actor Ryan Reynolds (1976) Spider-Man director Sam Raimi (1959) Song-parody pioneer / accordian player Weird Al Yankovic (1959) "Honky tonk" Country music artist Dwig...


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VenetianPrincess Discusses Being the Most Popular Female on YouTube

VenetianPrincess Most Popular Female on YouTube VenetianPrincess

The woman behind the number one most popular female channel on YouTube, VenetianPrincess, recently sat down with us to discuss her hit video channel & how she does it all as a one-woman show. She a...


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James Blunt Rejects Weird Al's Parody

James Blunt You

James Blunt has refused comedy singer Weird Al Yankovic the right to sell a parody of his single You're Beautiful, vowing he will "never approve" its release. Yankovic has written and recorded...


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Weird Al Yankovic Owes Michael Jackson For His Career

Weird Al Yankovic

Comedy singer 'Weird' Al Yankovic has heaped praise on Michael Jackson, insisting the late King of Pop helped turn him into a household name. The funnyman famously parodied Jackson's "Beat It" ...


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Pulse Patrol: The Weakly Round-Up Of User Comments

Pulse Patrol

Each week the editors at Starpulse will be highlighting the best responses and remarks to news stories and celebrity topics that we've come across. News Highlights = This week's most encouragi...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 23

Ryan Reynolds

Happy Birthday to actor Ryan Reynolds (1976), Spider-Man director Sam Raimi (1959), song-parodying accordian player Weird Al Yankovic (1959), "honky tonk" Country music artist Dwight Yoakam (1956),...


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'Weird Al' Yankovic Releases Parody Of Current #1 Song In The Country

Weird Al Yankovic

3-time Grammy Award-winning artist "Weird Al" Yankovic adds his signature brand of humor and style to T.I.'s current #1 smash hit "Whatever You Like." Al's version— also titled "Whatever You Like...


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Slideshow: Hair Challenged Musicians - Who's The Worst?

Dee

One of the best things about being a rock star is that you don't have to stay in shape to be successful. You can be skinny and scrawny like Jimmy Page and Flavor Flav or you can be large and in cha...


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5 Underrated Guitar Players

John Frusciante

Whenever one creates an "underrated" list, it often sparks an argument. Maybe that's because it's such a hard concept to define. Some might say an individual is far too under appreciated, while an...


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Starpulse Q&A With Comedic Actor Jerry Minor

Jerry Minor

Jerry Minor is one of the most talented and versatile comedic actors working today and has been ever since his television debut on HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David. Whether it's on Saturday Night ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 23

Weird Al Yankovic

Happy Birthday to actor Ryan Reynolds (1976), pitcher Al Leiter (1965), NFL quarterback Doug Flutie (1962), Spider-Man director Sam Raimi (1959), song-parodying accordian player Weird Al Yankovic (...


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'The Simpsons: Testify,' Features Songs From Seasons 10-18, Released Sept. 18

The Simpsons: Testify

Los Angeles, CA - A soundtrack so highly anticipated that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, The Simpsons: Testify is finally here! Set for release on September 18, 2007 ...


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FOX Announces Celebrity Guest Stars For 'Simpsons' 19th Season

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart, Jack Black, Lionel Richie, Stephen Colbert, Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney are among the upcoming guest voices on the 19th season of The Simpsons airin...


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Donny Osmond Eyes Vegas

Donny Osmond

Former teen idol Donny Osmond is eyeing a possible residency at a Las Vegas resort. The seventies pop star is in talks to follow in the footsteps of Sin City residents Celine Dion, Toni Braxton and...


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Funnymen Get Singing On 'Simpsons' Compilation

The Simpsons

Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer, British funnyman Ricky Gervais and satirist 'Weird' Al Yankovic are all to appear on a new compilation album featuring the hits of The Simpsons. Show producers h...


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The Jonas Brothers To Release Sophomore Disc August 7

The Jonas Brothers

The highly anticipated follow-up to the New Jersey siblings' 2006 debut—which featured the TRL hit "Mandy"—The Jonas Brothers is sure to make good on the band's goal: It's a high-energy pop-punk di...


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Quotes From Last Night's Grammy Awards

Ludacris

"Y'all telling me all I had to do was cut my hair to win a Best Rap Album." Ludacris owes his haircut to his Grammy successes last night. "I have them on top of my TV set - to pick up better ...


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2006: Year In Music (Pt. 4)

The Darkness

In October, Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, announced that he's leaving the band because he can't live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle again after completing rehab... Weird Al Yankovic's W...


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