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Billboard cover star “Weird Al” Yankovic takes us through a day in his life and shares how his versatility has allowed him to perform on iconic stages like Coachella and beyond. The legendary parody artist opens up about his chart-topping hits on the Billboard Hot 100, teases an exciting Broadway musical in development, discusses how he prepares for tours, his collaboration with Dave Way on his polkas, the creative process behind his parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” why he’s stepped back from creating parodies and more.
“Weird Al” Yankovic:
Hey, Billboard, how are you doing? I’m “Weird Al” Yankovic, and you’ll be spending the entire day with me, but first, let’s have lunch at Crossroads Kitchen.
Rebecca Milzoff:
We’re at Crossroads in LA. This is a place you’ve been coming to for a long time, right?
Yeah. I mean, this is my favorite upscale vegetarian restaurant in Los Angeles. And I just remember when Impossible burgers weren’t a thing. There were only three restaurants in all of America that had Impossible burgers, and this was one of them. And I was very, very excited to have an Impossible burger here. And literally, within six months, they’re selling them at White Castle.
Well, it’s funny to be sitting at a vegan restaurant with the king of singing about junk food. It’s interesting that food has been such a continuous theme in your canon, as it were. Is that something that, along the way of songwriting, you realized it was just fruitful material and it always proved to be funny? Or why did you keep coming back to it as a theme?
It’s just something that doesn’t get covered in pop music that much. I mean, most songs are about love and relationships and things like that. And nobody writes that many songs about tacos. So I just figured somebody had to, like, you know, fill that vacuum. And I just thought of it in a business way, that if I wrote a lot of songs about food, then I could write off my grocery bill on my taxes because it’s all, you know, it’s all inspiration.
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No Na comes to L.A., and we’re taking you inside a day in the life of the newest Indonesian girl group. They show us their process of recording a song in the studio, how they cook, share the story of how they met and more!
Are you excited to hear more of No Na’s music? Let us know in the comments!
No Na:Hey, everyone for No Na, come spend 24 hours with us with Billboard. Let’s head into the 88 Studio. Let’s do it!
Lyndsey Havens:This group has worked together before, it seems?
Sean Miyashiro:Yes.
Lyndsey Havens:OK on all the music so far?
Sean Miyashiro:A lot of it, yeah, this is kind of like the consistent crew got it. I mean, everybody has made songs with the girls that are coming out, basically. They only have one song out.
Lyndsey Havens:Amazing.
No Na:Coming soon.
Sean Miyashiro:Hey, this is kind of fire, actually.
Lyndsey Havens:Do you usually wait to find a beat before you start writing? Or sometimes–
No Na:Yeah.
Lyndsey Havens:OK, cool. Feel the vibe, and then you see what fits that?
No Na:Yeah. Baila comes up with the best melodies.
Lyndsey Havens:That’s a good strength.
No Na:She makes the best lyrics.
Sean Miyashiro:Oh that’s so fire. The best. So the key is these, like lead bass lines that he does. He’s insane with this stuff. It kind of drives everything, right? It leads us. Should we start? Should we start coming up with the melodies. Let’s do it.
No Na:I like how we started this. What did you say? Got you in my glass? Got you in my hole? Got you in my what? Caught you in a lie. Caught you in a lie, love. Time to say goodbye.
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Rico Nasty takes you through a day in her life and shares what you can expect from her new album, getting into Gundam, her experience going through her Saturn return, performing with Hayley Williams, what she wants with people on her team and more!
What’s your favorite moment of Rico Nasty’s day? Let us know in the comments!
Rico Nasty:There is no typical day. I’m, like, always doing something, and if I’m not doing something, then I’m doing a call, and if I’m not doing a call, I am smoking weed. Rollout life is so different from regular life. Regular life, I’m literally doing what I’m about to go do right now, which is go buy a Gundam and try to see what they have at the store. But, yeah, I’m trying to bring the world together. There’s no reason for them to be separate. So even though I have to work, I still am trying to find time for fun stuff and things that I enjoy in my real life, so that I’m not just giving my all to this music s–t.
Producer:The first song you made for this project was it “TEETHSUCKER”?
It was “TEETHSUCKER.” And I didn’t really, I didn’t really understand that I was fully working on the album when I made that song, either, I kind of just made it and I knew it belonged to something I didn’t know quite what, but I was like, “OK, this is a good song. I like this song. It makes me feel happy. And this should be something. I don’t know what yet.” I don’t know, that moment when you’re like, “Oh, you still got it in you. You still got it b—h. You still got it.” I was really like, a pat on the back type of song because I remember making a bunch of, like, moody emo a– s–t. I finally got through that song, and I was like, “Oh, she’s risen. Thank you God, please, please. I don’t want to be like, making sad music anymore.” But on this album, there are a few sad songs, so bear with me. Bear with me. I don’t care.
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Billboard cover stars Grupo Frontera take us through a day in their lives, showcasing their favorite hobby, describing what their studio time involves, and explaining what an “asada” entails. They discuss how they initially managed with a limited budget and how they did not expect to suddenly gain rapid traction with “NO SE VA,” a […]
Billboard cover star Koe Wetzel is ready to headline Billboard’s THE STAGE at SXSW. The country singer shares his journey from a small Texas town to hitting the stage in countless cities where he’s able to connect with fans and change their lives. He opens up about how ‘Noise Complaint’ was the turning point in […]
Travis Scott takes you with him to host his annual Cactus Jack Foundation HBCU Celebrity Softball Classic game where he’s joined by Tyla, Swae Lee, and so many more!
What did you think of the game? Let us know in the comments below!
Travis Scott:
Right now, my favorite sport is baseball. Baseball is like, kind of like a chill, moderate sport, and with a little high energy. I just like the finesse of it. It’s just fire. My mom, my grandmothers, my dad, my aunts, and my whole family always went HBCU, Prairie View, Grambling. So I come from a long line of family that’s been there. It’s always been instilled in me. So it’s good to just try to, like, uplift it and get it to the next level.
Tyla:
Am I an athlete? Guys, I don’t even know what a bleacher is. I don’t know how to catch, how to throw, but Imma a play because this is for charity, a good cause. A lot of people showed out. People are screaming excited.
Teyana Taylor
I feel like, if I put my mind to any sport, I could really do any sport. I’m very athletic. I wouldn’t say I’m like, the best, but like, I put my mind to it, yeah.
Swae Lee:
I used to play softball when I was like eight. I caught like eight balls last year. So, you know, I’m saying in the outfield with it.
Sydney Thomas:
I’ve never played softball before, so I don’t know. We’ll see how it goes. I don’t talk trash. I’m very calm, but I will destroy.
Slim:
I’m an athlete.
Bun B:
Who me? I’m in the service industry.
Slim:
I ain’t trying to do too- nothing that’s gonna make my knees go bad. I just run straight. Let’s do track.
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Key Glock takes you through a day in his life during Paris Fashion Week 2025, where he shows off the outfits he’s set to wear for his runway looks, shopping and more! What do you think of his fits? Let us know in the comments! Key Glock:Yo, it’s Glizock. I’m taking you to Paris Fashion […]
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