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\u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u00a0celebrates ten-year anniversary of\u00a0‘Mandatory Fun’, with all-new polka medley, ‘Polkamania!<\/a>‘ The new single features a medley of major hits by Taylor Swift, Luis Fonsi,\u00a0Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Adele, Olivia Rodrigo, and many, many more.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

10 years ago this week,\u00a0\u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u00a0released\u00a0Mandatory Fun,\u00a0the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0albums chart. Today, in celebration of that unprecedented feat, Yankovic released his new\u00a0single<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0video<\/a>, ‘Polkamania!,’ a medley of some of the biggest and most memorable songs of the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In keeping with Yankovic\u2019s long-standing tradition of creating mind-bending polka medleys, ‘Polkamania!’ lampoons the biggest hits by today\u2019s most iconic artists. Reimagined polka-style, the medley includes Miley Cyrus\u2019 ‘Flowers’, Billie Eilish\u2019s ‘Bad Guy’, Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee\u2019s ‘Despacito’, Lil Nas X\u2019s ‘Old Town Road’, Adele\u2019s ‘Hello’, and Taylor Swift\u2019s ‘Shake It Off’, all proudly approved by each artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSo many big hits in the last decade have been desperately crying out for the polka treatment,\u201d\u00a0declared Yankovic,\u00a0\u201cso I figured the 10-year anniversary of \u2018Mandatory Fun\u2019 was the perfect excuse to do just that!\u201d
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For ‘Polkamania!’, Yankovic also enlisted a dozen of his favourite animators and filmmakers to create an \u201canijam,\u201d a collaborative video that weaves a number of short, animated pieces together into one vibrant film. Featured creators include Yankovic\u2019s past collaborators such as Bill Plympton (‘Don\u2019t Download This Song’, ‘TMZ’), Liam Lynch (‘Craigslist’, ‘First World Problems’), Ghostbot (‘Party in the CIA’), Jarrett Heather (‘Word Crimes’), and Augenblick Studios (‘Another Tattoo’. ‘Your Horoscope for Today’, and the Amish sequence in ‘WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’). Notable new collaborators include British animator Cyriak and A24\u2019s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ creator, Vivienne Medrano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. A beloved American treasure and pop culture icon, he is known around the world for his artist-approved parodies of huge hits by artists of the last four decades including Madonna, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Usher, Nirvana, Eminem, Queen, Lady Gaga, and many more. He has received 5 Grammy awards and 17 career nominations, and is one of only three artists to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the previous four consecutive decades (the others being Madonna and Michael Jackson). Also an actor, writer and producer, Yankovic was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018, and an Emmy Award for the 2022 release ‘WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’ (starring Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full list of artists and songs included in ‘Polkamania!’:<\/strong>
Adele<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Hello’
Ariana Grande\u00a0<\/strong>– ‘Thank U, Next’
Billie Eilish<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Bad Guy’
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘WAP’
Cast of\u00a0Encanto\u00a0\/<\/strong>\u00a0Lin-Manuel Miranda<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘We Don\u2019t Talk About Bruno’
Ed Sheeran<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Shape of You’
Lil Nas X<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Old Town Road’
Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Despacito’
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Uptown Funk’
Miley Cyrus\u00a0<\/strong>– ‘Flowers’
Olivia Rodrigo<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Vampire’
Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u00a0– ‘Shake It Off’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic online on his official Website<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and\u00a0Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u00a0celebrates ten-year anniversary of\u00a0‘Mandatory Fun’, with all-new polka medley, ‘Polkamania!’ The new single features a medley of major hits by Taylor Swift, Luis Fonsi,\u00a0Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Adele, Olivia Rodrigo, and many, many more.<\/p>\n

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