Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and... Weird Al Yankovic? Some of the funnyman's diehard fans believe he should join the ranks of music's biggest acts by playing the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX — so much so that they started a petition on Change.org. Perhaps even more surprising? The online document has already garnered more than 8,000 supporters.
The fervor surrounding the long-time parody artist began when his 14th album, Mandatory Fun, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts last month. Featuring riffs on hit songs like "Blurred Lines" and "Royals", the album sold 104,700 copies in its first week.
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