Yusuf

Honk If You Wrote Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" Too!

David Wild | Posted 06.04.2009 | Entertainment


David Wild

I would like to take the opportunity to claim that I wrote Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." Rather than waste any time haggling and trying to figure out who's actually right here, why don't we all just split the royalties?

New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

What a Cat: My Conversation With Yusuf, the Artist Formerly Know As Cat Stevens

Chris Isaak | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Isaak

I asked Yusuf about the fact that a lot of people loved him for being Cat Stevens, and whether fans resented him for taking that away when he went on his famous quarter-century coffee break.