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Village People have addressed their upcoming performance at Donald Trump‘s inauguration as President of the United States – see what they had to say below.Yesterday (January 13), Village People announced that they will be performing at Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. Also performing at the ceremony is Grammy-winning singer Carrie Underwood.According to the Associated Press, other performers billed to appear at the inauguration include Trump-favourites country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.While announcing their participation in the inauguration ceremony, Village People addressed their decision on Facebook.

Village People have taken to the stage with Donald Trump at the latter’s inauguration rally to perform ‘Y.M.C.A.’. Check out footage of the moment below.The band made their appearance as part of the line-up for the Republican party leader’s second inauguration at the US Capitol today (January 20).At the event, which also has Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus and Nelly on the bill, the American disco group took to the stage in the signature attire to perform a live rendition of ‘Y.M.C.A’.As they took to the stage, they shook the President-elect’s hand before heading over to their microphones and breaking out the famous choreography.

Carrie Underwood is billed to perform at Donald Trump‘s second inauguration later this month.Trump will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025, and Grammy-winning Carrie Underwood is set to take the stage as the musical guest. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that she will be on the lineup performing ‘America the Beautiful’.“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Village People member has responded to the band’s founder denying that ‘Y.M.C.A.’ is a “gay anthem”.Earlier this week (December 3), it was reported that Victor Willis, who is still active in the group as its lead singer, came out on social media to decry the sentiment about the hit 1978 single, which as of late has been a publicly-known favourite of US President-elect Donald Trump.“As I’ve said numerous times in the past, that is a false assumption based on the fact that my writing partner was gay,” he wrote, “and some (not all) of Village People were gay, and that the first Village People album was totally about gay life”.The song was co-written by Willis and the late French producer Jacques Morali, who was gay. He died in 1991.“The song is not really a gay anthem other than certain people falsely suggesting that it is,” Willis concluded.

Village People founder and singer Victor Willis has revealed why he lets Donald Trump use ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ while denying the common sentiment that it is a “gay anthem”.In a Facebook post shared yesterday (December 2), Willis – who sang lead vocals on the track, and is listed as a co-songwriter – talked at length about the song.He explained why he now has had a change of heart – in 2021, Willis shared his relief that, upon Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden then, “it would seem his abusive use of our music has finally ended”. Willis prefaced that, since 2020, he has received “over a thousand complaints” since Trump had begun using the song on his presidential campaign trail.However, Willis now has had a change of heart: “By the time I said to my wife one day, hey, “Trump” seems to genuinely like ‘Y.M.C.A.’ and he’s having a lot of fun with it.”“As such, I simply didn’t have the heart to prevent his continued use of my song in the face of so many artists withdrawing his use of their material.

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This has to be the weirdest sentence you’ll read today: The Village People are currently feuding with former President of the United States Donald Trump.Victor Wills, the lead singer of The Village People, is reiterating his request to Trump, imploring him to stop using the band’s music. Only this time, things have gone a bit further, and he and the group seem ready to escalate things further if they must.

Donald Trump has annoyed the Village People again, this time by hosting a party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida which featured a group of men dressed up like the legendary disco group and performing their hits.The former President has regularly made use of Village People songs ‘YMCA’ and ‘Macho Man’ at his political events, of course. The group – and especially founder member and lead singer Victor Willis – have been very clear throughout that they really wish he wouldn’t.When it comes to copyright matters, political rallies and other events staged by Trump usually rely on blanket licences issued by the music industry’s collecting societies.And while there is a specific licence for overtly political events that provides some opt-outs for songwriters, it’s difficult for artists to stop the likes of Trump from using their music outright by simply enforcing copyright law.It’s a little more clear cut if music is used by politicians without permission in campaign videos, and Village People label Scorpio Music did threaten legal action after Trump shared a video made by a third party that featured the group’s music.

The Village People were invited to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year, but that won’t be happening after the disco superstars flat-out refused the offer.

The Village People have issued a statement about Donald Trump’s use of their song ‘YMCA’ to soundtrack the closing moments of his US presidency. Although they say that they have “no ill will” towards Trump, they also call him a “bully” and say they’re glad to see the back of him.“We have no ill will towards the president, but we asked him to cease and desist [using our music] long ago”, they say in a statement given to Billboard.

The Village People issued a response after Donald Trump defiantly used their hit "Y.M.C.A." one last time at his final address as president Wednesday.  Trump left the White House for the last time early in the morning and headed for Joint Base Andrews as he was about to fly to Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Before departing, he gave remarks for the last time as president before leaving the stage, as he often has, to the group’s 1978 disco hit.  The artists, who have previously asked Trump to desist in using their music at his events, issued a response to Trump closing out his presidency to their song in a statement to Fox News.

The Village People have issued a statement after Donald Trump played their song ‘Y.M.C.A.’ for the final time during his turbulent presidency yesterday (January 20).The former president played the 1978 disco hit at a number of his public appearances and rallies over the past four years despite the group repeatedly asking him not to.Trump played ‘Y.M.C.A.’ once again after giving his farewell speech at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland yesterday ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington D.C..Speaking to TMZ, the Village People explained that they asked Trump “to cease and desist long ago” from using ‘Y.M.C.A.’ at his public appearances.That's a wrap, folks: Trump boards Air Force One to depart Washington for his final time as president

Donald Trump and his political team are set to be sued for copyright infringement over the use of the song YMCA in election campaign videos.Mr Trump regularly used the 70s discos hit to close out his rallies during the 2020 election trail.On the eve of Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday, he posted a last-minute video featuring clips of him dancing to the Village People tune, despite the band asking him not to.Now the beneficiaries of the writers of the song, Messrs Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, will launch official complaints in the US and the their native France.They are taking action along with record company Scorpio Music, which owns the rights of the piece, and co-writer and Village People frontman Victor Willis.A statement

Earlier this year, The Village People’s Victor Willis put out a plea to Donald Trump asking the US President to stop using the band’s music at his rallies.Not only did Trump ignore this request, but recently he’s gone viral with his strange dance moves to the band’s ‘YMCA’. Willis has now critiqued those moves, noting that the president has never attempted the actual actions that go along with the song.“Donald Trump does what Donald Trump does”, Willis told the BBC, when asked about Trump’s moves.

The lead singer behind The Village People’s beloved ’70s smash hit “YMCA” has taken to Facebook to shoot down rumors that the song’s lyrics hint at clandestine sexual encounters between men, even going so far as to threaten to sue any media outlets that say otherwise.Although the song has long been a pop culture staple of the LGBTQ community, Village People lead singer Victor Willis insisted fans need to “get [their] minds out of the gutter” and stop perpetuating the false narrative that his song celebrates anonymous gay hookups.“I wrote 100% of the lyrics to Y.M.C.A., so I ought to know what my song is about,” Willis wrote. “Y.M.C.A.

Victor Willis, the singer and songwriter behind the Village People’s enduring hit “Y.M.C.A.” became the latest artist to criticize President Donald Trump for using his song at campaign events. The 69-year-old musician took to Facebook on Tuesday to explain to his fans that he does not endorse Trump using the track at the end of campaign rallies, specifically linking to a video in which he concluded a speech in Arizona with the song.