Village People will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration amid a long-standing feud between frontman Victor Willis and his former bandmates.
"Y.M.C.A." is known to be a favorite of Donald Trump's, and its singer plans to be on hand for the president-elect's swearing in.
“And so now, the revolutionaries who made queer cool are now making cool dangerous. They are showing, by example, that queerness can be negotiated. And that shame is rewarded. They’ve sold out and are pretending it’s for our own good. That’s the lesson for this new generation,” she continues.
The band once rejected Trump. Now they’ve embraced the healing power (and “financial benefits”) of his passion for “Y.M.C.A.”
Village People, the American disco group whose hits like "Y.M.C.A" have been staples at Trump rallies, defended their decision to perform during Trump's inauguration.
"Y.M.C.A." has often been labeled as a gay anthem, but it's now a MAGA-rally hit. As Village People play at Trump's inaugural events, here's how they fit into Trump's narrative.
The group has previously clashed with the US president-elect over his use of their hit song YMCA, a tune long synonymous with gay pride.
SAN DIEGO — The Village People and President-elect Donald Trump have apparently buried the hatchet. On Monday, lead singer Victor Willis — the iconic disco-music group’s San Diego-based ...
The Village People’s decision to perform at President-elect Donald ... we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” lead singer Victor Willis wrote in a post on Facebook. “Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully ...
The Village People -- the group behind "Y.M.C.A," a staple of Donald Trump's rallies -- said Monday they have accepted an invitation from the president-elect to perform at events connected to next week's inauguration.
Village People's catchy hit, "Y.M.C.A" has inspired a viral social media "Trump dance". The group will perform at Turning Point USA's Inaugural-Eve Ball.