Village People were not a political group ... Then, in May 2023, band manager Karen Willis, wife of Victor Willis, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s lawyer seeking an end to the use ...

Disco group Village People performed at three inaugural events for President Donald Trump. Its song 'Y.M.C.A.' became a favorite at Trump rallies.

The Village People's hit Y.M.C.A. has become ... The group wasn't always so happy with Trump using the track as manager Karen Willis sent Trump's legal team a cease-and-desist letter two years ...

Carrie Underwood will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration Monday, and Village People—the band behind one of Trump’s favorite hits “Y.M.C.A.”—said they will ...

Victor Willis of the Village People says their music is for everyone, defending the group's choice to perform at Trump's inaugural celebrations as... Village People founder says everybody can enjoy ...

In June 2020, the band's frontman, Victor Willis, publicly objected to the Trump campaign's use of Village People songs at his rallies. Criticizing Trump's threat to use military force against ...

The president-elect hosted the “Make American Great Again Victory Rally” at Washington’s Capital One Arena on Sunday, less than 24 hours before Inauguration Day. As Trump ended his final speech before ...

How does that benefit Village People? It does not ... rally But the group wasn’t always so friendly toward Trump. Karen Willis, the group’s manager and wife of the lead singer, sent Trump ...

and Nicholas Manelick and Victor Willis, the only remaining member of the original Village People lineup and de facto band leader. The program for Monday's inauguration festivities and the Victory ...

Members of the Village People performed their signature song, “Y.M.C.A.,” at President-elect Donald Trump’s rally late Sunday, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony—a shift after the band’s ...

I wanted the wardrobe of Joan Collins, the musicality of Karen Carpenter ... hit and Morali realized he needed to assemble a group to accompany Willis for live appearances. “Village People” was a nod ...