Willis slammed the performance as "unauthorised" and that fans of the band "mistakenly believe" the real Village People delivered the performance. Three years prior in 2020, the lead singer took ...

Many people grew up with the music of the Village People, but Jonathan Belolo literally did. His father co-founded the disco group in 1977, and the younger Belolo was immersed in the band’s ...

The president’s affinity for the Village People’s music used to seem trollish, but now it’s just logical. The band formed in the 1970s when two French producers, one of them gay, put out a ...

Exploring the legacy of the iconic song 'YMCA' and why the Village People performed it at Trump's inauguration.

Village People were a novelty disco band of the late 1970s. The group were as well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, an American Indian chief, ...

In 2023, the band's manager sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump's lawyer, requesting that Trump stop using Village People's music and likeness at his events, following an "unauthorized ...