America — there’s no need to feel down. The Village People are performing their 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A” at one of Donald Trump’s many inauguration celebrations. Despite sending the president ...

America — there’s no need to feel down. The Village People are performing their 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A” at one of Donald Trump’s many inauguration celebrations. Despite sending the president ...

Village People’s 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A.” has been a staple of Donald Trump’s campaign rallies since 2020. Now, Victor Willis, the group’s lead vocalist, is defending Trump’s use of the ...

The origins of “Y.M.C.A.,” originally credited to Belolo, Morali, and Willis, are still debated by current and former members, but everyone agrees that Morali was intrigued by visits to a Y.M ...

Released in 1978, after John Travolta’s Saturday Night Fever swept across America, “Y.M.C.A.” hit Number Two on the charts, and an appearance on American Bandstand helped popularize what ...

The band has allowed the president-elect to use “Y.M.C.A.” because of his fondness for the 1970s smash hit and issues he has faced using other songs, Willis said.

"Y.M.C.A." might be the subject of upcoming lawsuits as Village People's Victor Willis threatens legal action over song's misrepresentation.

Y.M.C.A. has benefited greatly from use by the President Elect. For example, Y.M.C.A. was stuck at #2 on the Billboard chart prior to the President Elect’s use. However, ...

Willis went on to insist that he “knew nothing” about YMCA’s “being a hang out for gays” when he wrote the song’s lyrics. READ MORE: Top 200 '70s Songs “I therefore wrote 'Y.M.C.A ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'Y.M.C.A.' by Village People is 'not a gay anthem', said singer Victor Willis, who wrote the ...

Melania Trump doesn’t know the real ‘Y.M.C.A.’ dance either. Viral video from New Year’s Eve shows her throwing up a lone ‘Y’ while gracefully mimicking Donald’s ‘Trump Dance.’ ...