Willis has had a rocky history with the Village People, leaving the group several times and becoming embroiled in lawsuits over copyright infringement. Meet the "police officer" everyone crushed ...

"Y.M.C.A." was co-written by French producer Jacques Morali and Victor Willis, the group's singer and a founding member of Village People. Willis, known for portraying the policeman and sometimes a ...

Village People, the disco band whose “Y.M.C.A.” is like a new national anthem, is performing during Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities.

The Village People are set to perform July 4 at the San Diego County Fair. The group, led by Victor Willis, is shown here at the 2021 Bottle Rock festival in Napa. (Chris Riley Times-Herald ...

Victor Willis, the Village People's lead singer and sole remaining original member, previously voiced objection to Trump using the group's music, and a cease-and-desist letter was sent to Trump's ...

It was a bizarre sight watching a huge gay 1970s disco hit being performed at Donald Trump's 2025 pre-inauguration rally.

At one point, Willis and Village People were among the lineup of artists – including the Rolling Stones and Rihanna – who objected to Trump's use of their music at events. Then, in May 2023 ...

Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People, is explaining why the long-running disco band has decide to take part in Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration. Willis shared a statement on Jan ...

The Village People found fame in the '70s but have enjoyed a resurgence ahead of their performance at the President Elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony in America today ...

The Village People are performing their 1978 hit ... that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” Willis wrote in a Facebook post on Feb. 13. “Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global ...

In 2020, Willis, who is heterosexual, had asked Trump to stop playing “Y.M.C.A.” and other Village People songs at rallies. Three years later, the group’s manager sent a cease-and-desist ...

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 ...