Victor Willis, lead singer of the music group the Village People, wrote a lengthy defense of President-elect Donald Trump using his hit song “Y.M.C.A.” and corrected the belief that the song was a “gay anthem.” Willis explained in his Facebook post ...

FIFA confirmed that the disco group behind "Y.M.C.A." will close the 2026 World Cup Final Draw on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Kennedy Center - a venue now chaired by President Donald Trump after he and his allies took control of its board earlier this year.

The entertainment lineup for the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington DC will feature a blend of global music icons, with American disco legends Village People and British singer Robbie Williams among the confirmed performers.

The YMCA was the nation’s largest SRO provider, with more than 100,000 units nationwide at its peak. The Y served an incredibly diverse clientele, not only gay men fleeing oppression and seeking community, but frequent travelers like Martin Luther King, Jr. and journalist Dan Rather.

A singer and co-writer on the Village People megahit “Y.M.C.A.” says the 1978 tune has “benefited greatly” from being a favorite on President-elect Trump’s playlist. In a Monday post on Facebook, Victor Willis described why he “allowed ...

The song “YMCA” is not a gay anthem, according to its composer Village Person Victor Willis, and he’s planning to sue any publication that refers to it as one. Willis and the other people from the totally not gay group The Village People, named after ...

One of the founding members of the Village People thanked President-elect Donald Trump this week for his continued use of the band’s 1978 disco classic “YMCA” at rallies and other events, while dismissing the long-held belief that the song is ...

In 1981, Bruce Springsteen sat with his feet up on a coffee table at his home in Colts Neck, New Jersey, pondering a song inspired in part by a script sent to him by the writer Paul Schrader. Strumming his guitar, The Boss scanned his notebook for ...