The first record I ever owned was “Cruisin’” by Village People. Released in 1978, the album included a song that would become an international hit: “YMCA.” ...

The Village People’s lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the “false assumption” that the band’s biggest hit, “YMCA,” is a “gay anthem.” Victor Willis, who headed up the 1970s ...

In 1978, Village People, a disco band of six men deliberately stylized as sexy macho gay characters, released its album Cruisin’.The album featured “YMCA,” an upbeat disco track praising the ...

The Village People will perform during Donald Trump inauguration celebrations, ... “Y.M.C.A.,” from the band’s 1978 album Cruisin', was long viewed as a celebration of gay culture.

Singer of Village People, ... That said, the album that "Y.M.C.A." leads is the 1978 record Cruisin'. Because that term was very much a part of the gay vernacular in both the 1970s and now, ...

The Village People have had an on-again, off-again relationship with the president-elect and his use of “YMCA” in rallies. In February 2020, the band OK’ed Trump’s use of their music.Then ...

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 ...

It’s off the famously straight, actual Village People album ‘Cruisin’”, packed with hetero hits like “Hot Cop,” “My Roommate” and simply, “I’m a Cruiser. ...

Village People, the American disco ... "Y.M.C.A," a single written by Willis and Jacques Morali for the group's 1978 album "Cruisin'," became an informal gay anthem over the years.

The Village People’s lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the “false assumption” that the band’s biggest hit, “YMCA,” is a “gay anthem.” Victor Willis, who headed up the 1970s ...