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.” Like the group's other efforts, “Cruisin’” ...

Perhaps the most significant about-face came in the form of the Village People – whose hit songs YMCA and Macho Man have been staple hits at Mr Trump’s rallies since his first presidential run.

This isn’t politics”). Even the Village People, whose YMCA is a Trump staple, put out a statement last week ahead of various inauguration performances saying that music should be performed ...

Village People's recent incarnation has had a complicated relationship with the “make America great again” movement (Maga). In 2020, their song YMCA began featuring at Maga anti-lockdown ...

Village People’s recent incarnation has had a complicated relationship with the “make America great again” movement (Maga). In 2020, their song YMCA began featuring at Maga anti-lockdown rallies and ...

the Village People underscored their journey from disco-era gay icons to Maga (Make America Great Again) favourites having seen their YMCA anthem co-opted by the US hard-right. Trump used YMCA as ...

During the course of his 2024 campaign run, Trump concluded over 110 rallies delivering his signature move as he exited the stage -- a double closed fist arm punch with shaking hips -- to Village ...

that YMCA is somehow a gay anthem because such notion is based solely on the song’s lyrics alluding to [illicit] activity, for which it does not.” The Village People have faced backlash online ...