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An LGBTQ club in Sacramento, California, is banning all “MAGA-related attire” after a patron wore a “Make America Great Again” hat to the popular venue. The phrase and its acronym — especially when emblazoned on red baseball caps — have been popular among Donald Trump’s supporters since the president’s first term. Badlands owner TJ Bruce announced the new policy on the club’s Instagram page this week, saying the hat “led to discomfort among some patrons.” “We initially decided to ban all political attire to avoid further issues. However, after careful consideration, we’ve realized that a blanket ban is not the...

The songwriter of the Village People's hit song "Y.M.C.A." spoke out on Monday against the idea that the song is a "gay anthem," and threatened to sue news outlets in January that continue to describe it as such. Willis said he was not offended that it has been labeled as a gay anthem but warned people not to make assumptions. News outlets who do label it a "gay anthem" in January could start facing legal action.

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Village People and Trump at pre Inauguration.

Donald Trump made the Village People "great again" for conservatives, and now the 1970s disco group will be featured during his inauguration weekend, along with Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus. Why it matters: Trump is personally picking his celebration's musical acts to represent his eclectic tastes, an inauguration official tells Axios. The Village People earned a special place in MAGA world because their 1978 hit "YMCA" inspired what's now known as "The Trump Dance" (yes, it has a Wikipedia entry).

Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People, announced Monday that the band had accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump's team to perform during several inauguration events, including at least one with Trump himself. “We know this wont make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” Willis wrote in a Facebook post. “Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost.” One of the events the Village People will perform...

@charliekirk11 🚨HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Thrilled to announce that Village People, one of President Trump's personal favorites, will be performing LIVE at the Turning Point Inaugural-eve Ball. Also featuring: @JDVance @DonaldJTrumpJr @KashPatel @TulsiGabbard @MegynKelly @GlennBeck @StephenMiller & More...

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 disco band and wrote the song with producer Jacques Morali, has taken to social media to insist that it was not written with the gay community in mind – and that those who suggest otherwise could soon face legal action. “There’s been a lot of talk, especially of late, that Y.M.C.A. is somehow a gay anthem,” Willis, who wrote the lyrics for the 1978 hit, said on Facebook on...

Village People founding member Victor Willis has said that if the group was asked by President-elect Donald Trump to perform the YMCA for him they would have to "seriously consider" it. Willis appeared on Fox and Friends where he reversed himself on an earlier position of not wanting the president-elect to use the song. He told the hosts, "I decided to allow the president-elect's continued use of ‘YMCA.’ because he seems to genuinely, genuinely like the song and so many other artists were stopping him from using their music." "So I decided to contact BMI [Broadcast Music, Inc.] and told...

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One of the most annoying things we see play out during political contests is when singers and bands get their knickers in a twist over a candidate they don't like using their music, whether it be during a campaign stop, in an ad, or what have you. For instance, I remember in 2008 when Heart had a near-complete meltdown over then-GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin using their wildly popular 1977 hit "Barracuda" (which was Palin's nickname in Alaska) as her theme song at McCain-Palin events. One of the band's lead singers, Nancy Wilson, wigged out when talking about the...

YMCA singer Victor Willis has U-turned on his opposition to Donald Trump using the song in his rallies - while urging fans not to call it a 'gay anthem'. The 73-year-old founding member of Village People band previously urged the incoming president to stop playing their 1978 disco hit at his political demos. But on Sunday Willis changed his tune, saying he 'didn't have the heart' to continue fighting Trump's team after seeing how much the president-elect 'seems to genuinely like YMCA'. The airtime has pushed the song towards the top of the Billboard charts.

President-elect Donald Trump made the disco classic “Y.M.C.A.” a staple at his rallies during his past two campaigns. And new data shows that, much like Trump’s political fortunes, interest in the song is on the upswing. The 1978 hit by the Village People has had a busy month four decades later, with skyrocketing search interest on Google, a tripling of measured listenership on the song-tracking site last.fm and, finally, the topping of one Billboard sales chart for the first time.

Charge upgraded to felony because of slurs, records showWildwood police arrested a 77-year-old woman after they say she admitted to throwing a Whopper at a Burger King worker while calling the victim a “stupid Black (expletive).” Officers arrested Judith Ann Black, of The Villages, on Friday. Police said they were called to a Burger King on Seven Mile Drive just after 6 p.m. Investigators said they spoke with the victim who told them that an older woman was not satisfied with her Whopper and was screaming at the victim while standing at the counter. The victim said she asked Black...

Sounds from the movie “Galaxy Quest” and a Village People song drowned out a livestreamed Congressional subcommittee meeting Monday, forcing lawmakers to temporarily recess. Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee on energy and water development didn’t seem to hear the audio, which played for about 20 minutes until subcommittee chairwoman Marcy Kaptur called for a break. “We’ve been informed that we’ll have to take a brief recess now because we’re having technical issues and we’re gonna just be briefly recessing for a second here,” Rep. Kaptur, D-Ohio, said. Rep. Mary Kaptur during the subcommittee meeting on May 3, 2021. Rep....

Jonah Rodriguez @BookofJonah Anderson Cooper’s face when he hears they are playing “Macho Man” at @realDonaldTrump ‘s rally. 7:33 PM · Oct 12, 2020 from Paradise, NV·

Village People, the American disco group behind the hits "YMCA," "Macho Man" and "In the Navy," has given the go-ahead for President Donald Trump to plays its songs at events, despite being "inundated" with requests from fans urging the band to block the president's use of the music. "We have received numerous requests demanding that we prevent or ban President Donald Trump’s use of our songs, particularly 'YMCA' and 'Macho Man,'" the group said in a statement posted to Facebook Monday. "Since our music is not being used for a specific endorsement, the President’s use is 'perfect[ly]' legal." ...

Village People, the American disco group behind the hits "YMCA," "Macho Man" and "In the Navy," has given the go-ahead for President Donald Trump to plays its songs at events, despite being "inundated" with requests from fans urging the band to block the president's use of the music. "We have received numerous requests demanding that we prevent or ban President Donald TrumpÂ’s use of our songs, particularly 'YMCA' and 'Macho Man,'" the group said in a statement posted to Facebook Monday. "Since our music is not being used for a specific endorsement, the PresidentÂ’s use is 'perfect[ly]' legal." Trump most...

Iconic disco group Village People issued a statement on Monday declaring that President Donald Trump is welcome to their music at his rallies after left-wing activists demanded the group ban him from using their music. Village People’s classic song “Macho Man” played as Trump entered a raucous rally in Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on Monday. The president has also previously used the band’s iconic 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A” at various campaign events.

The recently confirmed secretary of the Navy says he will follow any order the president gives on transgender troops, but that “any patriot” should be allowed to serve. “We will process and take direction of a policy that is developed by the [Defense] secretary [with] direction from the president and march out smartly,” Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer told reporters Thursday night after visiting Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. "On a fundamental basis, any patriot that wants to serve and meets all the requirements should be able to serve in our military" Spencer was confirmed a week after President Trump...