The Village People—the band behind one of Trump’s favorite hits, “Y.M.C.A.”—will perform at a pre-inauguration event.

Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People, said that "music is to be performed without regard to politics." ...

Village People had previously sent cease-and-desist orders to Donald Trump in a failed attempt to get him to stop playing ...

The group has seen a resurgence in the popularity of their hit song "Y.M.C.A." recently, after Trump used the music to dance ...

He explains that in YMCA, Village People's most famous hit, he was telling the "story ... I've been from the top to the bottom. "And I had to hold on to my dream that I would one day be able ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Village People are not usually thought of as a band that’s still ...