Members of the famous musical group Village People announced on Monday that they would be playing a role in the inauguration festivities of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump and his team invited the band and they accepted, which you just known made their liberal fan base blow a gasket in the brain. More and more folks within the entertainment industry are either becoming more outspoken conservatives or centrists, or are abandoning being political for the sake of unity. Either way, it’s a blessing.
The Village People posted a message on their official Facebook page, that said they would be part of several different activities during the inauguration, including a performance during the inaugural ball and at a rally that will be held in the nation’s capital just before he’s sworn in as president.
“We know this won’t make some of you happy to hear, however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics,” the message stated. “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.”
“Therefore, we believe it’s now time to bring the country together with music which is why VILLAGE PEOPLE will be performing at various events as part of the 2025 Inauguration of Donald J. Trump,” the statement continued.
Happy to announce our participation in President Trump's inaugural activities! pic.twitter.com/HGsQMIScR1
— VillagePeople (@WeVillagePeople) January 13, 2025
Another extremely popular act that will be performing during the inauguration is country superstar Carrie Underwood who will sing “America the Beautiful.”
“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood went on to say in a statement delivered to the AP. “I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”
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In December, the founder of the Village People, Victor Wills, hinted that performing at the inauguration was something the band would have to consider if asked after Trump danced to their hit “Y.M.C.A.” at his campaign rallies, which led supporters to make videos of themselves doing the dance. The dance quickly became a viral sensation that others, including famous athletes, joined in doing at sporting events, as previously reported. It also helped the 1978 song skyrocket to the top of the Billboard charts, 46 years later.
“If you were to ask me today if the Village People would perform at the inauguration, I would probably say not, because we’d be concerned about endorsement,” Willis explained at the time.
“But however … because the president-elect has done so much for ‘Y.M.C.A.’ and brought so much joy to so many people, the song has actually gone back to No. 1, and it’s still No. 1 today, so if he were to ask the Village People to perform the song live for him, we’d have to seriously consider it,” he continued.