America — there’s no need to feel down. The Village People are performing their 1978 hit “Y.M.C.A” at one of Donald Trump’s many inauguration celebrations. Despite sending the president-elect, 78, a cease and desist in 2023 to stop using their music after their “Macho Man” song was played at a Mar-a-Lago event and backing Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election,
Every four years America’s President is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office, in a long-established ceremony held amid pageantry shaped by the incoming leader’s personal flourishes.
Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the next president of the United States on January 20.
Carrie Underwood has been announced as a performer at Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. The Village People also "accepted an invitation" to sing.
Country singer Lee Greenwood is set to perform as as Trump walks out to take the oath of office, according to Trump’s inaugural committee. Greenwood’s biggest hit, the patriotic anthem “God Bless the U.S.A.,” has been a mainstay at the president’s campaign rallies. Greenwood also performed as part of Trump’s inauguration festivities in 2017.
Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People, said that "music is to be performed without regard to politics."
The presidential parade after Trump is sworn in will include about 7,500 participants including first responders, veterans groups and school marching bands. First responders from Butler County, Pennsylvania, where Trump survived an assassination attempt, will be among the groups participating.