All eyes are on the entertainment for Donald Trump's inauguration, first with country star Carrie Underwood and now with The Village People.
The president-elect will have the chance to perform his famous “Trump dance” to one of his favorite groups at his inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., on January 19th.
It was certainly a difficult road for the band and the president to coexist. Back in 2023, the band's lead singer Victor Willis was upset that President Trump repeatedly used the band's hits. macho man He then sent a cease and desist letter to the then-candidates, demanding that they stop using the song at their rallies. However, there wasn't much that could be done to stop Trump from using the band's work, since he paid for the BMI license to legally use it for political use.
But a year later, Willis cooled down considerably when President Trump realized that his use of the band's songs was actually encouraging people to buy their music and began to change his tune. And with the increase in income, Willis was able to undergo a rapid turnaround. In the end, he said he was “glad” that Trump used The Village People's song.
“The financial benefits are significant, and it is estimated that the YMCA has generated millions of dollars in revenue since the president-elect's continued use of the song,” Willis wrote last year.
“Therefore, I am pleased to allow the president-elect to continue using the YMCA, and I thank him for choosing to use my song,” he added.
Although the Village People will not perform at the actual inauguration, country star Carrie Underwood will. On January 20, Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful'' in the nation's capital with the Army Choir and the Naval Academy Glee Club.
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