{"id":2389892,"date":"2025-01-13T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/village-people-to-perform-at-trumps-inaugural-eve-ball-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T19:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T00:36:26","slug":"village-people-to-perform-at-trumps-inaugural-eve-ball-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/village-people-to-perform-at-trumps-inaugural-eve-ball-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Village People to perform at Trump\u2019s Inaugural-Eve Ball &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvillage-people-to-perform-at-trumps-inaugural-eve-ball-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Village Peopel,\u200c known \u200cfor their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sends-ed-sheeran-to-trial-for-allegedly-violating-copyright-of-marvin-gayes-lets-get-it-on\/\" title=\"Judge Sends Ed Sheeran To Trial For Allegedly Violating Copyright Of Marvin Gaye\u2019s \u2018Let\u2019s Get It On\u2019\">iconic hit<\/a> &#8220;Y.M.C.A.,&#8221; have \u2062been announced as performers\u2064 at \u200cPresident-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Inaugural-Eve Ball hosted by Turning Point USA. This appearance comes\u200b after the group&#8217;s music inspired a \u2062viral &#8220;Trump dance&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media<\/a> platforms<\/a> like TikTok during the 2024 presidential campaign. The event will also feature notable personalities such as JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Kash Patel,\u200b Tulsi Gabbard, Megyn Kelly, Glenn \u2063Beck, and Stephen Miller,\u2063 highlighting its importance in the lead-up to the inauguration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Village People to perform at Trump&rsquo;s Inaugural-Eve Ball<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1933979\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Village People were named on Monday as some of the stars to perform in honor of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">inauguration<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Village People&rsquo;s catchy hit &ldquo;Y.M.C.A&rdquo; inspired a viral &ldquo;Trump dance&rdquo; across TikTok and social media during the 2024 presidential campaign. The group will perform at Turning Point USA&rsquo;s Inaugural-Eve Ball.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Thrilled to announce that Village People, one of President Trump&#8217;s personal favorites, will be performing LIVE at the Turning Point Inaugural-eve Ball.<\/p>\n<p>Also featuring:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KASHPatel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KashPatel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MegynKelly<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glennbeck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlennBeck<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenMiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StephenMiller<\/a>&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbNgoe3KnZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ZbNgoe3KnZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1878819823456862576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Thrilled to announce that Village People, one of President Trump&rsquo;s personal favorites, will be performing LIVE at the Turning Point Inaugural-eve Ball,&rdquo; Turning Point co-founder Charlie Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1878819823456862576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> on X on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the music group&rsquo;s founding member Victor Willis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3250554\/village-people-singer-defends-thanks-trump-ymca-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared a lengthy defense\">shared a lengthy defense<\/a> of Trump&rsquo;s use of his popular song and thanked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> for boosting the song&rsquo;s popularity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s something to get your Monday going!! <\/p>\n<p>America is back and the Trump effect is spreading across the world like wildfire! &#128293;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yMLoLxTSAp\">pic.twitter.com\/yMLoLxTSAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidJHarrisJr\/status\/1858543143656014021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Y.M.C.A. was stuck at #2 on the Billboard chart prior to the President Elect&rsquo;s use. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/original-ymca-singer-explains-why-he-let-trump-use-the-song-answers-gay-anthem-claims\/\" title=\"Original &#039;YMCA&#039; Singer Explains Why He Let Trump Use the Song, Answers &#039;Gay Anthem&#039; Claims\">song finally made<\/a> it to #1 on a Billboard chart after over 45 years (and held on to #1 for two weeks) due to the President Elect&rsquo;s use,&rdquo; he said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>Willis added, &ldquo;The financial benefits have been great as well as Y.M.C.A. is estimated to gross several million dollars since the President Elect&rsquo;s continued use of the song. Therefore, I&rsquo;m glad I allowed the President Elect&rsquo;s continued use of Y.M.C.A. And I thank him for choosing to use my song.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point&rsquo;s event also lists Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr., FBI director nominee Kash Patel, director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, podcast host Megyn Kelly, media personality Glenn Beck, and Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as making featured appearances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Inauguration Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3284808\/carrie-underwood-perform-trump-inauguration-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Carrie Underwood will be performing\">Carrie Underwood will be performing<\/a> in between Vance and Trump taking their oaths of office, according to the inaugural schedule and the Trump transition team.<\/p>\n<p>The country singer will perform &ldquo;America the Beautiful&rdquo; at the inaugural ceremony outside the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S. Capitol\"> Capitol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1933979\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1933979\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Village People to perform at Trump&#8217;s Inaugural-Eve Ball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2389893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-YMCA-dance.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36251,37274,48454,46147,32076],"class_list":["post-2389892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-entertainment-news","tag-live-performance","tag-trump-inaugural-ball","tag-village-people","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-YMCA-dance.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389896,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389892\/revisions\/2389896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}