Village People

Village People Co-Founder Henri Belolo has died at age 82

by Paul Cashmere

Village People co-creator Henri Belolo has died at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, disco, France, Henri Belolo, pop, Ritchie Family, USA, Village People

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Village People Cover An Aussie Classic For Same Sex Marriage

by Paul Cashmere

Village People, the Ray Simpson version, have thanked Australia for winning the Same Sex Marriage battle by dedicating their version of an Aussie classic to all Australians.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, disco, pop, Ray Simpson, USA, Village People

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KC and the Sunshine Band perform at Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

KC & The Sunshine Band, Sister Sledge and Village People Turn Melbourne Into Giant Disco Ball

by Paul Cashmere

The Village People, Sister Sledge and KC & The Sunshine Band on the one show was like walking into a 70s disco time capsule.

Tagged as: 70s, disco, funk, KC & The Sunshine Band, pop, Sister Sledge, USA, Village People

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More Shit Hits The Fan After Victor Willis’ Village People Australian Interview

by Paul Cashmere

One time Village People singer Victor Willis has jumped into a slanging match with Australian promoter Duane McDonald following an article by Cameron Adams in the Herald Sun.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, disco, pop, USA, Victor Willis, Village People

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Boy George Covers Village People

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The song YMCA is a novelty, a crowd pleaser and a great piece of nostalgia, but nobody ever said it was a great ballad until now.

Tagged as: 80s, Boy George, pop, UK, Village People

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Victor Willis Says Some Village People Members Fakes Singing

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Victor Willis, the original lead singer of the Village People as the police officer, has released a very un-Village People new single.

Tagged as: music news, Victor Willis, Village People

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Victor Willis Of Village People Sends Cease and Desist To Macy’s

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Victor Willis, the original lead singer and composer of most of the hits of the Village People, has sent a cease and desist order to the E! Network over tonight’s showing of Macy’s Presents Fashions Front Row.

Tagged as: Macho Man, Macy's Presents, music news, Victor Willis Of Village People Sends Cease and Desist To Macy's, Village People

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Village People Ban Clippers From Using Y.M.C.A.

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Village People’s YMCA has become a standard at professional sporting events around the country but it won’t be heard anymore at L.A. Clippers games.

Tagged as: L.A. Clippers, Village People, Y.M.C.A.

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Original Policeman From The Village People Wants His Rights Back

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Victor Willis, the original policeman of the Village People, is looking to win back the rights to 33 of his songs.

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Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band, Noise11, Photo

KC Of The Sunshine Band Writes For Village People

by Paul Cashmere

Harry Wayne Casey (a.k.a. KC from KC and the Sunshine Band) has written a brand new song for Village People.

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Justin Timberlake To Play Neil Bogart In Movie

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the film Spinning Gold, a biography of Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart.

Tagged as: 1970s, Cher, disco, Donna Summer, George Clinton, Joan Jett, Justin Timberlake, Kiss, Neil Bogart, Parliament, rock, Spinning Gold, U.S.A. Casablanca, Village People

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The Village People To Return To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Village People will be back in Australia for their 35th anniversary tour in November.

Tagged as: Dennis Smith, Rhonda Burchmore, Village People

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Aborted Rewind Festival In Australia Goes Ahead In Scotland

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rewind, the disaster festival of 2011 in Australia, is going ahead in Scotland with many of the acts who didn’t make the Aussie event.

Tagged as: Australia, Rewind Festival, Scotland, Village People

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Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham To Tour The Song Club

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham will take ‘The Song Club’ on the road between July and November.

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Australian Albums: Olivia Rodrigo Spends Four Weeks At No 1

It's a fourth week of Olivia Rodrigo holding the top of both the Singles and Albums Charts with her "Good 4 U" track and her "SOUR" album.

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Duane McDonald Is Touring John Williamson Around Australia

Promoter Duane McDonald’s faith in Australian artists is paying off for Australian music fans with yet another all-Australian tour announced with John Williamson.

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Denis Handlin AM, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Australasia

Sony Stalwart Denis Handlin To Leave Company

Sony Music CEO Denis Handlin will leave the company he has headed since 1984 as the Australian operation is accused of “a toxic culture”.

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Australian Pop Star Cody Simpson Qualifies Final Trial For Tokyo Olympics

Australian pop star Cody Simpson may be heading to the Tokyo Olympics after qualifying for the final of the 100 metres Butterfly trials in Adelaide.

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Icehouse perform at A Day In The Gardens in the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Sunday 12 March 2017.

Iva Davies Has An Unreleased Icehouse Album But We May Never Hear It

There hasn’t been an album of new Icehouse songs since 1993’s ‘Big Wheel’ and there may never be another one in our lifetime. There certainly won’t be one in Iva Davies’ lifetime although there is one recorded.

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