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The Village People with Victor Willis in Melbourne on Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Village People’s Victor Willis Wants Trevor Noah To Resign As Grammy Host

by Paul Cashmere

Village People co-founder Victor Willis thinks comedian Trevor Noah should step down as host of the 2022 Grammy Awards because of his comments about Kanye West.

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The Village People with Victor Willis in Melbourne on Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

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.

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The Village People performed at The Palais theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 25 May 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

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.

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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.

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The Village People performed at The Palais theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 25 May 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

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.

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Culture Club Encore Tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday 11 December 2016. Culture Club headlined the show after support bands Wa Wa Nee, Pseudo Echo, Eurogliders and Real Life performed their sets. Photo Ros O'Gorman

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.

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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.

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Village People 2012

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.

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Village People 2012

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.

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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 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

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.

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Village People 2012

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.

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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.

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