Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony will take place on January 20. The program is in preparation, but a famous music group has already confirmed its participation.
Monday January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated president of the United States. The ceremony is being prepared. Among the guests, the president-elect invited several foreign leaders who should be there, such as the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Javier Milei, president of Argentina. On the French side, Eric Zemmour, president of Reconquête, will go to the ceremony accompanied by his MEP companion Sarah Knafo.
Several stars will be present to host the ceremony and the various events around it. Carrie Underwood will visit the 47th President of the United States and is expected to perform the patriotic song America The Beautiful. It is expected to occur shortly before the president takes the oath of office at the Capitol. “I love our country and am honored to have been invited to sing at the inauguration and be a part of this historic event,” Carrie Underwood said in a statement. During the various events around the inauguration, other artists are expected such as country singer Lee Greenwood, opera singer Christopher Macchio and rappers Waka Flocka and Fivio Foreign.
The surprising participation of Village People, support of Kamala Harris
An iconic group will also make a comeback. The Village People have, in fact, announced that they will sing during the festivities and in particular their famous hit YMCA. The founder of the group, Victor Willis, defended this choice: “We know that this will make people unhappy, but we think that the music must live without political consideration”, he explained this Monday, January 13 on his page Facebook. According to him, the objective of their participation is to bring people together. “Our YMCA song is a global anthem that can hopefully bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign in which our favorite candidate lost,” he said, referring to their support for Kamala Harris. .
The group is scheduled to perform at one of the inauguration balls and during the victory speech on January 19. This decision is quite unexpected. The group’s rights holders had, in fact, during the 2020 presidential campaign, threatened to sue Donald Trump for the unauthorized use of their songs during his rallies. The billionaire had gotten into the habit of performing a few little dance steps to the music. Since his victory, sales of the Village People’s hit have exploded.