Village People news

The “Springfield Village People” are a group of homeowners on Springfield Drive in Aldergrove who helped clean up on April 21.

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday: As a singer and songwriter for the 1970s disco group the Village People, Victor Willis scored multiple hits that helped define that era for the baby boom generation.

The wife of Village People star Victor Willis has won the latest round of her battle to overturn the trademarking of the bands name Karen Willis is pursuing legal action in the U S to cancel the Village People trademark for live performance and recorded...

Exclusive - Eriq Gardner In his first interview since seeking termination, the band's original frontman describes what led him into the fight and what comes next, from more permissive licensing to an attempt to cancel the publisher's trademark. read more

Ex-Village People lead singer wins legal battle to regain rights to "Y.M.C.A."

LOS ANGELES -- When it comes to compiling a list of the great songwriters of the past 50 years, Victor Willis' name likely wouldn't merit more than an asterisk.

A California federal judge has given original Village People singer Victor Willis a big victory in a case that has been closely followed in the music industry.

*Village People singer Victor Willis won a huge legal victory in a case that has been closely followed in the music industry. Last year, Willis terminated rights to his share of 33 of the group’s songs, including the monster hit “Y.M.C.A.” Scorpio Music and Can’t Stop Productions, the two companies that administer publishing rights to [...]

Victor Willis, the original lead singer in the six-man group the Village People, won a landmark copyright case Wednesday that will give him partial ownership of dozens of the disco band's songs.

The original lead singer for the Village People, Victor Willis, has won a court case involving the rights to "Y.M.C.A." and other songs,

A major court victory for original Village People lead singer (and former San Diegan) Victor Willis.