Starpulse — Original Village People star Victor Willis is threatening to sue Fox Broadcasting Company executives over suggestions he provided the voiceover for an "offensive" episode of animated comedy "The Cl... more info

ContactMusic — Original VILLAGE PEOPLE star VICTOR WILLIS is threatening to sue Fox Broadcasting Company executives over suggestions he provided the voiceover for an "offensive" episode... more info

Undercover, Australia — Madonna has forced 200 village people to move and we do not mean to the YMCA. more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPat Metheny Orchestrion The guitar star brings this solo project to London next month, and it's an intriguing mix of technical-geekery (solo guitar, plus a whole road-band ... more info

Pop Justice — Not a year seems to pass without some sort of regional or national radio station launching an ad campaign based not on what they play but what they don't play. It's a pretty arse-about-tit marketing tactic (why not explain why you're good rather why... more info

Guardian Music — Liverpool's gay venues should guard against the aggressive influences around them, not embrace them into their characterIt is often said that gay scenes of towns and cities outside London suffer from provincial conservatism. From my own experience, I... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Yeasayer Ambling Alp (Mute) Having successfully revived Aztec prints and Peter Gabriel, Yeasayer – AKA the Global Village People – continue on their mission to reclaim ancient treasure from the swamps of taboo. Here the... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Camp 1970s band Village People are threatening legal action against celebrity chef Jamie Oliver after he allegedly dressed up as members of the band to advertise his latest TV show. more info

The Daily Mail — Lawyers for the band claim that the broadcaster abused trademark rights in the commercial for Jamie's American Road Trip, which aired this summer. more info

Guardian Music — Lawyer says Channel 4 failed to seek consent for trailers featuring Jamie Oliver dressed as members of the Village PeopleIt could make for an interesting scenario: a construction worker, a cowboy, a traffic cop, a Native American chief, a sailor, Jam... more info