Former President Donald Trump loves being the resident DJ at his clubs, and he has a go-to Spotify playlist when he takes to the stage with his iPad, Axios reported on Thursday.
Trump’s DJ-ing appears to have become a popular fixture at his clubs, with regulars nicknaming him “Deejay T,” per Axios.
According to the outlet, Trump’s playlist comprises classic hits like the “Phantom of the Opera,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Elvis’s “Suspicious Minds,” Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello,” Guns N’Roses’ “November Rain,” as well as the James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti duet “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World.”
Trump’s playlist, an individual close to the former president told Axios, was all about having “big names and songs people recognize.” He uses the same playlist whether he’s at Mar-a-Lago or at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the individual said.
This isn’t the first time Trump’s DJ-ing has come under the spotlight.
In February 2023, Page Six reported that Trump has a regular DJ-ing slot on Thursday nights at Mar-a-Lago. He has also been advertised as the DJ for special events at the Florida resort.
“People love it when I do it,” Trump said of his DJ-ing in an interview with YouTubers the NELK Boys in 2022.
Trump said in the same interview that his favorite track to play was The Village People’s 1978 dance anthem “Y.M.C.A.”
“You know what gets ’em rocking? ‘Y.M.C.A.,'” Trump said. “‘Y.M.C.A.,'” the gay national anthem. Did you ever hear that? They call it the gay national anthem. But ‘Y.M.C.A.’ gets people up, and it gets ’em moving.”
“I’ve always had a high aptitude for music. But I love great music,” Trump told the NELK Boys.
But the feelings between Trump and the music industry aren’t mutual. The former president has received multiple cease-and-desist notices from artists like Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, and R.E.M., asking him not to play their music at his events and rallies.
Notably, The Village People is one of the groups who have not taken issue with Trump’s use of their hit song.
“Like millions of Village People fans worldwide, the President and his supporters have shown a genuine like for our music,” the band said in a statement in 2020. “Our music is all-inclusive and certainly everyone is entitled to do the YMCA dance, regardless of their political affiliation.”
Representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.
