‘The Hat Stays On’: Pop Star Makes Another Pro-MAGA Red Carpet Appearance

While much of the wardrobe-related attention at the recent Grammy Awards was on what Ye’s wife Bianca Censori wasn’t wearing, there was a lot to like about the outfit of one pop star.

Joy Villa made headlines eight years ago with her Make America Great Again dress at the first Grammys of President Donald Trump’s first term.

Incredible dress worn by @Joy_Villa in support of President Trump at #GRAMMYs ticks off a whole lot of liberals…
LOVE IT! #MAGA #JoyVilla pic.twitter.com/1qpmbHyeKG

— Michael Nöthem (@mikandynothem) February 13, 2017

This year, she marked his return to the White House with a bold message on a bright red cap that matched the carpet leading into the star-studded event.

As Breitbart reported:

“This look is all about American exceptionalism, freedom — so the hat stays on — they tried to kill Trump, he’s still alive, thank God,” Villa told Hollywood Reporter, pointing to her hat similar to President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat, which read “The Hat Stays On.”

“Because they tried to get rid of Trump and now he’s still here, this hat’s not going anywhere,” Villa continued. “Like the red-hat army that we’ve seen — there’s a lot of Latinos, a lot of black Americans, a lot of artists who love Trump.”

“So the hat stays on,” the singer asserted. “We’re not going to get our hats knocked off, hit off or threatened to take it off.”

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— Joy Villa (@theJoyVilla) February 3, 2025

Her principled stance earned a lot of social media praise:

Joy Villa at The Grammys through the years 🇺🇸🔥 pic.twitter.com/gPxlK74UMM

— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 3, 2025

She also wore a pro-MAGA dress to an inaugural ball last month:

Singer Joy Villa turns heads in custom MAGA Trump flag gown at Hispanic Inaugural Ball https://t.co/LBlBxUzsBB pic.twitter.com/bcCChHv2Mx

— New York Post (@nypost) January 20, 2025

She also attracted attention for some other accessories, as The Hollywood Reporter explained:

On Sunday, Villa was photographed wearing a gold dress with a red hat reminisicent of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps that read “The Hat Stays On” and a gold chain with a dog sporting a hat.

“This look is all about American exceptionalism, freedom,” Villa told The Hollywood Reporter in a red carpet interview, saying her dress was made by Andre Soriano, whom she described as a “gay Filipino immigrant,” who also made past Grammy outfits for Villa, including an orange dress designed to look like a fence at the U.S Southern border.

Villa, who said she was there “to make America glamorous again,” said the chain was a meme-coin form of cryptocurrency, which she called “the new wave of freedom” and is something Trump has also expressed support for, with the president even launching his own meme-coin before his second inauguration.