Friday, April 26, 2013

Everything We Know About Cher's New Album... So Far!

Earlier this week, Cher revealed that she had finished her new album – so let's take a quick-ish look at just about everything that we know about it so far (with links galore!).

The album, which Cher labelled as "hardcore dance", will be her 25th solo album and whilst it does have a title already, we haven't been told what it is. The basic album is to include 11 to 13 songs whilst another 4 bonus songs will be attached to it somehow - perhaps on an expanded version. The album will be released in September and lead single 'Woman's World' will be released in June.

New Photos of Cher At Grauman's Theatre - Includes TCM's Robert Osbourne

International chart-topper Cher went on popular social networking site Twitter earlier today to tweet photographs of herself at Hollywood's Grauman's Theatre.

One of the snapshots that Cher posted shows the wavy-haired songstress alongside Robert Osbourne, whom she's been co-starring alongside every Friday in April on TCM's 'Friday Night Spotlight'.

Cher tweeted, with the following photograph, "Robby and me 20 minutes ago at Grauman's Theatre! I was his surprise! He said, 'You're my Friday night girlfriend'.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

New Photographs Show That Cher Has Barely Aged Since 'Believe' Era!

New photographs of Cher at an AFI event around twelve hours ago show that the 66-year-old superstar looks pretty much the same that she did 15 years ago!

(Yes, I'm doing a before-and-after article. Yes, you could call it lazy journalism - but at least there aren't any of those over-used 'Turn Back Time' puns here!)

In 1998, Cher achieved what most 50-something singers could only dream of when her dance-pop single 'Believe', and its identically-titled parent album, topped charts all over the world.

Cher's Mom Will Release Her Album 'Honky Tonk Woman' - Including A Duet With Cher - on 30 April!

'Honky Tonk Woman', an album by Cher's mother Georgia Holt, will be released on April 30.

Cher took to Twitter just hours ago to write, "Mom's CD will be on iTunes on the 30th! The TV special 'Dear Mom, Love Cher' will be on Lifetime on May 6 at 10PM. Mom is so excited! A dream come true!"

Fans who are wanting a physical copy of the upcoming country album need not worry, Cher tweeted, "Mom has hard copy CD on Amazon!"

PHOTOS: Cher and Other Stars Present Their Classic Movies At AFI Event

Cher and a whole hosts of big names each took turns in presenting a classic film from their career for the audience at an AFI event. Cher presented 'Moonstruck'.

The event was 'Target presents AFI Night at The Movies', and other stars included: Cher's 'If These Walls Could Talk' co-star Demi Moore presenting 'Ghost'; Shirley MacLaine presenting 'Terms of Endearment'; Samuel L. Jackson presenting 'Pulp Fiction'; Harrison Ford presenting 'Blade Runner: The Final Cut'; Peter Fonda presenting 'Easy Rider'; Sally Field presenting 'Norma Rae'; Kathy Bates presenting 'Misery'; Mike Myers presented 'Shrek'; Sidney Poitier presented 'In The Heat of The Night'; Cher's 'Silkwood' co-star Kurt Russell presented 'The Thing'; and Kevin Spacey presented 'The Usual Suspects'.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

'Cher News' Presents Your All-Time Favorite Cher Albums 5-1

After four articles covering 20 of Cher's finest albums, we've arrived at the top 5 of your all-time favorite albums!

'Cher News' asked all you lovers of Cher's music to put forward your 5 all-time favorite Cher albums, in order, to form this list! Hopefully, you'll have already seen numbers 25-6 - if not, here's a chance to:

25-21        20-16        15-11        10-6

We  have five albums left in the countdown - the most important five albums. And we begin with the only studio album that has Cher sporting blonde hair on the cover...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Cher's New Album Is Finished!

Finally! Cher's latest studio album - scheduled for a September release - is finished.

Cher's been working on her new album for years! Yes, years! But the woman herself has stated in the last hour that the album is now complete.

The 66-year-old went on Twitter to write, "I just finished my CD!"

A Twitter follower asked Cher, who's last studio album was 2001's 'Living Proof', "Have you been up all night working on the CD?" She responded, "Yes! I worked until early night, then took a break - went to see Chaz in an unbelievable musical! It was so funny and everyone was great! Got home at 12:30, into favorite old ripped jeans and neon sweat shirt. Went down and sang last bits on all 4 songs, then Mark and I did technology!"

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Catch Cher And Georgia on 'Ellen' On 1 May!

It has been confirmed that Cher and Georgia Holt will guest on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on 1 May.

Back in March, Cher tweeted that she and her 87-year-old mother would be appearing on "Leno", "Ellen" and others to plug the pair's upcoming May 6 TV special 'Dear Mom, Love Cher' and Holt's country album 'Honky Tonk Woman' - another project that Cher is heavily involved in.

Friday, April 19, 2013

'Cher News' Presents Your All-Time Favorite Cher Albums 10-6

Here's installment four in the countdown of your all-time favorite Cher albums.

From late-March to early-April, 'Cher News' asked all of its visitors to vote for their all-time top five favorite Cher albums, in order. The votes were cast, collected and counted to form this list.

The majority of it has now been posted, and right now, we're going into the top ten, where you'll see - well, just look for yourself:

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Cher and Mother Georgia To Guest on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' on 30 April!

US fans: remove any plans you have on 30 April in your diaries as on that night, Cher and her mother Georgia Holt will be guests on NBC's 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' - and you'll definitely be wanting to watch it.

There has been speculation in the past few days on the web that Cher and her 87-year-old mother Georgia Holt will be appearing on the show on the 30th but now it's been confirmed by a number of TV listings! The mother-and-daughter pair will be on the NBC chatshow to promote their upcoming television special 'Dear Mom, Love Cher', which will air on Lifetime on 6 May.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

'Cher News' Presents Your All-Time Favorite Cher Albums 15-11

Whilst we wait for some Cher news, let's get back to our list of your all-time favorite Cher albums!

We've seen ten albums already - and it's been a real mixed bag! However, this next dose contains a somewhat-theme - studio albums from the 60's and 70's. So, if you love Cher's earlier material, you're going to love this!

Beforehand, shall we quickly go over what this list is all about? Yes, let's! 'Cher News' asked all you Cher 'lovelies' what five Cher albums are your all-time favorites, in order, to form a top 25 countdown of your all-time favorite Cher albums - and here's numbers 15-11:

Sunday, April 14, 2013

'American Idol' Contestant Lazaro Arbos To Duet With Cher On Series Finale?

'American Idol' contestant Lazaro Arbos has revealed plans to duet with Cher on the series' finale in a few weeks.

Contestant Lazaro Arbos was recently eliminated from US show 'American Idol'. However, he still has his fans - and Cher is one of them! Early on in his presence on the show, Cher took a liking to Arbos, tweeting him and even following him on Twitter.

The two have remained in communication, and Arbos revealed that it's a possibility that the two will duet on the 'American Idol' series finale.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

'Cher News' Presents Your All-Time Favorite Cher Albums 20-16

The countdown resumes! We've already seen five albums in the list of your all-time favorite Cher albums, and here are five more - numbers 20-16!

To recap: you were all given the chance to vote for your five favorite Cher albums, in order, in one many ways. Your votes have all been collected, and counted, to form the list of your all-time favorite Cher albums.

In this installment of the list, you'll see three compilation albums, starting with one here at number 20...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

'Cher News' Presents Your All-Time Favorite Cher Albums 25-21

'Cher News' asked you to vote for your five favorite Cher albums of all-time, in order. Your choices have all been collected, and counted, to form the list of your all-time favorite Cher albums!

In the list, you'll see: Cher's 1965 debut 'All I Really Want To Do'; her latest studio album-to-date, 2001's 'Living Proof'; a whole bunch of compilation albums; chart-topping releases such as 'Believe'; and a few that didn't even make the charts! We start with one of the latter right now at #25!

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Cher Shares New Photos of Herself With Sons Chaz and Elijah

Cher has uploaded two photos of herself with her sons onto Twitter.

Cher's son Chaz Bono had his 44th Birthday on 4 March and it seems that his mother threw him a Birthday party at her home.

On Twitter, the 66-year-old international chart-topper posted two photos of herself that were taken at the Birthday bash - one with Chaz and one with son Elijah. Along with the former photo, Cher wrote, "Chaz's Birthday party".

Margaret Thatcher Death Hashtag #nowthatcherisdead Leads Twitter Users To Believe That Cher Is Dead!

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away yesterday (8 April) aged 87. In response to the death of the equally-loved-and-loathed female PM, a hashtag surfaced on social networking site Twitter - "#nowthatcherisdead".

The lack of capitalization in the hashtag lead many to mis-read it as "Now that Cher is dead" rather than the intended "Now Thatcher is dead".

Soon enough, many users on the site started using the hashtag whilst tweeting about Cher passing away - with many opting to use the obvious "Turn Back Time" puns.

Friday, April 05, 2013

New Interview: Cher Talks To TV Magazine About Films...

It's almost-all about TCM right now in Cher's business diary. The 66-year-old actress has done another interview about films - this time with TV Guide Magazine - to promote her appearances every Friday of this month on TCM's new show 'Friday Night Spotlight'.

TV Guide Magazine: A few years back we did a cover story on you and I remember you telling me how you'd throw these dinner parties at your house — even Thanksgiving dinners — and never come downstairs to see your guests because you were too busy up in the bedroom...

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

More Details About 'Dear Mom, Love Cher' - Georgia's TV Special

Cher has shared much about her Mother's upcoming TV special on Twitter and with 'Entertainment Weekly'.

'Entertainment Weekly' were given exclusive information about Georgia Holt's upcoming May television special - which is now known to be titled 'Dear Mom, Love Cher'.

The publication stated, "'Dear Mom, Love Cher' will focus on the singer’s family history and features interviews with Holt, her daughters Cher and Georganne LaPiere Bartylak, and grandchildren Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman. The documentary will begin with Holt’s childhood in rural Arkansas and chronicle her six “tumultuous” marriages while she helped Cher to pursue a career."

Monday, April 01, 2013

New Post-Gazette Interview: Cher Talks Fame, Films, Singing & More!

Cher spoke with Patricia Sheridan from post-gazette.com on 23 March for an interview that the website has posted online today. In  it, Cher talked about dealing with fame, watching films, singing on stage, and more!

You can listen to the interview here, read it below - or both!

Do you remember the first movie that really moved you?
"Dumbo." I was 4 years old. It changed my life forever because I looked up on the screen and said, "That's what I'm going to do when I grow up."