CHER LOVERS

Cher’s Closer To The Truth The Best Album

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MALIBU, Calif. — Singer, actress, director, writer, activist, philanthropist, fashion daredevil, indomitable diva. Cher has blazed trails, scaled peaks and burned bridges during her half-century in entertainment. And yet the Goddess of Pop hasn’t quite mastered the art of self-promotion.

“I wasn’t even going to do it,” she says of Closer to the Truth, out Sept. 24. “I thought I already did my best and I didn’t want to do less.”

Cher, 67, credits the relentless prodding of co-manager Lindsay Scott for luring her back to the studio to craft her 26th solo album, the first since 2002′s Living Proof. The diverse results include dance hit Woman’s World, moving 9/11 anthem Sirens, melancholy My Love and swaggering duet Take It Like a Man with Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters.

“I’m just so not a Cher fan, but I like these songs,” she says. “In my life, there are songs I’ve done that I really love, that I don’t think I ruined, like You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me, Song for the Lonely or Believe. But there’s only a handful. The early ones I don’t like at all. My voice was so strange and different. This is as good as I’m ever going to do.”

That’s Cher’s backhanded way of saying Truth might be her best album ever, a sentiment echoed by early critical buzz.

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She’s especially pleased with Lie to Me and I Walk Alone, supplied by friend Pink.

“I’m a gigantic fan,” Cher says. When she heard Pink’s Dear Mr. President, “I cried my eyes out. She’s a real girl who has problems, is soft, is hard. She’s a kick-a– girl who follows after me.”

Cher and pal Shirley Eikhard co-wrote Lovers Forever, cut from 1994′s Interview With the Vampire soundtrack.

“They didn’t love it and there were no other vampire outlets then, so I held it,” Cher says, noting that she seldom records her own material because “it’s moody and introspective, a bit dark and very personal. I write about Kurt Cobain’s death and homeless people. It’s not for everybody.”

The only artist with a No. 1 single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades, Cher seems to have something for everybody. The secret to her enduring appeal?

“It’s because she’s Cher,” says Keith Caulfield, Billboard’s associate director of charts/retail. “She’s this icon who’s touched so many people over a long and varied career. Even if you’re not a huge Cher fan, you know I Got You Babe and you’ve seen her slap Nic Cage in Moonstruck.

“People never tire of certain great entertainers like Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Cher. Just the fact that you endure endears you to people. And she’s a survivor.”

Cher Free Closer To The Truth Album Stream.

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You can now listen to full tracks from Closer To The Truth Deluxe and Standard version for free on Amazon until the album is released on 24th September !!

Listen to the album here.

Upcoming Cher Promo Appearances

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Cher’s got a busy promotional schedule coming up for the release of her new album Closer To The Truth on September 24.

22nd September – SUNDAY NIGHT Australian Interview in Cher’s Malibu Mansion

2nd September – CBS News Sunday Interview

23rd September – Today Show Concert

24th September – Late Show with David Letterman CBS Chat Show

24th September – Release of Closer To The Truth CD PREORDER HERE

24th September – Release of Dear Mom Love Cher DVDdocumentary PREORDER HERE

5th October – Wetten, Dass..? German Interview/performance along with Sylvester Stallone & Harrison Ford.

As always her interviews with David Letterman are unforgettable, who could forget the time Cher called Letterman an as$ho$e and when Sonny and Cher reunited to sing “I Got You Babe”.

Cher On Turning Down Russian Olympics

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Cher reveals 2014 Concert Tour.

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Cher revealed on twitter that is is now OFFICIAL, in 2014 she will embark on a new tour, due to kick off in March. Long time designer and pal Bob Mackie will work with Cher designing new outfits for the tour, creating unique never before seen costumes.

“Just heard BoB will Make costumes for “The Tour” Makes me so Unbelievably “Happy” ! Last Time Around, wouldn’t be ME…. without HIM”.

With the usual grueling tour schedule Cher also plans to do a satellite tour meaning she will stay in one hotel and fly out to all the gigs rather than travel by tour bus on the road.

A set list is in the works with Cher revealing deciding on the set list is “Pull my hair out time. It’s hard to do new songs when you have to do all your old hits ! Its a delicate Balance”.

THE GREATEST THING HAS BEEN LEAKED!

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Yes! Finally the duet between the 2 divas is finally here.

Womans World Climbing Charts With 2 New Remixes

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Woman’s World continues to climb up the charts, now # 2 on the Billboard Dance Chart. 2 new excellent Cher remixes have been released, you can listen below!

Woman’s World (David Morales Pride Anthem Mix)

Cher – Woman’s World (tyDi Remix)

Meanwhile Cher has been busy with a photoshoot for promotional material and album cover for new CD Closer to the Truth.

Cher announces tour on Today!

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The “Goddess of Pop” revealed some exciting news Monday morning: She will be bringing her chart-topping sound to Rockefeller Plaza for a special performance on Sept. 23.

The performance, part of TODAY’s Toyota Concert Series, is scheduled for the day before the release of her upcoming album, “Closer to the Truth.”

In a TODAY exclusive, the legendary pop star chatted with Savannah Guthrie about not being a morning person, her life and career, revealing why she decided to embark on another chapter in her musical career with a fresh album and “Never Can Say Goodbye” tour To kick off early 2014.

Cher perfoms at Pride concert in New York

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Cher ROCKED Pride the Pride concert in New York City and was by far the most highly anticipated artist on the night, performing to legions of fans.

Cher was introduced to the stage by long time friend Whoopi Goldberg singing Woman’s World, Beli

Cher and her stylist decided on a layered look for her performance wearing cream-coloured pants covered with mid-thigh pleated flaps. Cher also wore a golden chain mail-like blouse over layers of thin fishnet undergarments. She then topped it off with a cream studded short coat that she briefly donned on stage. The singer also wore golden buckled ankle boots that didn’t expose a single toe.

Cher said during her performances, ‘I have had ups and downs in my career, and you guys have never left me,’.

Cher live chat with 1067 LITEFM.

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Watch Cher answer fan questions with 1067 LiteFM in New York during her promotional blitz for Womans World.

Cher attends Q Thursdays in New York

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Cher attends Q Thursdays at the Marquee Club on June 27, 2013 in New York City. Looking like a bedazzling warrior princess Cher was the highlight of the night playing her new music and chatting with fans.

Cher’s first stop with Andy Cohen

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Cher began her CHER-maggedon blitz on New York City with a visit to Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen. She wore her black hair in a curled loose style and left her hotel in open toe black shoes while an assistant shielded her from the rain.

Cher earlier tweeted. “‘Must dash & get rm 4 EVERYTHING!’ ’Clothes,Wigs,Monitors/mic 2sing 2 Ppl.This is Fast & Furious ! Just Landed & am ALREADY… BREATHLESS. She also posted the below photo of herself taken while getting ready.

Cher had an awesome time on set with Andy Cohen chatting about her new music, Sonny’s eulogy, her funny tweets, Tom Cruises love making and relived a scene from Moonstruck. A truly memorable Cher Interview!

Cher to perform at NY Pride Dance on the Pier

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Cher will perform in New York for the 27th annual PRIDE, Dance on the Pier. Cher will be performing her new single, “Woman’s World” from her upcoming cd “Closer To The Truth” scheduled to be released on September 24th on Warner Bros. Records in addition to other hits.

“NYC Pride is thrilled to welcome Cher to the stage of this year’s Dance on the Pier! Her performance will be one of the most memorable in the history of this world-class party. Now in its 27th year, the Dance on the Pier continues a proud tradition of partnering with all-star talent to create a high-quality event that raises funds to support local LGBT non-profits and New York City’s annual Pride festivities,” says Chris Frederick Managing Director of NYC Pride.

Cher joins a long list of incredible performers who have taken the stage at the Dance. Artists such as Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson and Cyndi Lauper have all been part of the world-famous event. Known internationally for her hit songs “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” “Dark Lady,” “Believe,” and “If I Could Turn Back Time,” crowds can expect one of the most remarkable performances to date.

Cher will kick off her new single “Woman’s World” June 18th, on the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice”. Cher’s highly anticipated new album which is available for pre-orders on iTunes and Amazon and cher.com also on June l8th.

To purchase tickets to Dance on the Pier, visit nycpride.showclix.com .

KTU 103.5 FM Radio is hosting a COMPETITION where you could MEET CHER at this event.

Tell us why you are Cher’s biggest fan and you could end up hanging out with her at a secret location during NYC’s Pride Week. Tell us in 140 characters or less why you are most deserving of spending time with Cher and you will get to meet her backstage, have your picture taken with her and be celebrated from @Cher’s own personal Twitter account! ENTER HERE

Cher performs Womans World on The Voice.

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Cher mega Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner performed her new single, “Woman’s World.” on THE VOICE. The single is off her new album CLOSER TO THE TRUTH which debuts September 24th.

The look was a little different with a crazy birds nest looking hair style/wig, a black bra revealing her stomach, Bieber style pants and a black leather jacket. We were expecting the paper wig with a more colorful outfit and not quite as PUNK. However this 67 years old ROCKED The Voice and it was an AMAZING different performance from CHER

Cher also answered questions backstage that fans had been submitting via Twitter. This was an incredible event for those who tuned in.

New Cher Album "Closer To the Truth."

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The title of Cher’s new album has been revealed on iTunes, “CLOSER TO THE TRUTH”! According to iTunes the Cher Closer To The Truth deluxe version of the album will have 11 tracks + 3 special bonus tracks. The full album will be released September 24th 2013.BUY WOMAN’S WORLD SINGLE HERE PRE-ORDER CHER’S NEW ALBUM HERE¨Don’t forget to tune into The VOICE tomorrow for Cher’s debut performance of Woman’s World live!

CHER TO DEBUT WOMANS WORLD ON VOICE

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Cher will debut her new single Woman’s World on “The Voice” Finale June 18. This will be her first live TV performance in more than 10 years making a historical comeback.

Cher will perform Woman’s World, the first single off her upcoming new studio album reportedly of the same name, due Sept. 24 on a spectacular stage with out of this world lighting and sound. Woman’s World marks the first Cher new album in an over 12 year wait for Cher fans.

Recently Cher co-hosted the “Women in Film” Series with Robert Osborne, helped promote her Mom’s new CD “Honky Tonk Woman” and produced the Lifetime show “Dear Mom, Love Cher” which aired last month and will be released on DVD later this year. Cher is the only artist to have a No. 1 single on the Billboard pop charts in each of the last six decades.

Warner Bros and Cher have also released the official single cover and announced that the single Woman’s World will be available to download on iTunes June 18. The cover art for Woman’s World shows Cher wearing the same newspaper wig that will appear in the music video.

New Cher Single WOMAN’S WORLD – 18th JUNE

New Cher Album 24th SEPTEMBER

Cher performs in Degestan at Anji arena

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Cher performed at the grand opening of the Anji Arena in Dagestan, Russia, and the home of Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala. The stadium was built on the site of Anzhi’s former home, Khazar Stadium. Cher held a mini concert and changed costumes a handful of times and sang hits including Believe, Turn Back Time, Gypsies Tramps and Thieves and All or Nothing. Cher rehashed some costumes from her Farewell Tour and Las Vegas along with vibrant background lighting effects.

The concert was shown on TV in Russia however due to contract stipulations Cher’s appearance was not shown. The crowd was a little disappointing with some having their backs turned while Cher was performing and the dancing arena barely full. Check out the photos and video of Cher warming up at the Anji Arena and performing on stage.

photos and video of Cher warming up at the Anji Arena and performing on stage.

Cher takes off for Russia

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Cher was spotted at LA Airport with Elijah on her way to perform in Russia for the opening of a new stadium called Anji Arena in Dagestan Republic. A grand 3D show is planned for June 1st in celebration of children’s day featuring various Russian superstars with Cher being the headline act. All fees from the concert will be donated to charity. Ticket prices in dancing orchestra are 300 rubles a ticket and individual seats cost between 700 to 1300 rubles.

With various fans tweeting Cher on the terrorism facing Dagestan, Cher tweeted back “Not to worry! So much money goes to children, and you can get killed in a bathtub!”

Cher also revealed on twitter that her world tour will now kick off in April 2014 after her Woman’s World single released in June and new album in September.

Ellen talks to Cher.

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Cher’s mugshot when she was 13 - The Tonight Show.

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Cher presents Moonstruck at AFI Event.

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Cher, Back with New Album It's finished!

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Cher is officially back in action and has tweeted “I JUST FINISHED MY CD” on Monday. This marks the completion of her HIGHLY anticipated 26th album with the first single set to be “Woman’s World”. After a decade long wait for a new album Cher fans are getting excited.

With an all star line up to include material from Christina Aguilera and Pink and then Lady Gaga, Cher is reaching out to young people who are really hot in the business that can keep her image up and who have admired and looked up to her themselves.

Next month, Cher will bring real-life family to Lifetime with a documentary about her Mom Georgia Holt titled, “Dear Mom, Love Cher.”

With a number one hit in four of the last decades will Cher reach the pinnacle in music and make it five in five decades. We think so!

On May 1, Nightline’s Cynthia McFadden will interview Cher about her legendary career, Cher will also make appearances on Ellen and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Cher TV Appearances on Ellen

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Cher will be joined by her Mother Georgia Holt on both NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on 30th April and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on 1st May. They will be chatting about Cher’s upcoming special dedicated to her mom titled “Dear Mom, Love Cher” (to be aired on lifetime 6th May) and Georgia Holt’s upcoming album Honky Tonk Woman.

In other news Cher has tweeted that her album is almost finished with the last song being recorded. “Got to down & Finish last song ! Then it DONE !! Jakes here putting some parts down & a Harmony !”

Cher shares scoop on TCM Co - Hosting Gig

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Cher sat down with TV Guide for an interview on her upcoming special A Woman’s World: The Defining Era of Women in Film, a collection of 17 classic movies — handpicked by Cher on Turner Classic Movies.

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…
Cher: Watching Turner Classic Movies! [Laughs] And it’s still true. I’m glued! I’m responsible for turning my publicist, Liz Rosenberg, into an aficionado. I make her come to my house and we lay on my bed watching old movies on TCM for hours and hours…and pretty soon it turns into days! Unbelievable! I never get tired of seeing the same movies over and over. I just watched The Best Years of Our Lives for what’s probably the thousandth time. It’s such a perfect movie that I can’t stand it! I don’t know what to do with myself.

TV Guide Magazine: We always think of Cher as being very forward thinking and groundbreaking. How does that square with the Cher who is so happy to escape into the past?
Cher: But the past is groundbreaking! That’s what’s so exciting about this series of films about women I’m hosting with Robby Osborne. [Laughs] I called him Robby on the set and I hear the crew is still busting his balls about it. I had so much fun with him. Anyway, these films reflect a time when women really had power in Hollywood. They were filling theaters across the country! It was a very progressive era.

TV Guide Magazine: So what happened? Why are women still the second-class citizens of the movie biz?
Cher: By the time the ’50s rolled around it all turned back into a men’s game. Well, it’s alwaysbeen a men’s game but, for a while there, women were just too strong to f–k with! Now the movies are so action-oriented. It’s all about men blowing up stuff. They give Helen Mirren a machine gun [in Red] and call it progress. Comedies seem to be where women have more of a chance these days. Romances used to be a great place, too, but there aren’t too many of those anymore, unless you’re a vampire. Then it’s a great time for you!

TV Guide Magazine: Wasn’t it still pretty brutal for the great women of that era — Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck?
Cher: So many of them stopped making quality films after they passed their thirties. Lana Turner was a huge star who went on to some really bad breaks. She took a percentage of Peyton Placeand made a fortune but, in order to keep her career alive with that film, she had to do the thing actresses most hated to do — play the mother of a grownup daughter. And she didn’t make too many more movies after that. It was so hard for these women to reach the point where they were no longer the love interest. Joan Crawford was fired from MGM when she was way too young to be fired for being too old. But then she went on to play Mildred Pierce — again, the mother of a teenage daughter — and she won an Oscar. I guess the lucky ones were those who weren’t ever leading ladies, the character actresses like Beulah Bondi, Spring Byington, Agnes Moorehead, Gladys Cooper. They never stopped working!

TV Guide Magazine: Did you steal from the stars of that period when you became an actress?
Cher: Oh, hell, yes! I can’t even tell you what I took from those great women because I must have taken everything. I was a sponge. [Laughs] Like Agnes Gooch.

TV Guide Magazine: If you could go back to that era in a time machine and have your pick of leading men, who would it be?
Cher: Dana Andrews. I know that probably seems obscure but you’ll know what I mean if you see him in The Best Years of Our Lives or in Laura. I guess there are reasons he has gone so unrecognized — there was alcoholism and what have you — but he was a genius. Just extraordinary!

TV Guide Magazine: Didn’t you try for years to produce and star in a remake of that old Dorothy McGuire fantasy The Enchanted Cottage.
Cher: I tried for a million years and couldn’t get it made. Francis Coppola even said to me, “You need to make this movie. Give it all your energy.” But when I had the rights, I couldn’t find the right writer. Then I lost the rights, then got them back again and still couldn’t find a writer. I may be too old to do it now but it would still make a fabulous movie. I also always wanted to remake A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Oh! And also On Borrowed Time, the one with Beulah Bondi and Lionel Barrymore, and that little kid who was such a great crier. What was his name? He was also in Boys Town. Bobs Watson! And they had Sir Cedric Hardwicke walking around as Death! Fantastic. See, I know my stuff.

TV Guide Magazine: Didn’t doubt it. So you never feel guilty about how much time you spend watching old movies?
Cher: Are you kidding? Never! But I do watch a hell of a lot. In fact, when there’s a movie on TCM that I haven’t seen before, it truly shocks me because, at this point, I’ve seen everything. How can you not appreciate these great old films? It’s like owning a diamond and going, “Well, s–t, that thing’s so old. Who wants that?” [Laughs] Yes, these movies are old but, damn it, they’re diamonds!

Dear Mom, Love Cher Lifetime Special

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Lifetime will premiere the documentary ‘Dear Mom, Love Cher,’ revealing the extraordinary life story and perseverance of Cher’s mother, Georgia Holt, on May 6 at 10 p.m. PT/ET.

Lifetime announced today that it will air Dear Mom, Love Cher, an hour-long documentary Cher has executive-produced about mom Georgia Holt, on May 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Dear Mom, Love Cher provides a rare peek into Cher’s family history and features interviews with not only with Holt and Cher, but also Cher’s sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak, and Holt’s grandchildren Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman, promises Lifetime.

The documentary begins with Holt’s beginnings in rural Arkansas and runs through her six tumultuous marriages while pursuing a career among Hollywood’s elite as a singer and actress.

Dear Mom, Love Cher includes a never-before-heard duet performance with Holt and Cher, along with the long-lost recordings Holt taped more than three decades ago that Cher has re-mastered for commercial release later this year.

“This project started as a gift for my mom’s 86th birthday,” says Cher, 66, in the release, adding: “Like most things in my family, it was initiated by my sister Georganne, who asked me if I could update mom’s album. So I went BIG (I’m known in the family for doing that),” said Cher. “My sister and I are proud of our mom and we want to share her with the world. My mom is EXACTLY like ‘Rocky.’ She NEVER gives up! Well…if we must nit-pick, they aren’t totally alike. Rocky is a fictitious boxer and mom’s a singer. He’s younger and a man. Other than that they are the same person! FIGHTERS.”