Tag: Cher

Posted on

News Round-Up: July 25, 2018

A few news items you might have missed: • It’s Hump Day – need I say more? (see above) • Two gay dads were stabbed by their adopted son in Los Angeles, California. #MentalHealthIssues? • Someone did some serious damage to Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. • Twin gay models – the Zakar twins – have accused high-end photographer Rick Day of sexual abuse.

• Cher just dropped the track list of her upcoming ABBA cover album – check the list below.

• Donald Trump is now turning his attention to booting HIV+ soldiers out of the U.S. military. • Virulently anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council president Tony Perkins misses the old days when it was illegal to be gay.

Posted on

Cher Announces New ABBA Cover Songs Album

Cher in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

As Grammy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Cher makes the rounds of talk shows to promote her upcoming new film, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, the goddess of pop has revealed her next recording project.

After months of teasing via social media, Cher told Kathie Lee Gifford of the Today Show she will release an album of ABBA cover songs in September.

“After I did ’Fernando’ I thought it would really be fun to do an album of ABBA songs,” the pop icon shared. “So I did.”

No word on which songs the multi-talented hyphenate chose for the new collection, but as she says to Kathie Lee, “it’s not what you think of when you think of ABBA because I did it in a different way.”

Having charted a #1 single in each of the last six decades, fans can definitely expect Cher to bring her own ABBA-tastic flavor to the super group’s catalogue.

Having loved the Broadway musical Mamma Mia (she admits to having seen the production three times), Cher says she’s thrilled to be a part of the new film because ‘it shows women being in control of their life.’

Surprisingly, the Academy Award winner shared that she never expected she would do “many” movies. “I believe what belongs to you, comes to you,” she shares. “And I’d have never thought this belonged to me, but it did.”

Check out the full segment from the Today Show below.

Posted on

Listen: Cher Sings “Fernando” From MAMMA MIA 2

Cher sings the ABBA hit "Fernando" in the upcoming musical film 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'
Cher in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

This might be something of a #FBF that’s looking forward as we finally get a chance to check out Cher’s full duet of ABBA’s “Fernando,” from the Mamma Mia 2 soundtrack.

Singing with actor Andy Garcia (woof!) on the track — the diva does exactly what she was brought in to do and takes the iconic 1980 song to ‘Cher Land.’

This marks the third track to be released in advance of Mamma Mia 2 hitting theaters on July 20.

Previously we’ve gotten a listen to “Waterloo” by Hugh Skinner and Lily James, and “When I Kissed the Teacher” featuring James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies and Celia Imrie.

The original Mamma Mia flick received mixed reviews from critics, but audiences loved it the musical mashup. The film scored a huge $615 million based on a $52 million budget, and became the 5th highest-grossing film of 2008.

So, get ready for July 20 when Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper and Julie Walters all return for the musical antics.

Take a listen to a sample of Cher’s “Fernando” below and then check out the full track on Spotify:

The official poster for 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'

In related Cher news, the Oscar winner recently told James Corden of The Late Late Show about the time she and Meryl Streep went out for ice cream in New York City and ended up saving a woman’s life.

Because, well, they’re Cher and Meryl Streep. Watch below.

Posted on

New Trailer: “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

Cher in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The second trailer for the upcoming Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released today and it’s as ABBA-tastic as you’d expect.

The original Mamma Mia film cashed in $609 million at the box office worldwide back in 2008, so it’s no wonder Universal Pictures is taking another kick-ball-change with the ABBA catalogue.

In the new tease, we get more singing, more dancing, more Cher!

The film serves as both sequel and prequel in explaining just how the three dads (Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper) came into Donna’s life.

And did I mention – Cher?

The movie hits theaters July 20. Watch the new trailer below.

Posted on

Cher Honors Adam Rippon For TIME’s “100 Most Influential People Of 2018”

Cher pens a glowing essay in honor of out Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon for TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2018"

The one and only Cher, Grammy-winning singer and an Oscar-winning actor, wrote a tribute to Olympic figure skater and now-LGBTQ icon Adam Rippon who is being honored by TIME Magazine as one of 2018’s “100 Most Influential People.”

From a perspective that only Cher could write from, she shares her view on our man Adam:

All figure skaters are beautiful, but Adam Rippon is different. He isn’t just a beautiful skater. He has humility, grace and an incredible sense of humor.

You could see in the leather-harness suit he wore to the Academy Awards that he isn’t afraid to take chances. It wasn’t about the suit, really. It was about the fact that he dares to be different in a world where being different always comes with a cost. I thought it was fabulous, of course.

Adam is a skater who happens to be gay, and that represents something wonderful to young people. When I was young, I had no role models—everyone looked like Sandra Dee and Doris Day. There was nobody who made me think, Oh, I could be like them. They represent me. Adam shows people that if you put blood, sweat and tears into what you’re doing, you can achieve something that’s special. You can be special. And I think that’s very brave.

Click here for the full list of 2018 honorees.

Posted on

Cher Apologizes For Selfie With Aussie Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Cher with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

As I recently reported, international superstar Cher thrilled the crowd of over 300,000 at the annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras this past weekend.

Not only did she dazzle the audience with a 20 minute set at the huge after-party event, she showed up at the Parade as well.

The only hitch in the whole magilla was a selfie she took with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the parade.

It appears Cher was not up to speed on Australian politics and didn’t realize that it was Turnbull who put the entire country through the recent mail-in survey on marriage equality before he would allow legislators to take up the issue.

As we all know know, same-sex marriages happily began ‘down under’ in January.

But folks took the iconic Oscar winner to task for honoring Turnbull with a selfie.

In the end, Cher offered a sincere mea culpa adding “Guess that’s why I have FEW Friends Who Are Politicians.”

Check out the tweets below.

(h/t JoeMyGod)

Posted on

Cher Thrills 300K+ Crowd At Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

(Photo: YouTuber Frank Patti)

Thrilling her fans ‘down under,’ Cher dazzled the packed crowd of over 300,000 at Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras last night delivering a 20 minute set that included hits like “All or Nothing,” “Strong Enough,” “Believe,” and “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

The international icon also made a surprise appearance earlier in the evening during the parade.

From The Guardian:

The singer, sporting bright orange hair and a low-cut black top with a silver-embroidered jacket, mingled with her many fans.

She said she loved the feeling of the parade and even chimed in about Australia’s passing of same-sex marriage laws.

“It’s about time,” Cher told reporters.

The American singer praised the Mardi Gras and said she wished she had attended one earlier.

“I love that everybody is having such a good time and there’s no feeling of any kind of anger, there’s no negativity and that’s what I like most,” Cher said.

“All the people with everything hanging out, and fabulous girls with their slap on and big hair and no clothes – I love it.”

Check out Cher’s after-party performance below.

Posted on

Cher Wows Down Under At #MardiGras40

Cher on the Quantas float (image via Quantas)

The indomitable Cher is “down under” thrilling the gays in advance of her performance at Mardi Gras this weekend.

Adorned in orange hair – because why not? – Cher even met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who welcomed her to the festivities tweeting, “Welcome to Sydney, Cher! @GladysB Lucy and I and all your fans thrilled to be with you at the 40th Mardi Gras & first since Australia achieved marriage equality.”

A post shared by Cher Brasil (@sitecherbrasil) on Mar 3, 2018 at 7:26am PST

Posted on

New Trailer For “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Features Cher Singing “Fernando”

(image via screen capture)

The new trailer for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again premiered during the Grammy Awards last night complete with an appearance by Cher singing “Fernando.”

Back in October, Cher hinted at about her role in the flick back in October on Twitter.

The original Mamma Mia! film was released a decade ago, and this appearance is Cher’s first on the big screen since 2010.

The film also stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Dominic Cooper, and Andy Garcia.

Watch the new trailer below.

Posted on

News Round-Up: December 27, 2017

(via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• It’s Hump Day – Do I really need to explain why actor/model Trevor LaPaglia (above) is here? #woof

• Who could possibly be a big enough star to headline the Sydney Gay & Lesbian 40th Mardi Gras celebration the year that marriage equality becomes a reality? Word is it’s the one and only Cher.

• Donald Trump’s lawyers are telling the Trumpster the Robert Mueller investigation will soon come to an end, but those in the know say that’s “fanciful” thinking as Yahoo News reports Mueller has just collected “a mountain of new evidence.”

• Kansas City weatherman Gary Lezak came out to the world and introduced his longtime partner in a moving Facebook post last week.

• An Orlando police officer who saved lives the night of the Pulse Nightclub shooting is being fired just months before his pension would kick in.

• Apple is facing at least 8 lawsuits over iPhone software updates that slowed down phones without informing customers.

• And here’s the always fun round-up of Best News Bloopers of 2017, just to show you folks on TV are human like all of us: