Cher Has Your Back, Arkansas

Pomplamoose - Believe

Jack's bushy beard is back.

An Army Of Chers Promote The 2014 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

(Tipped by JMG reader Jonny)

Cher - Take It Like A Man

While this clip was posted to Cher's official YouTube channel, it's essentially an underwear commercial. And it must have filmed in Key West, because the models are wearing Island House shirts in the one brief shot that they have a shirt on.

(Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)

Cher Announces 2014 Tour Dates

At least she's not calling this one another "farewell tour."

Cher is ready to hit the road on the "Dressed to Kill" tour, her first trek in eight years. The legendary performer made the announcement Monday morning on NBC's "Today" show, telling the hosts that it won't be easy. "The road is horrible, but the concerts are great," she told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie. "I understand why guys in bands tear up hotel rooms and throw TVs out the windows, because it's a very lonely place. The only time you have fun is at the concerts." The tour will visit 49 cities across North America starting March 22 in Phoenix and will include stops in major markets including Washington D.C., Philadelphia, NYC (Brooklyn and East Rutherford, NJ), Seattle and Los Angeles before wrapping up July 11 in San Diego.

Cher's last tour lasted three years, included 605 shows, and grossed  $250M, according to Wikipedia. (The Guinness Book Of Records says the gross was actually $394M.)

Cher Turns Down Sochi Oympics Gig

Cher, seen above performing in June to 10,000 screaming gay men at the NYC Pride Pier Dance, has rejected an offer to appear at the Sochi Olympics. She tells Maclean's: "I can’t name names but my friend called who is a big oligarch over there, and asked me if I’d like to be an ambassador for the Olympics and open the show. I immediately said no. I want to know why all of this gay hate just exploded over there. He said the Russian people don’t feel the way the government does."

Cher & Lady Gaga - The Greatest Thing

Cher - The Golden Girls Remix

Anderson Cooper: I'm A Creepy Cher Fan

"You try keeping a 46 year-old gay man away from Cher."

Cher At NYC Pride Pier Dance

The photos above are from where Dr. Jeff and I were in the backstage area last night, where we could see Cher's giant teleprompters, which not only scrolled the words to her hits, but included stage directions. Tell the truth (point, point), This is a woman's world (four fist pumps), This is a woman's world. I'm not convinced that the vocals were entirely live, but ten thousand gay men did not care in the least and their singing was almost as loud as the sound system. Three songs: Strong Enough, Believe, Woman's World. The first clip is by my pal Matt Rettenmund of Boy Culture. Cher was introduced by surprise guest Whoopi Goldberg.

UPDATE: I've replaced a couple of the earlier clips with Matt's superior video from the press pit.

GAYSPLOSION: Cher + Cooper + Cohen

Cher - Woman's World

Tonight Cher performed her new single, Woman's World, on the finale of The Voice at the same time that the lyric video for the track was posted to her channel on YouTube.

UPDATE: Gay singer/songwriter Matt Morris wrote the track!

Cher To Play NYC Pride Pier Dance

I told you that you'd squee. Via press release:

New York City, June 18, 2013 - The one and only Cher is headed to New York City to perform at the legendary, Dance on the Pier, it was confirmed today by NYC Pride. Cher will be performing her new single, “Woman’s World” from her upcoming CD scheduled to be released on September 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.

Get tickets here. Cher will debut Woman's World on tonight's episode of The Voice.  Yesterday NYC Pride also announced that Deborah Cox will perform at Pier Dance.

Cher Records With Jake Shears

Hashtag Cher-tastrophe

Cher - Woman's World

A snippet of an unfinished version of this track leaked out last month, causing Cher to express some anguish on Twitter. Today the final version was posted to the official Warner Brothers YouTube channel.

Cher & Kathy Griffin On Mitt Romney

"This is CHER, bitches! Do what she says!"

The Diva Wears Prada

Totally hits all my favorite lines. "That's all."

(Via Boy Culture)

Tweet Of The Day - Cher

Teabaggers Slam Cher

Cher is homophobic for saying "teabagger"!