Cher is set to perform at iHeartRadio’s 2023 NYC Jingle Ball.Photo:Cara Howe/NBC via Getty
Cara Howe/NBC via Getty
Cher-mas is coming early this year!
The pop icon — who released her first holiday album,Christmas, in October — is now slated to take the stage atiHeartRadio’s Jingle Ballin New York City on Friday.
On Tuesday, iHeartMedia announced that the “Believe” singer, 77, will join the already star-studded lineup for a “special performance” at Madison Square Garden.
Pentatonix,Doechii,Melanie Martinezand David Kushner are also slated to perform.
Olivia Rodrigo, SZA and Sabrina Carpenter will perform at iHeartRadio’s 2023 NYC Jingle Ball.Taylor Hill/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Variety via Getty
Taylor Hill/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Variety via Getty
The iHeartRadio tour kicked off on Nov. 26 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It has since made stops in Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago, and on Tuesday night, will stop in Detroit.
After N.Y.C., the festive tour will head to Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta before wrapping at the Amerant Bank Arena in Miami on Dec. 16.
Cher — who is only slated to perform at the Madison Square Garden Jingle Ball —forayed into the holiday genre this year withChristmas, which she released on Oct. 20. The 13-track album features originals, covers and collaborations with icons likeStevie WonderandCyndi Lauper.
“I wanted to make a Cher Christmas album, but I didn’t know how to do it,” the singer told PEOPLE in October. “I never could figure out a way. Then this year, I just asked the record company if they would just let me do it — and just hand the finished product over to them — and they were agreeable, so I started picking songs.”
Cher said she did the songs “one at a time,” and when she examined the finished product, she “realized is that I have a fun Christmas album that only has a couple of sad songs.”
“I was really happy that it was eclectic, and it’s really eclectic,” she said of the record. “I was proud of it myself.”
Cher will perform at iHeartRadio’s 2023 NYC Jingle Ball.Andreas Rentz/Getty
Andreas Rentz/Getty
The singer described one of the originals, dance-pop earworm “DJ Play a Christmas Song” — which sheperformed at the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade— as “being at Studio 54, only Studio 54 at Christmas.”
With so many collaborators (the album also features rapperTygaand holiday music iconsDarlene LoveandMichael Bublé) Cher told PEOPLE that the recording experience “was like herding cats” — but it was all worth it in the end.
“When people hear this,” she said of the record, “I want them to feel good.”
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The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour stops will be part of an exclusive television special on ABC, set to air on Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, and will be available on demand and to stream on Hulu the following day.
source: people.com
