Editing Cher (section)

=== 2023–present: Christmas album, Rock Hall induction and memoirs ===
Cher's first holiday album, ''[[Christmas (Cher album)|Christmas]]'' (2023), features duets with Cyndi Lauper, [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Darlene Love]] and rapper [[Tyga]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-holiday-album-single-dj-play-a-christmas-song-1234847962/ |title=Cher Is Making Requests on Holiday Single 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' |date=October 6, 2023 |last=Paul |first=Larisha |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006153911/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-holiday-album-single-dj-play-a-christmas-song-1234847962/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It reached number one at the [[Top Holiday Albums|''Billboard'' Top Holiday Albums]] chart,<ref name=Cher-Billboard/> as well as the top ten in Austria,<ref>{{cite web |language=de |url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher&titel=Christmas&cat=a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214214159/https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher&titel=Christmas&cat=a |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2025 |url-status=live |title=Austriancharts.at – Cher – ''Christmas'' |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref> Germany,<ref name=Cher-Billboard/> Scotland<ref name=UKChartHistory/> and the UK.<ref name=Cher-Billboard/> The album's lead single, "[[DJ Play a Christmas Song]]", topped the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] and [[Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales]] charts in December 2023,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-number-one-adult-contemporary-chart-1235520898/ |title=Cher's 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' Dashes to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226220757/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-number-one-adult-contemporary-chart-1235520898/ |url-status=live}}</ref> extending Cher's record as the only solo artist with ''Billboard'' number-one singles in seven consecutive decades (1960s–2020s).{{efn|name=BillboardNumberOnes}}

[[File:Cher in 2024 (cropped).png|thumb|left|upright|alt=Cher smiles during an interview, wearing a black outfit, long dark wavy hair and statement earrings.|Cher in a 2024 interview on ''[[The Jennifer Hudson Show]]'']]

In December 2023, Cher criticized the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for excluding her since becoming eligible in 1990, saying, "I wouldn't be in it now if they gave me a million dollars", and suggesting the institution "can just you-know-what themselves".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=October 4, 2024 |title=Cher Thought: 'What Do I Have to Do to Get Into the Rock Hall?' |url=https://people.com/cher-thought-what-do-i-have-to-do-to-get-into-rock-hall-8732359 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207081159/https://people.com/cher-thought-what-do-i-have-to-do-to-get-into-rock-hall-8732359 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two months later, she received her first nomination and was inducted on October 19, 2024, becoming the first musician-actor to win an Academy Award for acting and join the Hall of Fame.<ref name=rockhall1>{{cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Rock Hall Fame Nominees Include Cher, Mariah Carey and Sinéad O'Connor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/arts/music/rock-hall-fame-nominees-cher-mariah-sinead.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212012426/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/arts/music/rock-hall-fame-nominees-cher-mariah-sinead.html/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rockhall2>{{cite magazine |first=Annie |last=Zaleski |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/rock-roll-hall-fame-cher-foreigner-cleveland-induction-ceremony-1236183988/ |title=Cher on Her 'Love-Hate Relationship' with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, Peter Frampton on Being 'Scared' to Come and Other Highlights from the Cleveland Ceremony |date=October 20, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208051623/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/rock-roll-hall-fame-cher-foreigner-cleveland-induction-ceremony-1236183988/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rockhall3>{{cite web |title=Cher |url=https://rockhall.com/inductees/cher/ |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |access-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825114739/https://rockhall.com/inductees/cher/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Cher decided to accept the honor out of admiration for her fellow inductees.<ref name=rockhall2/> At the ceremony, she performed "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "Believe", the latter as a duet with [[Dua Lipa]].<ref name=rockhall2/>

In November 2024, Cher published ''[[Cher: The Memoir|Cher: The Memoir, Part One]]'', the first of a two-part autobiography covering her childhood, early career and marriages to Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.<ref name=HRJul24>{{cite magazine |last=Perez |first=Lexy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/cher-memoir-two-parts-1235956701/ |title=Cher's Memoir to Be Released in Two Parts, First Will Publish in November |date=July 24, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=July 26, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725220307/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/cher-memoir-two-parts-1235956701/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Written over seven years,<ref name=HRJul24/> it debuted at number one on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]], holding the position for three weeks.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/12/08/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/ |title=Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204222504/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/12/08/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/12/15/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/ |title=Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207201336/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/12/15/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/ |url-status=live}}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/12/21/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/ |title=Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 21, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> The second part is set for release in 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cher to Turn Back Time With ''The Memoir, Part One'' |first=Angie |last=Martoccio |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-announces-memoir-part-one-1235066725/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |date=July 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724175646/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-announces-memoir-part-one-1235066725/ |url-status=live}}</ref> To celebrate 60 years in music, Cher released the greatest hits album ''[[Forever (Cher album)|Forever]]'' (2024), available as a 21-track standard edition and a 40-track digital edition, ''Forever Fan'', featuring Sonny & Cher songs and lesser-known tracks curated by Cher.<ref name=forever-fan>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/offensive-songs-cher-rolling-stones-censorship-1235087496/ |title='Half-Breed' and 'Brown Sugar' Vanished: Why Classic Artists Are Censoring Themselves |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=David |last=Browne |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=November 21, 2024 |archive-date=November 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121185251/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/offensive-songs-cher-rolling-stones-censorship-1235087496/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' noted the absence of "Half-Breed", her third ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one, linking it to a trend of artists [[Self-censorship|reevaluating their catalogs]] in light of changing [[Cultural sensitivity|cultural sensitivities]].<ref name=forever-fan/>