Arts & Entertainment
Listen: Cher releases cover of ABBA’s ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’
The single will be included on her upcoming tribute album
Cher (Photo by MCM, Machado Cicala Morassut)
Cher has released the first cover from her upcoming ABBA tribute album.
“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” was released on Thursday featuring production by Mark Taylor, who was behind Cher’s hit single “Believe.”
Cher’s album “Dancing Queen” will include a number of other ABBA hits such as “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia.” The pop star gave fans a look at the tracklist on Twitter.
SONGS
1.WATERLOO
2.GIMME,GIMME
3.DANCING?
4.CHIQUITITTA
5. NAME OF THE GAME
6.MOMMA MIA
7. ONE OF US
8.WINNER TAKES IT ALL
9.SOS
10.⁉️— Cher (@cher) July 25, 2018
Cher made her highly anticipated return to the big screen in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” after an eight-year hiatus.
Listen below.
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Out & About
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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