{"product_id":"9798765132593","title":"Cher's Believe","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCher's Believe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLior Phillips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1998, Cher seemed fated to fade off into the  pop sunset. Her time of being half of pop music's  “It couple,” of releasing chart-topping singles, of  having her own TV show, with starring in box  office breaking movies, was coming to an end. But then \u003ci\u003eBelieve\u003c\/i\u003e  and a new invention called auto-tune changed everything. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePop has always been a young person's game, especially for women,  and a new dawn of that obsessive youth was in full swing in the late  '90s. But Cher's return to inescapability at 52 years old-making her  the oldest woman to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100-was a  refusal to accept that model. Full of fire, cutting edge choices, and a  strong advocacy for one's self, \u003ci\u003eBelieve \u003c\/i\u003ewas her giant musical middle  finger to all those assumptions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The album confirmed her place as a pop icon, a queer icon, a  feminist icon, and reminds us that everyone should believe they can  be strong enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLior Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is a South African music and culture journalist originally from Cape Town, now based in Chicago, USA. She writes about music, film, art, and more for international publications, including \u003ci\u003eVariety, The Guardian, Dazed and Confused Magazine, The Creative Independent, The Grammys, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Quietus, NPR, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, she created, produced, and hosted \u003ci\u003eThis Must Be the Gig\u003c\/i\u003e, a podcast dedicated to artists' vital memories of their first gigs and passion for live music and performance. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e South African Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2023).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765132593\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936233750668,"sku":"9798765132593","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f895276f-e8e3-4c36-a7f8-60ed138ff1e0.jpg?v=1786015747","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765132593","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}