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Cher has an unlikely favorite artist these days as she showed love to one of rap’s late West Coast legends.

Although the singer and 2Pac never had the chance to collaborate, she’s been loving his music after boyfriend Alexander “A.E.” Edwards put her on to the “California Love” rapper.

Cher joined The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday (May 1), where she crowned 2Pac as her go-to these days.

“2Pac,” she said when asked about her favorite artist. “[My boyfriend] Alexander started playing me 2Pac.” The depth of Pac’s artistry blew away Cher, along with just how potent his songwriting was. “I was so taken aback by the depth of the words,” she added.

Being nearly four decades younger than the 77-year-old ageless wonder, Edwards — who is a music exec and Tyga affiliate — has brought some new perspective to Cher even though 2Pac was fatally shot more than 27 years ago.

Elsewhere in her chat with Jennifer Hudson, Cher explained why she prefers a more youthful taste in men.

“I’m really shy when I’m not working and kind of shy around men,” she said. “And the reason I go out with young men is because men my age or older — well, now they’re all dead — but before they just never, they were always terrified to approach me and younger men were the only ones that did.”

Cher became tied to A.E. in 2022 and they went public with their relationship in November 2022 when the “Believe” singer posted a photo of the couple to social media.

“On paper, it’s kind of ridiculous,” the singer told Kelly Clarkson on her show regarding the relationship with Edwards. “But in real life, we get along great. He’s fabulous. And I don’t give men qualities that they don’t deserve.”

Watch more clips from Cher’s appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show below.

Ed Sheeran is going all-out for the 10th anniversary celebration of his sophomore album, x. Ten years to the day of the LP’s original release, Sheeran will drop x (10th Anniversary Edition) on June 21, an expanded version of the 12-song original featuring nine bonus tracks, none of which have ever been available on vinyl before.

In addition, Sheeran will play a special, one-off show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on May 22 with a setlist reflecting his 24-track 2015 x (Wembley Edition) release. According to a release, he’s also partnered with Seated for an exclusive fan on-sale to assure that tickets get into the hands of fans, with registration open now through Thursday (May 2) at 11:59 p.m. ET; click here for more details on the pre-sale. Expecting demand to be overwhelming, the pre-sale will be limited to a select number of randomly selected fans, with only one registration allowed per person. Registered fans will be notified via email or text before noon ET on Sunday (May 5) with a unique, one-time code that will allow them to buy up to two tickets via Ticketmaster.

Getting a code does not guarantee the ability to buy tickets, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis when they go on sale to the general public on Monday (May 6) at 10 a.m. ET. For context, Sheeran’s team noted that his most recent New York shows were in front of 173,390 fans across two shows at MetLife Stadium, with only 12,000 tickets available for the Barclays gig.

Sheeran’s second album helped turn him into a global superstar, with 22 million worldwide sales thanks to such hits as “Don’t,” “Sing,” “Photograph” and “Thinking Out Loud.” The bonus tracks include: “Take It Back,” “Shirtsleeves,” “Even My Dad Does Sometimes,” “I See Fire” (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), “All of the Stars” (from The Fault in Our Stars), “English Rose,” “Touch and Go,” “New York” and “Make It Rain.”