May 07, 2015
According to a Twitter conversation between Cher and a fan, the singer had a nice talk with Kanye at the Met Gala during which the rapper thanked her for using autotune. Though many listeners attribute most of the world's pre-808s & Heartbreak vocal manipulation to T-Pain—who has suggested that Kanye basically stole the concept for 808s from him—Cher beat both these boys by several years, slathering autotune all over her vocal on "Believe," a bubbly dancefloor hit from 1998. As she sang on that song: "what am I supposed to do? Sit around and wait for you?"
Cher also chatted with Kim about "our trips to Armenia."
@blanktgt She was very Gracious.We talked about our trips to Armenia.Kanye
Thanked me for Autotune.They were sweet,& seemed 2 be having fun.
— Cher (@cher) May 5, 2015
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