NAMES IN THE NEWS : Liza Takes Risks for ‘Results’

In Liza Minnelli’s view, she’s not getting older--she’s getting braver.

“I feel the need to take risks now,” said the 43-year-old entertainer. “I don’t know why. Maybe it’s my age . . . or maybe it’s something bizarre, like the position of the planets--who knows?”

Her latest album, “Results,” is certainly a change for the Academy Award-winning actress best known for belting out Broadway tunes.

“Results,” co-produced and mostly composed by Britain’s Pet Shop Boys, is pop dance music.

Sales haven’t exactly taken off in this country, but Minnelli doesn’t think her less-than-hip image is to blame.

“But I am hip,” she said, noting she likes rap and rock music.

“I’m not this old lady looking for her lost youth,” she said. “The key is doing music they can relate to. If the kids like the music, they won’t care if I’m 80 years old.”