Cher may have stepped onto the GRAMMY stage to present Record of the Year on Sunday night (February 1), but she ended up delivering one of the most memorable moments of the entire night.
Full story below.
The music legend appeared during a ceremony that had been running smoothly when she took the stage to accept her Lifetime Achievement Award.
After her acceptance speech, Cher walked off unaware she was also scheduled to present Record of the Year. Moments later, she returned to continue her duties…and that’s when the moment happened.
While presenting the award, Cher accidentally announced “Luther Vandross” as the winner, referencing the R&B singer who passed away in 2005 instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s collaboration, ‘Luther,’ whose song was sampled.
Realizing the mix-up almost instantly, Cher laughed it off and quickly corrected herself, officially announcing the rightful winners.
SZA later told ‘Entertainment Tonight‘ that she had nothing but respect during an interview after the show:
“She’s (Cher) not wrong,”
“She probably really knew Luther Vandross. Of course, her brain and her energy were connecting that energy to the energy that we’re sharing.”
The ‘Snooze‘ songstress wasn’t the only one making headlines for her response to the snafu.
Even Vandross’ estate took to his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account to react the next day. Look below to see what they said.
If only we could turn back time, @Cher ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TkZDblbASD
— Luther Vandross (@luthervandross) February 2, 2026
Grandma should stay home or play Bingo…
forgot to take her pill…..maybe!
I love how TGJ likes to make Nicki look insane but with this recent interview they skipped through it and took out the part about Trump because to them that was the only negative narrative they could pull from her amazing interview.
If she wasn’t on the maga train nobody would be talking about her. Her trump suport is the story now. All media will cut to the chase.
There are two types of Trump’s supporters.
Bots and peedooooo$… Nicki is just another new influencer!
Tbh I would love for her not to be talked about. Like don’t write half an article.
Carry on. Pretend she doesn’t exist. Don’t bother replying when you see her name. Hopefully she might vanish into thin air. *fingers crossed for you*
Leave the barbs with their queen 🥰