When she has a chance, it only seems fair to expect Cher to mention her good diva Luther Vandross, who sang backup on her 1979 album Prisoner. Cher presented Record of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and the whole situation was rife with snafus. To begin, the ceremony chose to present her with her Lifetime Achievement Award at the beginning of the segment. That made Cher think she was done with being onstage once host Trevor Noah presented her with the trophy, so she tried to leave. Grammys president Harvey Mason Jr. then had to shoo her back to the microphone to actually unveil the Record of the Year award.
Record of the Year ended up going to Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Billboard No. 1 hit “Luther,” which samples Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s “If This World Were Mine” — except when announcing their win, Cher didn’t say “Luther.” Instead, she announced that the winner was “Luther Grandross,” meaning “Luther Vandross,” which, in turn, meant “Luther.” Hey, Lamar and SZA still knew what she meant, and the trophy will be engraved either way. So, congrats to Luther G. V. on his ninth total Grammy Award. There’s never too much!
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