"Cher delivered one of Grammy night's most memorable moments. After giving her acceptance speech for the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, she began walking off stage, seemingly forgetting she was also tasked with announcing the winner for Record of the Year. The endearingly flustered icon was then thrown off when the winner wasn't displayed on the prompter, as she'd expected. When she finally opened the envelope, she excitingly declared, "Oh! The Grammy goes to Luther Vandross!""
"Of course, Vandross has been dead for over two decades, and the winner was the song "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA. The winners made their way to the stage all smiles anyway, and Cher linked arms with producer Jack Antonoff as others gave their speeches. It was an honest mistake that will likely go down as one of the sweetest, funniest moments of the whole evening. Watch the replay below."
Cher accepted the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award and began to leave without announcing Record of the Year, appearing to forget the additional duty. The winner failed to appear on the prompter, which confused the endearingly flustered icon. When she opened the envelope, she declared, "Oh! The Grammy goes to Luther Vandross!" The actual Record of the Year was the song "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA. Kendrick Lamar and SZA took the stage smiling, joined Cher linking arms with producer Jack Antonoff as speeches followed. The moment registered as an honest, funny, and sweet highlight of the evening.
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