"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."
Cher presented Record of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, but the segment was riddled with mistakes. The ceremony gave Cher a Lifetime Achievement Award at the start of her presentation, prompting her to attempt to leave after host Trevor Noah handed her the trophy. Grammys president Harvey Mason Jr. ushered her back to announce the Record of the Year. Kendrick Lamar and SZA won for "Luther," which samples Vandross and Cheryl Lynn. Cher mispronounced the winner as "Luther Grandross," but the artists understood and the trophy will be engraved accordingly.
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