Grammy Awards 2026: Cher Brings The Chaos And We’re Totally Here For It

From the moment she arrived on stage at this year’s Grammy Awards, it’s fair to say that Cher brought the entertainment.

The music legend was brought out as a surprise guest towards the end of Sunday night’s ceremony to deliver a short speech in honour of her recent lifetime achievement win.

Reflecting on the very high highs and very low lows she’s experienced over her years in showbiz, she told the celebrities in attendance: “The thing I want to tell you, the only thing I wanted you to take away with you, and I’ve been in this business.

“Never give up on your dream, no matter what happens. Live it, be it, and if it’s not happening now, it will happen soon. So that’s all I have to say. Thank you.”

So far, so good, but it was at that moment that things began to take a turn we can only describe as Travolta-esque.

“I guess I’m supposed to walk off now,” Cher continued, before bidding the crowd farewell and turning on her heel.

The only issue with that was the fact that she, in fact, was not “supposed to walk off” at all, with host Trevor Noah stepping in to remind the If I Could Turn Back Time singer that she was supposed to be announcing the nominees and winner of Record Of The Year.

Once the nominees were done with, Cher declared: “And the Grammy goes to…”

What followed was six seconds of silence, before someone off-camera apparently gestured to Cher that she’d not yet opened the envelope in her hand.

“They told me it was going to be on the prompter!” she said with a laugh, before enthusiastically announcing the winner as “Luther Vandross”.

Of course, this wasn’t quite right either, with Record Of The Year actually going to Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Luther, their collaboration being built around a sample of the late crooner’s rendition of If This World Were Mine.

As Kendrick, SZA and their collaborators took to the stage to accept the award, viewers were pretty tickled with the fact that the 79-year-old opted to hang around at the back for the duration of the speeches, looking like she was part of the songwriting team, all while quietly apologising for her gaffe to anyone who would listen.

Oh Cher, please don’t ever change…