"What I want to tell you," Cher said, "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"

Cher suffered quite the blunder at the Grammys while presenting Record of the Year to Kendrick Lamar on Sunday (1 February)

Cher made a surprise appearance at the Grammys - her first in 18 years - to receive a lifetime achievement award, and then to present record of the year. And while it was great to see the singer, her link was messier than a night out with Charli XCX.

While Cher didn't appear in-person at the event, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Grammys the next day, which created confusion

Host Trevor Noah presented Cher, 79, with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Sunday, Feb. 1, ceremony. After delivering her acceptance speech, Cher walked off stage prematurely, forgetting that she was slated to announce Record of the Year.

A prompter fail, a legendary mix-up, and nonstop reactions. Cher’s Grammys moment instantly took over social media.

Cher may have wanted to turn back time on her rather chaotic Grammys presenting experience. But the pop legend’s obvious good humor made her flubs one of the most meme-worthy moments of the night.

What better artist to celebrate Cher’s achievement in Auto-Tune and long black hair than Charli xcx? “Believe” is often credited as being the first hit song to use the software as a deliberate vocal effect in 1998, and that stylistic choice’s impact has continued to reverberate. Long story short: Cher is brat.