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Grammys producer addresses Cher’s bizarre Luther Vandross mishap: ‘We had briefed her’

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Grammys executive producer Ben Winston didn’t mind that Cher suffered a series of mishaps while presenting one of the most important awards during this year’s biggest night in music.

“I promise you, we had briefed her, and I promise you, what she had to do was in the prompter,” Winston, 44, told Rolling Stone during the outlet’s “Music Now” podcast on Monday.

“If I could go back in time, I’d want that to happen again,” he added, referencing the pop legend’s hit song “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

Grammys executive producer Ben Winston didn’t mind that Cher suffered a few mishaps while presenting at this year’s biggest night in music. WireImage
Winston revealed that Cher was “briefed” and that “what she had to do was in the prompter” for when she presented record of the year on Sunday night. Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Cher, 79, received a standing ovation when she took to the Grammys stage for the first time in 18 years on Sunday night to receive her lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy.

But the “Believe” singer, who was also tasked with announcing the record of the year winner, began to walk off the stage before presenting the award – forcing six-time host Trevor Noah to call her back.

“You’ve just gotta get up and bring her back,” Winston recalled telling the comedian, who ultimately led Cher back to the microphone.

Cher took to the Grammys stage for the first time in 18 years on Sunday night to receive her lifetime achievement award. Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Grammys 2026 host Trevor Noah had to call Cher back to the stage after she walked away before announcing this year’s record of the year winner. Getty Images for The Recording Academy

The confusion didn’t end there, however, because the Goddess of Pop then paused for a few moments as the crowd waited to hear who won.

“Oh, they told me it was going to be on the prompter!” she exclaimed before opening the envelope for record of the year and reading out “Luther Grandoss,” whom many viewers interpreted as Luther Vandross.

Vandross, an R&B legend who received eight Grammys during his prolific career, died in 2005 at the age of 54.

The “Believe” singer thought she was supposed to read this year’s record of the year winner from the teleprompter rather than the envelope. Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Cher accidentally announced Luther Vandross, pictured here performing in 1984 and who died in 2005, instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s song “Luther” as the winner of record of the year. Getty Images
Cher appeared to apologize to Lamar and SZA for the mix-up as they took to the Grammys stage to accept their award. John Salangsang/Shutterstock

Of course, the real winners of record of the year were Kendrick Lamar and SZA for their song “Luther,” which explained Cher’s mix-up.

Although Cher appeared to apologize to Lamar, 38, and SZA, 36, as they took to the stage to accept their Grammy, Winston revealed that the “Strong Enough” singer wasn’t embarrassed about the entire mishap.

“She’s happy with it. She had a great time,” he said. “You want a bit of anarchy.”

Lamar and SZA weren’t stressed about the confusion either, and the “Kill Bill” singer even came to Cher’s defense during an interview shortly after the night’s awards ceremony concluded.

Winston said that Cher wasn’t embarrassed about the presenting mishap and that she “had a great time.” WireImage
SZA, pictured here with Lamar during their acceptance speeches, later defended Cher and explained the record of the year mix-up. Getty Images for The Recording Academy

During a chat with Entertainment Tonight, SZA noted that her and Lamar’s Grammy-winning track sampled Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s popular cover of “If This World Were Mine,” which may have explained Cher’s initial confusion.

“We share the frequency of the song. Like, that’s his frequency that allowed us to win and that allowed it to be memorable,” SZA told the outlet. “So, she’s not wrong, and she’s from that era. She probably really knew Luther Vandross.”

“Of course, her brain and her energy is connecting that energy to the energy that we’re sharing,” SZA added. “We’re mooching off of what Luther already gave us, so we’re grateful.”

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