Feb 2, 2026 12:41pm PT SZA Defends Cher After ‘Luther Vandross’ Grammys Confusion: ‘She’s Not Wrong’ Because Vandross’ ‘Frequency Allowed Us to Win’ By Michaela Zee Plus Icon Michaela Zee michaelakzee Latest ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Cast Reacts to Catherine O’Hara’s Death: ‘It’s Hard to Imagine a World Without Her in It’ 3 days ago Catherine O’Hara Remembered by Michael Keaton, Christopher Guest and More in Emotional Tributes: ‘We Have Lost One of the Comic Giants of Our Age’ 3 days ago Variety Names Jeff Cooper as Group Senior Vice President of Consumer Partnerships 4 days ago See All Getty SZA defended Cher during an interview with Entertainment Tonight after the “Believe” singer mistakenly announced “Luther Vandross” as the record of the year winner at the Grammys on Sunday night; the award actually went to Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” a tribute to the R&B singer who died in 2005. “We share the frequency of the song,” SZA said, referring to Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 rendition of “If This World Were Mine,” which is sampled in “Luther.” “Like, that’s his frequency that allowed us to win and that allowed it to be memorable. So she’s not wrong.
