SZA defends Cher after Luther Vandross Grammys confusion
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"Luther Vandross is one of my favorite artists of all time," Kendrick Lamar says
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.
Although Kendrick Lamar and SZA walked away with the 2026 Grammy for Record of the Year for their song “luther”—which sampled the 1982 Luther Vandross hit “If This World Were Mine”—the late iconic singer still somehow became one of the hottest topics of the night.