{"id":118641,"date":"2024-10-20T18:01:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/10\/20\/cher-inducted-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-with-some-help-from-dua-lipa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T18:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:01:26","slug":"cher-inducted-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-with-some-help-from-dua-lipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/10\/20\/cher-inducted-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-with-some-help-from-dua-lipa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame with some help from Dua Lipa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-10-20\/M_RRHOFCherDuaLipa_101924.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Courtesy of Disney+ &amp; The Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Cher <\/strong>previously said on <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0that she wouldn\u2019t be in the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame &#8220;if they gave me a million dollars,\u201d but apparently she changed her mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The legendary singer was welcomed into the RRHOF Saturday night in Cleveland,\u00a0with her celebration kicking off the show. The opening number had\u00a0<strong>Dua Lipa<\/strong>\u00a0performing Cher&#8217;s hit\u00a0\u201cBelieve,&#8221;\u00a0which turned into a duet when Cher\u00a0joined her toward the end. Later Cher took the stage by herself, performing \u201cIf I Could Turn Back Time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Zendaya<\/strong>, who gave Cher\u2019s induction speech, paid tribute to her legendary fashion style with a barely there nude outfit reminiscent of Cher&#8217;s <strong>Bob Mackie<\/strong> looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In her speech, Zendaya described Cher as \u201cso iconic she only needs one name,&#8221; noting, &#8220;It\u2019s impossible to measure the influence that Cher has had and continues to have on every one of us. She does it all and, might I add, really, really f****** well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cher has been eligible for the Hall of Fame since 1990 and joked in her speech about how long it took her to get in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was easier getting divorced from two men than getting into the RRHOF,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She then credited her mom with her\u00a0persistence\u00a0and the fact that she&#8217;s still here making music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy life has been just a roller coaster and the one that thing I\u00a0have never\u00a0done is I never\u00a0give up,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also taking part in Saturday\u2019s festivities were <strong>Kelly Clarkson<\/strong> and <strong>Demi Lovato<\/strong>, with both helping to welcome <strong>Foreigner<\/strong> into the Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Clarkson teamed with the band\u2019s original lead singer,\u00a0<strong>Lou Gramm<\/strong>, for\u00a0the band&#8217;s\u00a0#1 hit ballad \u201cI Want To Know Is Love Is,\u201d while Demi teamed with <strong>Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/strong> drummer <strong>Chad Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong> guitarist <strong>Slash<\/strong> to perform \u201cFeels Like The First Time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Jan. 1, ABC will air the special\u00a0<em>2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony<\/em>, featuring performance highlights.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is the parent company of ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Disney+ &amp; The Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Cher previously said on The Kelly Clarkson Show\u00a0that she wouldn\u2019t be in the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame &#8220;if they gave me a million dollars,\u201d but apparently she changed her mind. The legendary singer was welcomed into the<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/10\/20\/cher-inducted-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-with-some-help-from-dua-lipa\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,426,427],"tags":[701,702,227,527,700,490,528,276,703,648],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}