Dua Lipa in a slinky dress opened the Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night singing Cher’s “Believe” only to give way to to the actor-singing icon, who emerged to blistering screams. The two held hands during their brief duet, a connection across generations the Hall has always hoped to spotlight.
Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
Zendaya inducted Cher. “Where do I even begin? Cher is not one person,” the actor said."Her name is just as legendary as her legacy." Zendaya noted that Cher is the only woman to have a No. 1 hit on a Billboard chart in each of the past seven decades."Cher has got the goods," Zendaya said before Cher performed a rocking version of “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
The Roots helped the band do a medley of hits that got the crowd grooving — led by Robert “Kool” Bell — bass guitarist, co-founder and last original member — and longtime singer James “JT” Taylor. Confetti shot into the arena. Cher — who in addition to her hits was a pioneer in the use of Auto-Tune — and Blige, with eight multi-platinum albums and nine Grammy Awards, will help boost the number of women in the Hall, which critics say is too low.
“What I’m trying to do is bring over the aperture back up to where it was in the late '50s, where you had Brenda Lee and Hank Williams right next to Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, the Beatles. It was, at that time, this gumbo of artists. It kind of narrowed down over the years. All I can do is bring it back to its original roots.”
Other members of rock, pop and hip-hop royalty will be on hand to help usher the class in, including Busta Rhymes,Demi Lovato, Ella Mai, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lucky Daye, Mac McAnally, Method Man, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Slash and The Roots.
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