Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2024: Cher says she “changed the sound of music forever”

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Cher has finally been inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and joked that “it was easier getting divorced from two men than it was getting in”.The long-awaited induction comes after she previously slammed her absence last year.

The singer aired her concerns to Kelly Clarkson, saying that despite being one of the only two music acts to score a No. 1 hit across a whopping seven decades – the other being The Rolling Stones, who were inducted in 2010 – she has constantly been passed up for induction.“And I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars. I’m not kidding you,” she said.“I’m never going to change my mind,” she continued. “They can just you-know-what themselves.” She then said she “changed music forever” with her 1998 hit ‘Believe’ one of the best-selling singles of all time and pioneered the use of AutoTune in music.Cher NEVER gives up!!

Excerpt from Cher’s acceptance speech at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: pic.twitter.com/gFjn7zwegb— Cher Universe (@TCherUniverse) October 20, 2024She shared similar sentiments at yesterday’s (October 19) ceremony in her induction speech, reiterating that the classic track, which she performed with Dua Lipa last night, “changed the sound of music forever”.She kicked off the speech by thanking her “guardian” David Geffen for writing a letter to the directors and “for caring so much”, and nodded to the resilient nature her mother instilled in her, saying “the one thing I got from my mom is that I never gave up.”“I’m lucky, I’ve had really bad things happen – I was dropped by four labels,” she continued. “When it was completely over, I did ‘Believe’ and it was like, “yes!” I’ve just.