Cher to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite vowing to boycott ceremony -Asyia Iftikhar-Entertainment – Metro

Cher will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year despite her criticism of the institution (Picture: Getty)

Music legend Cher is in for a shock after being announced as an inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year – just months after slamming her decades-long snub.

It’s hard to believe the hitmaker hasn’t scooped up most music honours following a flourishing career, which kicked off in the 1960s.

Over her time she has created Grammy-winning hits, countless number ones, and iconic collaborations with the likes of her late partner Sonny Bono and mega stars such as Sir Elton John.

Despite the 77-year-old Believe singer comfortably achieving icon status, there has been a notable omission from her many accolades after consistently failing to make the ballot to feature in the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since she first became eligible in 1991. But all that has changed this year. 

During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show last year, Cher proclaimed to the shocked presenter that even with her success she’s still not in the Hall of Fame and ‘wouldn’t be in it now’ even for ‘a million dollars.’

Only months after her rant, however, Cher seems to have been proven wrong. At the end of the American Idol episode on Sunday, host Ryan Seacrest and superstar judge Lionel Ritchie announced the Class of 2024, headlined by the one and only Cher.

The Hall of Fame, established in 1983, boasts music icons such as Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel and Elvis Presley, to name a few. In order to qualify to enter the Cleveland-based institution, artists (solo or pop groups) must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years ago – a yardstick the I Got You Babe singer has well surpassed.

Cher will be part of the class of 2024, joining other music icons such as Ozzy Osbourne and Mary J Blige (Picture: WireImage)

Whether she receives a handsome payout or will stay true to her boycotting vow remains to be seen, but she joins a star-studded line-up of inductees.

This includes Mary J Blige, 53, Ozzy Osbourne (previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath), 75, Dionne Warwick, 83, British artist Peter Frampton, 74 and Kool and the Gang. Needless to say, many in this year’s Performer’s class are long overdue their flowers.

In December, following the success of her Christmas number one DJ Play A Christmas Song, Cher told Clarkson, 41, and an aghast audience: ‘You know what, I wouldn’t be in it [Hall of Fame] now if they gave me a million dollars.’ 

After the Stronger artist posed she might change her mind, Cher said: ‘I’m never going to change my mind and they can just go you-know-what themselves.’ 

Over her career, Cher has secured a Grammy award for her 2001 dance hit Love One Another, an Emmy award for her 2003 special Cher – The Farewell Tour and an Oscar for best actress in 1988 for her starring role in Moonstruck. All this makes her just a Tony award away from the coveted Hollywood quartet – the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards.)

Osbourne has already celebrated his entry as an individual artist into the Hall of Fame in an interview with Billboard, reflecting that it ‘feels big.’

‘I’m more than honoured,’ he continued to the publication. ‘With every new music venture there’s always a certain amount of surprise that comes when you see the fans embrace it, because no one wants to make a record and have it flop,’ Ozzy continued, reflecting upon his solo career.

Ozzy Osbourne joins Cher in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024 (Picture: Shutterstock)

‘I feel like I was invited to a party in 1980, and it hasn’t stopped. Not bad for a guy who was fired from his last band.’ 

Much like Cher, the Patient Number 9 singer has also previously hit out against the Hall of Fame when Black Sabbath was originally nominated in 1999. In an open letter to the institution, he told them to ‘save the ink’ and ‘forget about us’ due to the lack of fan voting involvement. Black Sabbath were eventually inducted in 2006.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on October 19, 2024.

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