Cher performs "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
Also on May 21, 2017, as part of her Billboard Icon Award recognition, Cher delivered a medley performance of two of her most beloved hits—"Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time"—at the Billboard Music Awards. The performance was widely celebrated by critics and fans as a triumphant display of her enduring vocal power and stage presence at age 71.
The performance served as a vivid demonstration of Cher's multigenerational appeal, drawing praise from both longtime fans who remembered her 1989 rock anthem "If I Could Turn Back Time" and younger audiences familiar with her as a pop culture fixture through "Believe" and continued media presence.
This performance became one of the most talked-about moments of the 2017 awards show, reinforcing Cher's status as a living legend capable of commanding a stage with the same energy and charisma that had defined her career since the 1960s. It stood as a powerful reminder of her singular place in music history, spanning generations of pop culture from the counterculture era to the digital streaming age.