Forty years after Cyndi Lauper won the Grammy for best new artist, CBS is set to air A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live From the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Oct. 5 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT). The special was filmed in August as she concluded her year-long Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, billed as her last show on the road. Guests include Joni Mitchell, Cher, Angélique Kidjo, John Legend, SZA, Mickey Guyton, Trombone Shorty and Jake Wesley Rogers, with video testimonials from Brandi Carlile (who hails her as “a once in a lifetime badass”) and Billie Eilish.

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