Cher has nicknames.
Cher . Sometimes referred to as the Goddess of Pop , she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry . This is a summary of the evolution of nicknames of the current Major League Baseball teams , and also of selected former major and minor league teams whose nicknames were influential , long-lasting , or both . Honorific nicknames in popular music are often religious , familial , or ( most frequently ) royal and aristocratic in nature and are used as a form of expression in the media , or to identify the significance of an artist by fans . Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe as early as the early nineteenth century , with figures such as Mozart being called `` The father of modern music '' and Bach `` The father of modern piano music '' .