A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Sean Penn called U2 “four scrappy Dublin punks.” Ballet dancers performed for conductor and composer Tania León. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Baby Baby” to Amy Grant during Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors.
Kennedy Center honorees US actor George Clooney and Bono of Irish band U2 attend a reception for the Kennedy Center Honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2022.
"How do I convey the extent of your musical genius?" asked actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith. Jazz pianist Jason Moran, singer Alicia Hall Moran and cellist Sterling Elliott played one of León's creations, "Oh Yemanja." Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder sang U2's "Elevation" and "One." Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen brought his alter ego Borat to the stage as part of the U2 tribute, pretending to mistake Biden for former President Donald Trump. Singers Brandi Carlile, Hozier and Jamala — from the U.S., Ireland and Ukraine, respectively — closed out the show with an emotional version of "Walk On.
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesPerformers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesPerformers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands but at Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors the tables will be turned as they and other artists will be the ones feted for their lifetime of artistic contributions. Actor, director, producer and human rights activist George Clooney, groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, and contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant will join Knight, and the entire crew of U2 in being honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesWASHINGTON (AP) — Performers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands but at Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors the tables will be turned as they and other artists will be the ones feted for their lifetime of artistic contributions.
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesPerformers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands.
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesEvery year the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors a select group of people for their artistic contributions to American culture.
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George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honoreesThe organization honors a select group of people every year for their artistic influences on American culture.
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