Overview

• The Kennedy Center Honors recognize significant artistic achievements in American culture.
• This year's honorees include legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead.
• Blues singer Bonnie Raitt and jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval also receive accolades.
• Harlem's Apollo Theater becomes the first institution to be honored by the Kennedy Center.
• The ceremony will take place on December 8 and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.