This year's crop of Kennedy Center honorees includes a former Batman, several members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
The 45th Kennedy Center Honors recipients represent film and music. The lone thespian in the bunch is Clooney, who's also a philanthropist and tequila entrepreneur, best known for his roles in films like the "Ocean's Eleven" remake and its sequels, "The Descendents" and, yes, oneU2, the Irish rock band comprised of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., has released rollicking and socially conscious music since the 1980s.
And Grant and Knight have both made significant contributions to Christian genres: Grant was the "first artist to bring contemporary Christian music to the forefront of American culture," Kennedy Center chairman David Rubensteinand Knight, a seven-time Grammy winner, is considered the "Empress of Soul" for her decades in the music industry, both as the frontwoman of the Pips and as a solo artist.
All five artists expressed disbelief and gratitude over their respective inductions. Knight called her selection one of the "highlights of [her] career," a sentiment U2 echoed, calling it one of the "greatest honours" in the U.S."Growing up in a small town in Kentucky I could never have imagined that someday I'd be the one sitting in the balcony at the Kennedy Center Honors," he said.
The Kennedy Center Honors Gala, during which the inductees are honored with performances and homages to their work, will take place on December 4. A televised version of the ceremony will air on CBS at a later date, the arts organization said.
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