The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.

The event honored the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo Theater, and will air on CBS.

Welcome the new class of Kennedy Center Honorees! The 47th annual celebration, which honors luminaries across the arts, was held on Dec. 8 in Washington, D.C., but viewers around the country (and the world) will be able to watch the special broadcast live from home this Sunday,

It's time once again for the Kennedy Center Honors, this year celebrating its 47th class. And it's quite the lineup. Each year, the Kennedy Center Honors "recognizes and celebrates individuals whose unique contributions have shaped the way we see ourselves,

Check out highlights from the 47th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony honoring the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, and more.

Those honored this year are Francis Ford Coppola, director and filmmaker; Grateful Dead rock band; Bonnie Raitt, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer;

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen the recipients of lifetime artistic achievement awards.

Simpson’s grown more acquainted with the Dead’s music in recent years, particularly as he joined some of the band for the Dead Ahead Festival in Mexico at the beginning of 2024. He told Uncut magazine that learning Jerry Garcia’s guitar playing gave him renewed inspiration.

The musicians were honored alongside Francis Ford Coppola and Arturo Sandoval in an event that took place on December 8 and aired yesterday on CBS