The night has arrived for the airing of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors special and there are so many incredible performers set to take the stage!
Queen Latifah, who was honored at last year’s show, is hosting the event for the first time.
The recipients to be honored at the annual national celebration of the arts are acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir); blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; and The Apollo, which will receive a special Honors as an iconic American institution.
The event was taped on December 8 at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington D.C. and President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were both in attendance with their spouses.
CBS is airing the special on Sunday night (December 22) from 8:30pm ET to 11:00pm ET. You can also stream it on Paramount+.
Head inside to check out the performers lineup…
Check out the performers lineup and song set list below…
BONNIE RAITT TRIBUTE
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as emcee
Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris – “Angel From Montgomery”
Keb Mo and Susan Tedeschi – “Walking Blues”
Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile – “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow and Arnold McCuller – “Nick of Time”
ARTURO SANDOVAL TRIBUTE
Andy Garcia
Chucho Valdés
Chris Botti – “Smile”
Ruben Rodriguez, Trombone Shorty, Chucho Valdés, Pedrito Martinez, Yasser Tejada, Randy Brecker, and José Sibaja – “A Mis Abuelos”
APOLLO TRIBUTE
Dave Chappelle
Doug E. Fresh
Queen Latifah
Kamasi Washington
Savion Glover
The War and Treaty – “You’re All I Need to Get By,” “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
Grace VanderWaal – “The Impossible Dream”
Robert De Niro
George Lucas
Laurence Fishburne
Al Pacino
Talia Shire
Jason Schwartzman
Gia Coppola
Martin Scorsese
GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE
David Letterman
Miles Teller
Chloe Sevigny
Sturgill Simpson
Maggie Rogers
Leon Bridges
Dave Matthews
Grahame Lesh
Don Was
Kendrick Scott
Terrence Higgins
Jeff Chimenti
Rick Mitarotonda
Derek Trucks
Susan Tedeschi
Learn more about this year’s list of nominees!
