Tonight, the Kennedy Center Honors returns for the 47th year to celebrate the lifetime achievements of some of America’s greatest artists. With 2023 honoree Queen Latifah back as this year's master of ceremonies, the 2024 gala follows tradition in that it will tribute five deserving honorees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C, but this year's proceedings will make history as the first time that an institution, rather than an individual, is one of the recipients.
The 47th annual gala will honor Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Grateful Dead; Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt; Academy Award winning director and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now); Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and pianist, Arturo Sandoval; and the iconic theater and live performance venue, The Apollo Theater in New York City.
