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Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter Among 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees

Last year, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive an award at the Kennedy Center Honors. This year, Hamilton will become the first musical to receive an award. The Kennedy Center has occasionally honored groups like the Eagles and creative partnerships like Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey or Fred Ebb and John Kander,…

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16:10 on July 25 2018

Kennedy Center 2018 Honorees Include Cher and ‘Hamilton.’ Will President Trump Attend?

New York Times — Reba McEntire, Philip Glass and Wayne Shorter will also be honored at the Kennedy Center ceremony, which Mr. Trump skipped last year after some winners expressed discomfo... more info

17:11 on July 25 2018

Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter Among 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees

Stereogum — Last year, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive an award at the Kennedy Center Honors. This year, Hamilton will become the first musical to receive an award. The ... more info

Philip Glass Wayne Shorter LL Cool J Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey

17:54 on July 25 2018