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News recently broke that LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade, and Norman Lear will be the focal points of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.<\/p>\n

The event taped this Sunday, and CBS has disclosed details on the various entertainment notables that delivered tribute performances or speeches at the event.<\/p>\n

The list includes names like Becky G, Eva Longoria, Luke Bryan, Busta Rhymes, Leona Lewis, Nicole Richie, Rachel Bloom and Dave Chappelle.<\/p>\n

CBS’ broadcast of the event will air at 9PM ET\/PT on December 26. The tribute lineup follows:<\/p>\n

OPENING REMARKS:<\/p>\n

Caroline Kennedy<\/p>\n

Daughter of former President John F. Kennedy. Author, attorney and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013-2017<\/p>\n

HONOREE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gloria Estefan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n

PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n

Eva Longoria (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman<\/p>\n

The Cast of \u201cOn Your Feet! The Musical\u201d (Performs \u201c1, 2, 3\u201d)<\/p>\n

Broadway musical based on the life and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan<\/p>\n

Chaka Khan (Performs \u201cComing Out of the Dark\u201d with the Howard University Gospel Choir)<\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist<\/p>\n

Jon Secada (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning singer and songwriter<\/p>\n

Becky G (Performs \u201cMi Tierra\u201d)<\/p>\n

Singer, songwriter, rapper, actress and model<\/p>\n

Emily Estefan (Performs \u201cReach\u201d)<\/p>\n

Daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan; drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter<\/p>\n

Miami Sound Machine (Performs \u201cRhythm is Gonna Get You\u201d\/\u201cOye\u201d\/ \u201cConga\u201d\/\u201cTurn the Beat Around\u201d\/\u201cEverlasting Love\u201d\/\u201cGet on Your Feet\u201d)<\/p>\n

Latin-influenced band established by Emilio Estefan Jr. featuring the vocals of Gloria Estefan<\/p>\n

HONOREE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norman Lear<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning television writer, producer and political activist<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n

PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n

J.J. Abrams (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Multiple Emmy Award-winning director, producer, screenwriter, actor and composer<\/p>\n

United States Airforce Singing Sergeants (Performs \u201cAmerica, the Beautiful\u201d)<\/p>\n

Dave Chappelle (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, writer and producer<\/p>\n

Rob Reiner (Performance Tribute from \u201cAll in the Family\u201d)<\/p>\n

Multiple Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and activist<\/p>\n

Rachel Bloom (Performance Tribute from \u201cMaude\u201d)<\/p>\n

Actress, comedian, writer and producer, currently starring in the television series CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND<\/p>\n

Kenya Barris (Performance Tribute from \u201cGood Times\u201d)<\/p>\n

Writer, producer and creator of numerous television shows and winner of the NAACP Image Award for \u201cBlack-ish\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony Anderson (Performance Tribute from \u201cThe Jeffersons\u201d)<\/p>\n

Actor, comedian and writer; star and creator of the television comedy \u201cBlack-ish\u201d<\/p>\n

Rita Moreno (Performance Tribute from \u201cOne Day at a Time\u201d)<\/p>\n

Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning actress and singer; 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree<\/p>\n

HONOREE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LL COOL J<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n

PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n

Queen Latifah (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

GRAMMY Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, model, television and record producer<\/p>\n

Ahmir \u201cQuestlove\u201d Thompson (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

GRAMMY Award-winning instrumentalist, DJ and producer; co-founder of the band The Roots<\/p>\n

DJ Z-Trip (Performance Tribute)<\/p>\n

DJ and record producer<\/p>\n

Busta Rhymes (Performs \u201cMama Said Knock You Out\u201d)<\/p>\n

Rapper, actor and record producer<\/p>\n

MC Lyte (Performs \u201cI\u2019m Bad\u201d)<\/p>\n

Pioneering female rapper<\/p>\n

Tariq \u201cBlack Thought\u201d Trotter (Performs \u201cIt Gets No Rougher\u201d)<\/p>\n

Rapper, lead MC and co-founder of the band The Roots<\/p>\n

Darryl \u201cD.M.C.\u201d McDaniels (Performs \u201cRock the Bells\u201d)<\/p>\n

Musician; founding member of the hip hop group Run-D.M.C.<\/p>\n

HONOREE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carmen de Lavallade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actress, dancer and choreographer<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n

PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n

Meryl Streep (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Multiple Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning actress and philanthropist<\/p>\n

Jon Batiste (Performs \u201cSoul Bossa Nova\u201d with dancers Stella Abrera and Brandon Victor Dixon)<\/p>\n

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, educator, comedian and bandleader for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT<\/p>\n

Shel\u00e9a Frazier (Performs \u201cWade in the Water\u201d with dancers Alicia Graf Mack, Linda Celeste Sims and Matthew Rushing)<\/p>\n

Singer and songwriter<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Bolier (Performs \u201cDeux Bour\u00e9es: N\u2019a\u00ef Pas l\u00e9u De M\u00eeO\u201d with dancer Lindsey Croop)<\/p>\n

Vocalist<\/p>\n

Misty Copeland (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Ballet dancer for the American Ballet Theater<\/p>\n

Rebecca Luker<\/p>\n

(Performs \u201cBill\u201d with dancers Misty Copeland and Tony nominee Robert Fairchild)<\/p>\n

Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and singer<\/p>\n

Finale Tribute Performance (Performance of \u201cHe\u2019s Got the Whole World in His Hands\u201d featuring all of the Carmen de Lavallade tribute participants and the Howard University Gospel Choir)<\/p>\n

HONOREE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lionel Richie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and record producer<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n

PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n

Stevie Wonder (Performs \u201cHello\u201d and \u201cEasy\u201d)<\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award and Golden Globe Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist; 1999 Kennedy Center Honoree and recipient of the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/p>\n

Kenny Rogers (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and record producer<\/p>\n

Luke Bryan (Performs \u201cPenny Lover\u201d and \u201cSail On\u201d)<\/p>\n

Country singer and songwriter<\/p>\n

Quincy Jones (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning record producer, actor, conductor, arranger, composer, musician, television producer, film producer, instrumentalist and humanitarian<\/p>\n

Nicole Richie (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n

Fashion designer, author, actress and television personality; daughter of Lionel Richie<\/p>\n

Leona Lewis<\/p>\n

(Performs \u201cSay You Say Me\u201d and \u201cAll Night Long\u201d)<\/p>\n

Singer and songwriter<\/p>\n

Finale Tribute Performance (Reprise Performance of<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Night Long,\u201d featuring all of the Lionel Richie tribute participants)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CBS will air the event, which taped this weekend, on Tuesday, December 26.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[2330,7791,4646,5626,598],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nBecky G, Leona Lewis, Luke Bryan, More Confirmed For Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"News recently broke that LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade, and Norman Lear will be the focal points of this year's Kennedy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/12\/04\/becky-g-leona-lewis-luke-bryan-performing-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Becky G, Leona Lewis, Luke Bryan, More Confirmed For Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"News recently broke that LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade, and Norman Lear will be the focal points of this year's Kennedy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/12\/04\/becky-g-leona-lewis-luke-bryan-performing-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-04T15:53:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-12-04T15:58:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Kennedy-Honors-e1512402674775.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"846\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"663\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/12\/04\/becky-g-leona-lewis-luke-bryan-performing-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/12\/04\/becky-g-leona-lewis-luke-bryan-performing-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony\/\",\"name\":\"Becky G, Leona Lewis, Luke Bryan, More Confirmed For Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-04T15:53:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-12-04T15:58:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"News recently broke that LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade, and Norman Lear will be the focal points of this year's Kennedy\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/12\/04\/becky-g-leona-lewis-luke-bryan-performing-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News & Charts, TV News & Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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