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Rubenstein. \u201cCher is the consummate star, wowing generations of fans with her distinctive voice, blockbuster albums and glittering on-screen presence; Philip Glass is a modern-day Mozart whose works across opera, symphony, chamber music and film define contemporary music and simply transfix us; country songstress Reba McEntire has inspired us over five decades with her powerhouse voice and music that conveys heartfelt, heartwarming honesty; Wayne Shorter is a seminal artist, defying categorization while carrying forward the mantle of jazz; and the creators of \u2018Hamilton\u2019 have literally and figuratively changed the face of American culture with daringly original, breathtakingly relevant work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 41st year, the annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony features tribute speeches and performances for each of the inductees.  Presenters and performers will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-taped ceremony will air on CBS from 8-10PM ET\/PT on December 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CBS will air the event on 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":[873,5093,11364,3501,11365],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cher, Reba, &quot;Hamilton&quot; Creators, More Selected For 2018 Kennedy Center Honors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While the ceremony itself is still several months away, we now know who will be receiving recognition at the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors. 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