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States—Beloved comedian Billy Crystal and pioneering rapper Queen Latifah are among the 46th crop of Kennedy Center honorees, one of the United States’ most prestigious arts awards, the center announced on Thursday, June 22.
Crystal and Queen Latifah will be honored on Dec. 3 along with acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb and singer Dionne Warwick at the annual gala held in Washington, according to a statement.
The event at the Kennedy Center—Washington’s performing arts complex that serves as a living monument to slain president John F. Kennedy—brings a dose of glitz to the capital, where such red-carpet events are rare.
