For the first time in 50 years, the ceremony will take place at the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C.

The country music legend was named among this year’s honorees by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, joining an accomplished group that includes singer-songwriter Paul Anka, producer ...

For a second straight year a country singer will receive Kennedy Center Honors. Barbara Mandrell is one of five to be recognized during the December ceremony.

Despite the landmark venue being shuttered due to legal fight, the five honorees will be celebrated at a December ceremony.

Barbara Mandrell is the newest country music star to be named a Kennedy Center honoree. 11 others received the distinction before ...

The entertainers who will receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors have been announced. Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet and Barbara Mandrell will be recognized in the ceremony later ...

The tribute to their lifetime achievement in the performing arts will take place at Washington’s Capital One Arena on Dec. 7 ...

Discover the 2026 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, including Paul Anka and David Foster, in a historic offsite ceremony.

One day ahead of D.C.’s Big Day, we have the latest recipients of the annual Kennedy Center Honors. This year’s honorees are singer-songwriter Paul Anka, composer David Foster, actor Andy Garcia, ...

The Kennedy Center Honors will go to Paul Anka, Barbara Mandrell, David Foster, Andy Garcia and David Mamet as the awards ceremony moves off-campus.

Andy Garcia, David Foster, Paul Anka, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell have been named the recipients of the 2026 Kennedy Center Honors.

By way of comparison, the 2024 honorees, the last class to receive the honors under President Joe Biden, were filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, iconic rock band Grateful Dead, ...