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Garth Brooks Receives Kennedy Center Honors
Garth Brooks turned to social media on Saturday (May 22) to share his excitement after receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.
The country superstar was one of the handful of artists who received the honors in 2021, alongside comic actor Dick Van Dyke, dancer, artist and choreographer Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. The recipients were honored on Friday night (May 21) at a medallion ceremony that had been delayed from December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The medallion ceremony traditionally takes place at the State Department, but the Associated Press reports that Friday night s honors took place at the Kennedy Center opera house. Previous Kennedy Center Honors recipient Gloria Estefan hosted the ceremony, while violinist Yo-Yo Ma performed in front of a socially distanced crowd of about 120 people.
Garth Brooks to Receive Kennedy Center Honors in 2021
Garth Brooks is among the slate of artists who have been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021.
The Kennedy Center announced Brooks as one of the recipients of the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday (Jan. 13). He ll be honored in a ceremony that s been delayed until May alongside a slate of fellow honorees from across the spectrum of the arts, including artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, violinist Midori and actor Dick Van Dyke.
“The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a moment to celebrate the remarkable artists who have spent their lives elevating the cultural history of our nation and world,” Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein says in announcing the new honorees, adding that Brooks has heightened country music’s profile like no other singer before him.