Kennedy Center Honors: Watch The Stars Salute George Clooney, U2, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, Tania León

By Ryan Schwartz Dec. 28, 2022 9:00 am EST

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The stars gather to salute stage, screen and music legends during the 45th Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 8/7c).

Filmed on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., the annual celebration will honor R&B legend Gladys Knight, actor/filmmaker/beloved County General doc George Clooney, contemporary Christian pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, conductor and educator Tania León, and Irish rock band U2 (comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.).

Following an introduction by former honorees Chita Rivera, Garth Brooks, Herbie Hancock, LL Cool J, Michael Tilson Thomas, Carmen de Lavallade and Big Bird, the two-hour event will feature performances by Brooks, Brandi Carlile and the Highwomen, Sheryl Crow, Ariana DeBose, Mickey Guyton, Hozier, Patti LaBelle, Dianne Reeves, Eddie Vedder, and BeBe and CeCe Winans, among others.

In addition to airing on CBS, the Kennedy Center Honors will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Scroll down to see the full run of show and watch select clips from Wednesday's broadcast.

HONOREE: GLADYS KNIGHT

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Lead Storyteller: LL Cool J

Presenter: Michael Tilson Thomas

Performers: Garth Brooks ("Midnight Train to Georgia"); Mickey Guyton ("Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"); Ariana DeBose ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"); Patti LaBelle, Garth Brooks, Ariana DeBose and Mickey Guyton ("That's What Friends Are For")

HONOREE: GEORGE CLOONEY

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Lead Storyteller: Julia Roberts

Presenters: Matt Damon, Nick Clooney, Richard Kind and Don Cheadle

Performer: Dianne Reeves ("How High the Moon" with Terreon Gully, Martin Wind and John Beasley)

Film Narrator: Brad Pitt

HONOREE: AMY GRANT

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Lead Storyteller: Katie Couric

Performers: Sheryl Crow ("Baby, Baby"); The Highwomen ("Somewhere Down the Road" with Jason Isbell); BeBe & CeCe Winans and Michael W Smith ("Sing Your Praise to the Lord" and "El Shaddai" with Howard University Gospel Choir)

HONOREE: TANIA LEÓN

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Lead Storyteller: Anna Deavere Smith

Performers: Chloe Flower ("Tumbao" with Dance Theatre of Harlem Company); Jael Dolce and Anna Deavere Smith ("Malguena"); Jason and Alicia Hall Moran and Sterling Elliott ("Oh Yemanja"); Jeri Lynne Johnson and Joe Kwon to appear with KC orchestra and members of Sphinx ("Stride")