Country icon George Strait, 1970s rock veterans KISS, Broadway star Michael Crawford, disco queen Gloria Gaynor and actor Sylvester Stallone are the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees – the first class of honorees since President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center in February, firing trustees who had been appointed by President Joe Biden and replaced them with his own picks.

In his first term, Trump never once attended the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala, making him the first president to never attend the event during his term. In announcing this year’s inductees at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday (Aug. 13), Trump also revealed that he will host this year’s show. The show will air on CBS in December. It will mark the first time a president has hosted the show.

Last year’s honorees, th

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