The first honorees for the revamped Kennedy Center Honors have been unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump , who is also the new chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
This year’s honorees include Rocky star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone ; disco-era singer Gloria Gaynor; the rock band Kiss; Michael Crawford, the British star of Phantom of the Opera ; and country crooner and songwriter George Strait.
Stallone was earlier named by Trump as one of his ambassadors to Hollywood. “He’s a very special guy. A real talent, never been given credit for the talent,” Trump added about the Hollywood actor during an hourlong press conference Wednesday.
The first honorees for the revamped Kennedy Center Honors have been unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump