President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday this year's recipients for Kennedy Center honours, after overhauling the board of the Washington, D.C., performing arts venue at the start of his second term.

Actor Sylvester Stallone, Broadway star Michael Crawford, and musical artists Gloria Gaynor, George Strait and KISS will be feted in a ceremony to take place in December which Trump said he would host.

The honorees from stage and screen have all enjoyed significant and award-winning careers, though in some cases are personally known to Trump. Trump said he was "98 per cent" involved in the selections; before this year, a bipartisan advisory committee historically picked recipients.

Trump was in a jocular mood for much of his freewheeling introductions at the Washington announcement, mi

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