U.S. President Donald Trump announces nominees for the annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Country musician George Strait, action movie star Sylvester Stallone, and rock band Kiss will be celebrated with the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, one of the highest accolades in American performing arts, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.

English stage actor Michael Crawford, known for The Phantom of the Opera , and I Will Survive singer Gloria Gaynor will also be honoured at the event later this year.

Trump said he was asked to host the event, which will air on CBS in December, and reluctantly accepted.

“I didn’t want to do it. OK?” Trump said. “They’re going to say he insisted. I did not insist. But I think it will be quite successful.”

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