WASHINGTON (AP) — The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, are being feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment.
Opera singer Renée Fleming, music star Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick also are being honored at the black-tie gala.
Bill Cosby received both honors, but they were rescinded in 2018 following his sexual assault conviction, which later was overturned.
Along with his late brothers Robin and Maurice, the trio launched a nearly unmatched string of hits that defined a generation of music.
Fleming sang the national anthem while Latifah performed “America the Beautiful.”
Persons:
Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Dionne Warwick, Kennedy, Deborah F, Rutter, “, Jodie Dallas, ”, Harry Met Sally, Bride ”, Crystal, Mark Twain, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Neil Simon, Bill Cosby, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Bacharach, ” Fleming, Barack Obama, England’s Royal Academy of Music . Gibb, Robin, Maurice, Latifah, Dana Owens, Fleming
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Kennedy Center, of, England’s Royal Academy of Music, Bee
Locations:
“, Warwick, Chicago, America