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    Kennedy Center Announces 2019 Honorees

    Earth, Wind & Fire, Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Sesame Street and Michael Tilson Thomas will be recognized for their lifetime contributions to the performing arts at a gala in December.
    by Patrick Jarenwattananon Jul 18, 2019 3 minutes
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, pictured here in 2014, has announced this year's class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients.

    The band Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, television program Sesame Street and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas are the next recipients of one of the most prestigious U.S. awards for lifetime artistic achievement: the Kennedy Center Honors. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts made the announcement today.

    "The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates icons who, through their artistry, have left an indelible stamp on our collective cultural consciousness," Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein said in a prepared statement. Later in that statement, the

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