Kennedy Center's honorees revealed
China Daily | Updated: 2017-08-07 08:20
WASHINGTON - Rapper LL Cool J is set to become the first hip-hop artist to be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, one of the top awards in the US arts that marks its 40th anniversary this year.
Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, soul singer Lionel Richie, television writer and producer Norman Lear, and dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade are the other 2017 honorees, organizers announced on Thursday.
The awards ceremony at the Kennedy Center will take place on Dec 3.
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