Join us again in congratulating the 47th#KennedyCenterHonorees!
David M. Rubenstein, a chairman of the organization, explained in astatementwhy each artist this year was selected.
The Grateful Dead has always been about community, creativity, and exploration in music and presentation.
This honor, then, is as much theirs as ours.
Coppola, who currently holds five Academy Awards, is known for his works such asThe Godfatherseries andApocalypse Now.
Until this point, the Kennedy Center has never awarded an organization for their contributions to the performing arts.
The event will also be available to stream on Paramount+.
The host for this year has not been announced yet.
