Stallone, KISS, and Strait: Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees

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President Donald Trump announced the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees, whose contributions to art and culture will be commemorated in a ceremony hosted by the president later this year.

Sylvester Stallone, Golden Globe award-winning Rocky and Rambo action movie star; KISS, the monochromic face-painted rock band; George Strait, the “King of Country” singer-songwriter; Gloria Gaynor, “I Will Survive” disco queen; and Michael Crawford, the original Phantom of the Opera performer, are this year’s honorees, Trump announced Wednesday at the Kennedy Center.

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