The night for the broadcast has come 2024 Kennedy Center Honors something special and there will be so many incredible artists taking the stage!

Queen Latifahwho was honored at the show last year, is hosting the event for the first time.

The honorees honored at the annual national celebration of the arts are renowned directors and filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola; the legendary American rock band the Gratefully dead (Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir); Blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; Jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; and the Apollo, which receives special recognition as an iconic American institution.

The event was recorded on December 8th at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington DC and President Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris Both were present with their spouses.

CBS will air the special on Sunday night (December 22) from 8:30 p.m. ET to 11:00 p.m. ET. You can also stream it on Paramount+.

Head inside to check out the artist lineup…

Check out the cast of artists and song set list below…

BONNIE RAITT TRIBUTE
Julia Louis Dreyfus as a moderator
Dave Matthews And Emmylou Harris – “Angels from Montgomery”
Keb Mo And Susan Tedeschi – “Walking Blues”
Sheryl Crow And Brandi Carlile – “I can’t make you love me”
Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow And Arnold McCuller – “Nick of Time”

ARTURO SANDOVAL TRIBUTE
Andy Garcia
Chucho Valdes
Chris Botti – “Smile”
Ruben Rodriguez, Trombone Shorty, Chucho Valdes, Pedrito Martinez, Yasser Tejada, Randy BreckerAnd Jose Sibaja – “A Mis Abuelos”

APOLLO TRIBUTE
Dave Chappelle
Doug E Fresh
Queen Latifah
Kamasi Washington
Savion Glover
The war and the treaty – “You’re All I Need to Get By”, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
Grace Vander Waal – “The Impossible Dream”
Robert DeNiro
George Lucas
Laurence Fishburne
Al Pacino
Talia Shire
Jason Schwartzman
Gia Coppola
Martin Scorsese

GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE
David Letterman
Miles Teller
Chloe Sevigny
Sturgill Simpson
Maggie Rogers
Leon Bridges
Dave Matthews
Grahame Lesh
Don was
Kendrick Scott
Terrence Higgins
Jeff Chimenti
Rick Mitarotonda
Derek Trucks
Susan Tedeschi

Find out more about this year’s nomination list!