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U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

Left to right, back row: U2 members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge and Bono. Front row: Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León. Gail Schulman/CBS hide caption

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U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

Amy Grant, George Clooney, Gladys Knight, U2 and Tania León attended a dinner at the U.S. State Department and a gala tribute event. The 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors airs on CBS later this month.

U2, Gladys Knight, George Clooney among 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

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George Clooney and Gladys Knight are among the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

(From left) Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León are four of the performing artists honored for a lifetime of achievement by the Kennedy Center this year. The Kennedy Center hide caption

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George Clooney and Gladys Knight are among the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees

The awards recognize a lifetime of achievement in the performing arts. This year they'll go to George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania León and U2.

Gladys Knight To Sing The Super Bowl's National Anthem, As A Perilous Fight Endures

Gladys Knight will "give the anthem back its voice," she said in a statement explaining her decision to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII in spite of boycotts by other black artists. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Gladys Knight To Sing The Super Bowl's National Anthem, As A Perilous Fight Endures

In a statement, Knight failed to balm an increasingly pronounced cultural rift that's come to dominate the conversation around this year's big game.

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Gladys Knight Sings Standards on 'Before Me'

Gladys Knight's latest CD is a collection of standards called Before Me. On the disc, Knight pays tribute to the women she looked up to as a young performer with her own versions of the songs they made famous.

Gladys Knight Sings Standards on 'Before Me'

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