Kennedy Center Names Five Artists to Lifetime Awards
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The Kennedy Center on Tuesday named Martin Scorsese, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, Diana Ross and Leon Fleisher as recipients of this yearâs awards.
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The 50th annual Grammy Awards veered through a succession of live production numbers that celebrated the links between older generations of stars and modern-day performers.
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Artist donates four keynote works to the nation as part of multi-stage gift
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Among awarded stars are British-born pop star Elton John, Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland, composer and conductor John Williams, and husband-and-wife actors, writers and producers Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, actor and producer Warren Beatty.
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&quot;Every one is the same, and every one is different,&quot; proclaimed a philosophical George Stevens Jr., producer of the Kennedy Center Honors, as the 27th annual performing-arts celebration got under way this past weekend.
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Ricky Martin, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, Howie Mandel and the late George Harrison are among the celebrities who will be honored next year with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars.
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Stars of the Eurovision Song Contest from the last 50 years are to compete to be named all-time greats.
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The Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Queen, Michael Jackson and Robbie Williams were chosen by fans to be inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame at the inaugural ceremony Thursday.
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New York - The four living former American presidents will be honorary leaders of the World Trade Centre memorial project, Governor George Pataki announced on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Elton John was honored alongside five other entertainers at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors held at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 5. On Sunday afternoon, the 57-year-old
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Pop star Madonna, folk rock singer  songwriter Leonard Cohen, rock hit John Mellencamp, pop group  The Dave Clark Five and instrumental rockers The Ventures will  be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Grandmaster Flash &amp; the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame &#151; the first rap artists to get that distinction &#151; joining U2, Randy Newman and the O'Jays on the ballot.
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Burt Bacharach will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys in February, organisers say.
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Influential rock bands The Doors and the Grateful Dead will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year, along with jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman and the late opera singer Maria Callas, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Usher took home 11 trophies at last nightâs (Dec. 9) Billboard Music Awards at Las Vegasâ MGM Grand Arena. Other top winners included Alicia Keys with seven awards, OutKast with five, and Kanye West who took home four awards.
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The four living former presidents will be honorary leaders of the World Trade Center memorial project, Gov. George Pataki announced Monday.
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Diana Ross and film-maker Martin Scorsese are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center awards.