Actor George Clooney is one of the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees. The ceremony will air Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Irish rock band U2 are among the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees. The honorees will be recognized on Dec. 4 at a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The ceremony will air on Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI
Gladys Knight, seen here performing at Super Bowl LIII, is one of this year's Kennedy Center Honorees. The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony will air on Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and will be available to stream on Paramount+. File Photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI
Tania Leon, seen here at the 55th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, is one of this year's Kennedy Center Honorees. The ceremony saluting the honorees will air on Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Musician Amy Grant, seen here performing at the 2015 White House Prayer Breakfast, is one of this year's Kennedy Center honorees. Honorees will be saluted in a ceremony at the Kennedy Center Opera House that will air on Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+. File Pool Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Kennedy Center and CBS announced on Thursday that the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air on Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+.
This year's honorees are actor George Clooney, Christian pop singer Amy Grant, R&B and soul singer Gladys Knight, Cuban-American composer and educator Tania León, and the members of rock band U2.
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The Kennedy Center traditionally honors five people annually for contributions to the arts.
The 2022 honorees will be saluted in a ceremony, featuring performances and tributes, at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4.
"The honors recipients are recognized for their contributions to American culture through the performing arts -- whether in music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, or television," reads a press release from the Kennedy Center.
"The honoree selection process includes solicitation of recommendations from former honorees, the artistic community, the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, and the general public," the press release said.