It’s going to be a “Beautiful Day” for the band U2 and four other artists when they receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors in December
. Clooney first became well known to audiences on the television series"ER," on which he played Dr. Doug Ross. His directing credits include"Good Night, and Good Luck,""Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and"The Tender Bar."Knight, 78, is the only one of this year's honorees who has been a performer at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Knight joined with Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Dionne Warwick for the 1985 hit “That’s What Friends are For.” Wonder was honored by the Kennedy Center in 1999 and John in 2004.Six-time Grammy winner Grant has already had a big year. Her daughter Millie, who inspired her 1991 hit “Baby Baby,” gave birth to a daughter, Penelope Willow.
Grant, 61, said in an interview that when she heard from the Kennedy Center she initially thought it was Gill they wanted to honor. “He's performed several times at the Kennedy Center Honors. I've never even been to the ceremony. I've never been his plus one,” she said. Grant said she currently has two songs she’s going into studio to record, including a Christmas song that will be part of a Hallmark movie. “Like a lot of good songs it came out of a therapy session,” she said.
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