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Kennedy Center Honors 2026 Class Named as Ceremony Moves Off-Site Amid Trump Fight

Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet and Barbara Mandrell will be honored Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena, not the Kennedy Center itself.

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What to know

  • The Dec. 7 ceremony will be held at Capital One Arena, not the Kennedy Center — the first time in the Honors' 49-year history it has moved off-site.
  • The move stems from an ongoing legal fight over Trump's push to renovate the Kennedy Center and add his name to it, which has kept the building closed to the public for months.
  • Several honorees — Mamet, Anka, Foster — have public ties to Trump or conservative politics, continuing a shift since Trump took over the Center's board and chairmanship.

“discovered my conservative beliefs”

David Mamet, Playwright, 2026 honoree · Fox News, via AP/Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 1

Donald TrumpDonald Trump Kennedy Center chairman, U.S. PresidentDavid Mamet Playwright, 2026 honoreePaul Anka Singer-songwriter, 2026 honoreeDavid FosterDavid Foster Record producer/composer, 2026 honoreeAndy Garcia Actor, 2026 honoreeBarbara Mandrell Country singer, 2026 honoree

Kennedy Center Honors 2026 Class Named as Ceremony Moves Off-Site Amid Trump Fight
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    Coverage highlights honorees' ties to Trump and conservative politics

    Reporting noted several honorees are friendly with Trump or openly conservative: Mamet described discovering conservative beliefs after being a "brain-dead liberal," Anka rewrote "My Way" with MAGA lyrics, and Foster has performed for Trump, prompting outlets to frame the class as accepting honors from a Trump-controlled institution.

    “The stars willing to receive an award from the Trump-controlled cultural institution also include singers Barbara Mandrell and Paul Anka.”
    — Consequence
    1. 17 outlets Kennedy Center names 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves show offsite

      first by PBS, 8d ago · also Washington Examiner, USA Today, IJR News, WTOP News, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel +10

      7 more headlines
    • gestorumrss@mastodon.quebec

      Kennedy Center | Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet et Barbara Mandrell seront honorés https://www. lapresse.ca/arts/2026-11-02/ke nnedy-center/paul-anka-david-foster-andy-garcia-david-mamet-et-barbara-mandrell-seront-honores.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=fil&utm_campaign=arts # arts # gestorum

      gestorumrss@mastodon.quebecMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Kennedy Center names 2026 Honors class: Anka, Foster, Garcia, Mamet, Mandrell

    The Center announced the five honorees and confirmed the Dec. 7 ceremony will be staged at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington rather than the Kennedy Center, closed and off-limits to the public.

    “We are proud to honor this year’s class and to continue a tradition that has defined the Center for nearly 50 years.”
    — Donald Trump
    1. 12 outlets Kennedy Center 2026 Honorees Include Paul Anka, Barbara Mandrell, David Foster

      first by Stereogum, 8d ago · also The Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Deadline, Consequence of Sound, Consequence +5

      8 more headlines

    2. 5 outlets first by Joe.My.God., 8d ago · also Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Playbill · read ↗

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    • broadwayworld@mastodon.social

      Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, Barbara Mandrell Named Kennedy Center Honorees https://www. broadwayworld.com/article/Paul -Anka-David-Foster-Andy-Garcia-David-Mamet-Barbara-Mandrell-Named-Kennedy-Center-Honorees-20261102

      broadwayworld@mastodon.socialMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  3. background

    Legal battle over renaming and renovating the Center shutters its stages — Trump's administration spent much of the year in a legal fight over whether and how to add his name to the building, during which the Kennedy Center closed with no performances for months.

  4. background

    Trump fires Kennedy Center board, names himself chairman — Since returning to the White House, Trump replaced the Kennedy Center's board of directors with loyalists who named him chairman; he personally announced and hosted last year's honors show.

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