Brittany Howard & Herbie Hancock perform for Joni Mitchell | 44th Kennedy Center Honors

Watch the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors on Wednesday, December 22 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on CBS and stream on Paramount . The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 44th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Learn more: #KCHonors #AintTooProud #BerryGordy Subscribe to The Kennedy Center!