Premi Kennedy Honors, premiati da Biden alla Casa Bianca anche U2 e George Clooney. FOTO

Il presidente Usa ha omaggiato la band irlandese e l'attore del Kentucky, insieme a Gladys Knight, Amy Grant e Tania Leon. Sono i vincitori 2022 dei riconoscimenti annuali del John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts di Washington per le personalità artistiche che più si sono distinte negli Stati Uniti

epa10347601 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree George Clooney (bottom, 3-R) reacts as he is given a shoulder rub from fellow 2022 Honoree Bono as they pose for a group photo following the Artists Dinner at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C., USA, 03 December 2022. From left to right back row: back row: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, David Rubenstein, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Bono, Kennedy Center Honor Producers David Jammy, Liz Kelly and Ian Stewart. Front row, left to right: White House Cabinet Secretary Evan Ryan, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney, Tania Leon, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Deborah Rutter. The 2022 honorees are: actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania Leon; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/Ron Sachs / POOL

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Il presidente Usa Joe Biden ha ricevuto alla Casa Bianca i premiati dal Kennedy Center. Ogni anno, dal 1978 a oggi, vengono scelte personalità che si sono distinte nella cultura americana per il loro contributo alle arti. I premiati di quest’anno sono George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania Leon e gli U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton e Larry Mullen Jr)

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epa10348928 US President Joe Biden (C) speaks at a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on 04 December 2022. The Honorees are actor and filmmaker George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

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I Kennedy Center Honors vengono assegnati dal Consiglio di fondazione del John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, con sede a Washington

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epa10348921 US President Joe Biden (R) speaks at a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on 04 December 2022. The Honorees are actor and filmmaker George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

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I premiati sono stati accolti dal presidente Biden nella East Room della Casa Bianca. Dopo l’evento formale, si è tenuta una cena in loro onore

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epa10347298 George Clooney and wife, Amal arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, 03 December 2022. The 2022 honorees are: actor and filmmaker George Clooney, contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight, Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania Leon, and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/Ron Sachs / POOL

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Biden ha speso una parola per ognuna delle personalità premiate. Clooney è stato riconosciuto come personaggio fondamentale nella cultura statunitense, non solo per la sua carriera cinematografica ma anche per l’impegno che ha dimostrato nel sociale, ad esempio per le battaglie contro l’uso di armi nel Paese

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epa10347602 The members of the Irish rock band U2, from (L-R), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Bono, pose for a group photo wearing their awards following the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C., USA, 03 December 2022. The 2022 honorees are: actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania Leon; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/Ron Sachs / POOL

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Il capo della Casa Bianca ha omaggiato gli U2, tutti irlandesi, con le parole di una delle loro canzoni più conosciute di sempre, One. Il suo messaggio acquista ancora più valenza in un momento in cui in America e nel mondo intero c’è “troppo odio”: “We’re one but we’re not the same. We’ve got to carry each other” (“Siamo uno ma non siamo la stessa cosa. Dobbiamo sostenerci l’un l’altro”

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epa10347302 2022 Kennedy Center honoree Tania Leon arrives for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, 03 December 2022. The 2022 honorees are: actor and filmmaker George Clooney, contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight, Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania Leon, and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/Ron Sachs / POOL

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Tania Leon, compositrice nata a Cuba, è stata premiata per aver "dato un nuovo significato alla musica classica"

epa10348918 Kennedy Center Honoree Gladys Knight (front) and the Edge (back) attend a reception hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on 04 December 2022. The Honorees are actor and filmmaker George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

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Premiata per la sua lunghissima carriera nel mondo della musica anche Gladys Knight

epa10347305 2022 Kennedy Center honoree Amy Grant arrives for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, 03 December 2022. The 2022 honorees are: actor and filmmaker George Clooney, contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight, Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania Leon, and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. EPA/Ron Sachs / POOL

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Cantante nota anche per la sua attività filantropica, Amy Grant è considerata una degli artisti che ha decretato il successo della musica cristiana contemporanea nel panorama mainstream Usa