The lifetime achievement awards for artistic excellence also were presented to Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, opera singer Justino Diaz and folk music legend Joni Mitchell, with President Joe Biden in attendance.
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The tributes featured testimonials and performances that were kept secret from the honorees. Mitchell’s tribute featured performances of her songs by Norah Jones, Brandi Carlile, Ellie Goulding and Brittany Howard. Diaz was honored with a performance from the operaFor Michaels, organizers put together three “Weekend Update” segments onstage with multiple generations of mock news anchors — Kevin Nealon, Seth Myers and Amy Poehler, and the current duo of Michel Che and Colin Jost.
“We welcome everyone back,” he told a crowd of about 150 seated in the East Room, decked out with Christmas trees and wreaths. Guests included Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Caroline Kennedy, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Chita Rivera, Steve Martin and Herbie Hancock.Biden praised the work of the artists, their “sixth sense” that helps them create and move so many people, saying: “I don’t think you fully appreciate what you do for so many people.
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