2022 Kennedy Center Honors: George Clooney, Gladys Knight and U2 among the honorees

Pictured (L-R top row): U2 members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and Bono. Pictured (L-R bottom row) Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney, and Tania León were recognized for their achievements in the performing arts during the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors. (Courtesy CBS/Gail Schulman)

Actor, producer, director and Honors recipient George Clooney on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

Actor, producer, director and Honors recipient George Clooney with his wife Amal Clooney on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

Songwriting legend and honoree Amy Grant on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

U2 front man, musician and activist Bono on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C.  (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

U.S. Senator from Utah Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney on the red carpet for The Kennedy Center Honors event in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

2022 Kennedy Center Honoree George Clooney, bottom third from right, reacts as he is given a shoulder rub from fellow 2022 Honoree Bono during a group photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Washington. Also with Clooney are, front row from left, Evan Ryan, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania León, Deborah Rutter, back row from left, Antony Blinken, David Rubenstein, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Bono, Kennedy Center Honor Producers David Jammy, Liz Kelly and Ian Stewart (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

2022 Kennedy Center Honorees from the rock band U2 Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and Bono pose for a group photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

President Joe Biden points to the crowd as first lady Jill Biden bumps fists with 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree Gladys Knight, left, at the 45th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi applaud at right. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Joe Biden speaks during the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. The 2022 Kennedy Center Honorees front row from left, George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, and Tania León, and back row from left, Irish band U2 members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stand with the 2022 Kennedy Center Honorees during the 45th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. From left, Irish band U2 members The Edge and Bono; actor, director and producer George Clooney, composer and conductor Tania León, contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant, performer Gladys Knight, first lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree composer and conductor Tania León listens as President Joe Biden speaks during the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bono arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lawyer Amal Clooney and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)