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The 40th Kennedy Center Honors is airing tonight on CBS and we have all the details about the star-studded presentation.

This year, the five honorees are actress, dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, hip hop artist LL Cool J, TV writer and producer Norman Lear, and musician and record producer Lionel Richie.

The event was pre-recorded on December 3 and features a full lineup of performers and presenters.

Tune into CBS tonight (December 26) at 9pm ET to catch the full special!

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Nicole Richie and Eva Longoria keep it chic and sophisticated while hitting the red carpet at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center on Monday (December 3) in Washington, DC.

The 36-year-old Great News star and Eva, 42, were joined at the event by Karolina Kurkova, Leona Lewis, Misty Copeland, Becky G, Luke Bryan, Anthony Anderson and Julie Andrews.

Nicole and Eva were in attendance to help tribute honorees Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan, as well as dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, LL Cool J, and producer Norman Lear.

“Last night I had the pleasure to be part of the #KennedyCenterHonors tribute to my dear friend @GloriaEstefan. An incredible night full with love and respect for an incredible woman,” Eva wrote on her Twitter account.

The 2017 Kennedy Center Honors is set to air on Tuesday, Dec. 26 on CBS!

FYI: Nicole is wearing a Zac Posen gown. Eva is wearing Balmain. Karolina is wearing a Cristina Ottaviano outfit.

LL Cool J, Lionel Richie and Gloria Estefan were just honored in a major way!

The three stars, including American dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade and American television writer and producer Norman Lear, were all recipients of the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Saturday (December 2) in Washington, D.C.

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“The @KennedyCenter Honors Class of 2017. Truly Honored to be sharing this special moment with this group of extraordinary people. Congratulations to my fellow honorees!!! #KCHonors,” LL wrote on his Instagram.

Attendees at the Kennedy Center Artist’s Dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson included Kenneth “Babyface” and Nicole Edmonds, Julie Chen and Les Moonves, Eva Longoria and Anthony Anderson.

Moments ago, CBS revealed the honorees for the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors.

Each year, several figures are chosen for and recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts .

This year, five entertainers were chosen for their contributions to the arts. You can watch the ceremony this year on December 26 at 9/8c on CBS. The ceremony will be pre-taped earlier in the month.

Congrats to the honorees on the major accomplishment!

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