The Boss gets crowned while sitting next to actual POTUS. No big deal.
Earlier this month, Eddie Vedder, Melissa Etheridge, John Mellencamp, Ben Harper and Sting brought the songs of Bruce Springsteen to an unlikely venue: Washington, DC’s opulent Kennedy Center. The full Kennedy Center Honors aired on CBS last night, giving fans the opportunity to see the New Jersey legend sitting beside President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as a cavalcade of artists professed their admiration for his life and music. Caroline Kennedy described Springsteen as “a rocker from the Jersey shore who created his own musical universe and across America and the world became ‘The Boss,’ ” at the top of the show. (Read our on-the-scene report from the Kennedy Center Honors, which also paid tribute to Robert DeNiro, Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks and Grace Bumbry.)
Acting
Eddie Vedder's entire existence is a highlight, let's be real.
Practical Effects
The Kennedy Center's ridiculous gold curtains are doing heavy lifting.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2009 ceremony marked one of the rare moments rock music received official state-sanctioned prestige, with Obama personally championing Springsteen's working-class narratives.
Springsteen initially thought the honor was a prank call and almost didn't believe he was being inducted alongside Mel Brooks and Robert De Niro.
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