Queen Latifah, who was a 2023 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, is set to host the 2024 ceremony, which will be taped on Sunday, Dec. 8, and will air on CBS two weeks later on Dec. 22. It is Latifah’s first time as host.

Queen Latifah will host the Kennedy Center Honors as the Apollo Theater receives recognition as an Iconic American Institution.

Queen Latifah was once a Kennedy Center Honors recipient, and now she’s the award show’s new host. CBS has announced that she will host the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The recipients of the 47th Kennedy Center Honors includes director Francis Ford Coppola,

Previous honoree Queen Latifah will host the 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors, to be broadcast Dec. 22 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

The ceremony, which will air Dec. 22 on CBS, will honor Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and The Apollo.