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The redesigned Kennedy Center Honors medal by Tiffany & Co., a further change in the rebranding of the D.C. arts venue. (Kennedy Center)

Redesigned Kennedy Center and medals

CK Smith
Tom Cruise attends the "F1: The Movie" European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Cruise turned down Kennedy Center honor

Alex Galbraith
Actory Sylvester Stallone poses for a playful portrait with businessman Donald Trump at a lupus charity event held at Bud and Marla Paxon's home in Palm Beach, Florida, February 24, 1997. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

Trump shares Kennedy Center honorees

Alex Galbraith
Ace Frehley, co-founding member of the band Kiss (aniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

Ex-Kiss guitarist: I'm a Trump supporter

Andy Greene - Rolling Stone
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(Peter Cooper)

Gene Simmons mansplains everything

Amanda Marcotte
Prince, Gene Simmons (Reuters/Lucas Jackson/Alex Gallardo)

Gene Simmons' Prince apology

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Casey Kasem (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-842284p1.html'>s_bukley</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Casey Kasem and music's top 1%

Scott Timberg
Ian McLagan (T. DiMenno)

Secrets of a rock legend

Rick Moody
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The Replacements

Keep the 'Mats out of the Hall

Alex Pareene
Gene Simmins, Paul Stanley of Kiss (AP/Britta Pedersen)

Kiss: Pro-Miley, anti-critic

Daniel D'Addario
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