The list of artists has been announced for the concert celebrating Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize on March 20th in Washington, D.C.
They are Garth Brooks, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Metallica, Maren Morris, Billy Porter, Charlie Puth, and Jacob Lusk of Gabriels.
The concert, Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, will premiere on PBS on April 8th at 7pm.
Elton and Taupin will be on hand, and Taupin will do double duty when he takes part in the Live! at the Library series in conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on March 21st at 6pm.
Previous Gershwin honorees include Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Carole King, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Garth Brooks, Lionel Richie, Joni Mitchell, and Burt Bacharach and Hal David.