{"id":4568,"date":"2025-08-18T22:32:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/2025-kennedy-center-honorees-reader-poll-favorite-song-1236046743\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:32:47","slug":"2025-kennedy-center-honorees-reader-poll-favorite-song-1236046743","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/2025-kennedy-center-honorees-reader-poll-favorite-song-1236046743\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Favorite Song Associated With This Year\u2019s Kennedy Center Honorees?\u00a0Vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBy now, you\u2019ve heard about the five artists who are slated to receive Kennedy Center Honors in December \u2013 Michael Crawford, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/gloria-gaynor\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/gloria-gaynor\/\">Gloria Gaynor<\/a>, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kiss\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kiss\/\">KISS<\/a>, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sylvester-stallone\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sylvester-stallone\/\">Sylvester Stallone<\/a> and <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/george-strait\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/george-strait\/\">George Strait<\/a>. At a press conference announcing the honorees, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/donald-trump\/\">President Trump <\/a>said he was \u201c98% involved\u201d in the selections and that he\u2019ll host the televised ceremony on which these artists are saluted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile Trump\u2019s involvement will make many view these selections through a partisan lens, we\u2019re asking you to put that aside and simply tell us what\u2019s your favorite song associated with this year\u2019s honorees. We give you two choices for each honoree.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/donald-trump-2025-kennedy-center-honorees-george-strait-kiss\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/George-Strait-press-Credit-Erika-Goldberg-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/George-Strait-press-Credit-Erika-Goldberg-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"George Strait performs onstage for George Strait and Vaqueros del Mar's &quot;Strait To The Heart&quot;: A benefit for Hill Country Flood Victims at Estancia at Thunder Valley on July 27, 2025 in Boerne, Texas.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump Announces George Strait, KISS &amp; Michael Crawford Among 2025 Kennedy Center\u00a0Honorees\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/outrageous-donald-trump-announcing-kennedy-center-honorees\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/donald-trump-kennedy-center-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe 5 Most Outrageous Things Donald Trump Said in Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center\u00a0Honorees\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/kiss-react-donald-trump-kennedy-center-honor-criticism-1236043851\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kiss-msg-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kiss-msg-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS take final bow  during the final show of KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKISS Members Who Once Referred to Donald Trump As a \u2018True Danger to Democracy\u2019 React to Kennedy Center Honor: \u2018Deeply\u00a0Honored\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Crawford, the Tony-winning star of <em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, you can choose between his two most famous solos in that show: \u201cThe Music of the Night\u201d and \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Gaynor, you can choose between her two top 10 hits on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>: her discofied remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-jackson-5\/\">The Jackson 5<\/a>\u2019s \u201cNever Can Say Goodbye\u201d and her Grammy-winning No. 1 smash \u201cI Will Survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor KISS, you can choose between their rock anthem \u201cRock and Roll All Nite\u201d and their image-broadening ballad \u201cBeth,\u201d the band\u2019s first top 10 hit on the Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Stallone, you can choose between Hot 100-topping hits from two of his <em>Rocky<\/em> movies: <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bill-conti\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bill-conti\/\">Bill Conti<\/a>\u2019s \u201cGonna Fly Now\u201d and <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/survivor\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/survivor\/\">Survivor<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEye of the Tiger.\u201d Both songs were Oscar-nominated for best original song. (Fun Fact: Stallone is this year\u2019s only Kennedy Center Honors recipient who is associated with two No. 1 Hot 100 hits.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Strait, you can choose between \u201cAmarillo by Morning,\u201d a 1983 hit that has long been a fan favorite, and \u201cCheck Yes or No,\u201d one of his record 44 No. 1 hits on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/country-songs\/\">Hot Country Songs<\/a> chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhat\u2019s your favorite of these 10 songs associated with this year\u2019s Kennedy Center Honorees? Vote!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"pd_a_15912553\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container15912553\" data-settings='{\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.polldaddy.com\/p\/15912553.js\"}' style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/15912553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><a name=\"pd_a_15912553\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container15912553\" data-settings='{\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.polldaddy.com\/p\/15912553.js\"}' style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/15912553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, you\u2019ve heard about the five artists who are slated to receive Kennedy Center Honors in December \u2013 Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, KISS, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait. 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