Actor Tom Cruise was offered the honors but declined because of scheduling conflicts, according to several current and former Kennedy Center employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss event plans. A spokesperson for Cruise declined to comment.

Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford will all receive the honor, months after President Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of firing the normally bipartisan board of the Kennedy Center and declaring himself host of the upcoming ceremony.

President Donald Trump visited the Kennedy Center on Wednesday to unveil the next recipients of its hallmark honors — and announce that he would personally host the institution’s awards show in December.