Tony Bennett to Receive Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

The Library of Congress announced on Tuesday that Tony Bennett will receive the next Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The award, named in honor of George and Ira Gerswhin, celebrates artists for "promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of cultural understanding, entertaining and informing audiences, and

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