Eddie Vedder Covered U2’s “Elevation” And Borat Joked About Kanye’s Antisemitism At Kennedy Center Honors

Last night, the annual Kennedy Center Honors gala went down in Washington. Every year, the American government comes together to say nice things about a few artistic types, and this year’s honorees included George Clooney, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, and the Cuban-born composer Tania León. U2 were the headliners among the night’s honorees, and Mary J. Blige was supposed to honor the band by singing her stirring rendition of their power ballad “One.” But Blige was sick last night, so Pearl Jam leader Eddie Vedder had to do a couple of U2 tributes himself.