{"id":1960101,"date":"2025-08-14T14:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960101"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:35:06","slug":"ll-cool-j-to-host-mtv-video-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ll-cool-j-to-host-mtv-video-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"LL Cool J to host MTV Video Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 14 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame inductee LL Cool J is set to host MTV&#8217;s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He will take the UBS Arena stage in New York at 8 p.m. EDT, and the event will broadcast live on CBS, MTV and Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LL Cool J was previously the Video Vanguard Award winner, and he hosted opposite Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow in 2022, a press release states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This time, he will host solo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Music\/2025\/08\/05\/mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-vmas\/5051754405295\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:VMAs nominations were announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">VMAs nominations were announced<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>LL Cool J arrives for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in 2022. He will host the MTV VMAs solo for the first time in September. File Photo by James Atoa\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LL Cool J&#8217;s song &#8220;Murdergram Deaux&#8221; from <i>The Force <\/i>is up for Best Hip-Hop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lady Gaga led nominees with 12 potential honors, marking her first time as most-nominated artist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"LL Cool J, talks to the media at the Rocket Mortgage Field House in 2021. He was previously honored with the Video Vanguard Award. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q_CWuAB7PfOrTnSmOyLEAw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/13b103c6a06e6c6617570a57047602a1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>LL Cool J, talks to the media at the Rocket Mortgage Field House in 2021. He was previously honored with the Video Vanguard Award. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bruno Mars was nominated 11 times, while Kendrick Lamar is up for 10 potential awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Blackpink&#8217;s Rose and Sabrina Carpenter were each eight-time nominees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 14 (UPI) &#8212; Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame inductee LL Cool J is set to host MTV&#8217;s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. He will take the UBS Arena stage in New York at 8 p.m. EDT, and the event will broadcast live on CBS, MTV and Paramount+. 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