LL Cool J is set to host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards!
The 57-year-old entertainment icon will take the stage solo for the first time to emcee the big event, which airs live coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, September 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS. The show will also simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
LL Cool J previously co-hosted the show in 2022 alongside Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.
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He’s no stranger to the VMAs stage: he won his first Moon Person in 1991 for Best Rap and became the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award in 1997. More recent moments include a 2024 Def Jam 40th anniversary celebration with surprise guest Public Enemy and a 2023 all-star tribute for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.
This year, LL Cool J is nominated for Best Hip-Hop for his single “Murdergram Deaux” featuring Eminem, from his 2024 album THE FORCE.
Additional performers, presenters and special guests will be announced in the coming weeks. Find out who is nominated this year!
Source: justjared.com