LL Cool J, who’s amongst the nominees at this 12 months’s MTV Video Music Awards, will likely be taking part in double obligation on the present, because it was introduced Thursday he can even function the night time’s host.
The rapper will take the VMAs stage solo for the primary time, after beforehand serving as co-emcee in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. LL Cool J has an extended historical past with the present as effectively, as he took dwelling his first Moon Particular person in 1991 for finest rap, was the primary rapper to obtain the Video Vanguard Award in 1997 and has carried out in tributes for Def Jam Recording’s fortieth anniversary and for hip-hop turning 50. This 12 months, his single “Murdergram Deux” (ft. Eminem) is nominated for the most effective hip-hop class, off of his latest album The Power.
The VMAs are set to air dwell from New York’s UBS Area on Sept. 7, with Girl Gaga main this 12 months’s nominations. Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Rosé, Sabrina Carpenter and The Weeknd are additionally among the many high contenders, and the race for most-ever VMAs wins continues between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, who’re each nominated for artist of the 12 months.
The awards will air on CBS for the primary time along with their longtime dwelling on MTV and stream dwell on Paramount+ (for subscribers to the service’s premium plan). Former MTV head Van Toffler and his firm Gunpowder & Sky will produce the present together with Den of Thieves. Extra performers, presenters and particular friends to be revealed within the coming weeks.