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LL Cool J to Host MTV Video Music Awards
LL Cool J returns as solo host for the 2025 MTV VMAs, which feature Lady Gaga leading with 12 nominations, broadcast live for the first time on CBS and MTV.
- Entertainment icon LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV VMAs, airing live from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, September 7, MTV and CBS revealed on August 14, 2025.
- Drawing on decades of VMA involvement, LL Cool J previously co-emceed the 2022 VMAs with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.
- Among other top nominees, Lady Gaga leads with a dozen nominations, followed by Bruno Mars with 11 and Kendrick Lamar with 10, according to MTV and CBS.
- Voting for Best New Artist remains open until September 5th at 6 PM ET on vote.mtv.com, with ballots staying active into the September 10 show, MTV and CBS revealed.
- Additional performers, presenters and special guests will be announced in the coming weeks, with production led by former MTV head Van Toffler, Gunpowder & Sky, and Den of Thieves.
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LL Cool J takes the mic for the 2025 MTV VMAs, where Lady Gaga rules nominations
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LL COOL J Will Return As The Host Of The 2025 MTV VMAs
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LL Cool J To Host 2025 MTV VMAs
Grammy and VMA Award winner LL Cool J has been tapped to host the 2025 MTV VMAs. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who also is a nominee, will return to host solo after previously serving as co-emcee in 2022 with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. The VMAs will air live from New […]
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