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LL Cool J to Host 2025 MTV VMAs Solo

8/17/2025

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LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards solo, his first solo hosting role since 2022.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on September 7 from UBS Arena in New York City, also available on CBS and Paramount+.
LL Cool J's docuseries, "Hip Hop Was Born Here," examines hip-hop's origins and includes prominent figures in the genre.

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LL Cool J will host the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards solo, his first solo hosting role since 2022.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on September 7 from UBS Arena in New York City, also available on CBS and Paramount+.
LL Cool J's docuseries, "Hip Hop Was Born Here," examines hip-hop's origins and includes prominent figures in the genre.