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LL Cool J To Host The Grammy Awards Again

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TWO-TIME GRAMMY® WINNER LL COOL J RETURNS TO HOST THE 57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®

Watch What Happens On Music’s Biggest Night®, Live On CBS, Feb. 8, 2015

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan 21, 2015) — Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY® winner LL COOL J is set to return as host of the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® marking his fourth consecutive year as MC. Over the years, the dynamic host has presided over 10 GRAMMY shows, tributes, and specials, and served as a producer for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®,” and “A Very GRAMMY Christmas,” holiday special.

“As both a GRAMMY-winning recording artist and an accomplished actor, LL COOL J’s wide range of talent, dynamic personality, and charismatic energy make him the perfect choice to host the GRAMMY Awards,” said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. “His unique expertise allows him to set the right tone for the show and connect with everyone — from his musical peers to fans at home. We are honored to have him back.”

“I’m thrilled to again be part of Music’s Biggest Night,” said LL COOL J. “The performances and moments you see on the GRAMMY stage are nothing less than amazing throughout the years and this year’s show is shaping up to be one you will never forget.”

Read the whole press release on grammy.org.

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LL Cool J On Cover Of CBS Watch Magazine – Get Your Own Copy

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Thirteen albums. Millions of records. Nine Grammy nominations, two Grammy awards, three Grammys hosted. Twenty-plus movies. An autobiography, a children’s book, a New York Times best-seller fitness book. And now six—and counting—seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles, which is watched by 15 million people every week, including an untold number of Ladies (Who Still) Love Cool James.

As for the numbers that really matter: four kids with one wife, Simone, to whom the 46-year-old star has been married for almost 25 years. And what better place than Paris to do all that math with the man himself, who opened up about fame, family and his final frontier. Make that frontiers, plural. But who’s counting?

The whole interview with LL Cool J in this month’s issue of CBS Watch Magazine…

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NCISLA’s LL Cool J to host Spike’s ‘Lip Sync Battle’

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From Entertainment Weekly we learned that..

What began as a fun segment on Jimmy Fallon’s late night shows—everyone remembers Emma Stone’s epic performance—is now growing into a full-fledged series of its own. With John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant signed on as two of the producers, Lip Sync Battle will debut on Spike on April 2.
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And EW has learned exclusively that LL Cool J has signed on to host the show, which will feature celebrities going head-to-head, each lip-syncing a song of their choice.

“Like the rest of the world, I’m a big fan of these battles, but this show is going to bring it to a whole new level,” LL Cool J said in a press release. “I’m thrilled to be working with Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, and the entire team to host the show and can’t wait for the fans at home to join in!!”

Spike has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which is set to tape in January in New York City.

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