LL Cool J takes the mic for the 2025 MTV VMAs, where Lady Gaga rules nominations
August 14, 2025
The MTV Video Music Awards announced Thursday that LL Cool J will host the 2025 ceremony. The Grammy-winning artist has long championed the VMAs, having won his first Moon Person in 1991. He became the first rapper to receive the Video Vanguard Award years later in 1997. This year’s VMAs will air on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern and will run live from the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island. The show will be broadcast by CBS for the first time, and also simulcast on MTV and available for streaming on Paramount+.