LL Cool J To Host 54th Annual Grammy Awards On CBS
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that LL Cool J is set to host the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. The two-time Grammy winner and “NCIS: Los Angeles” star, who has...
View ArticleLL Cool J: From Radio To The Big Screen (And Everywhere In Between)
When 17-year-old James Todd Smith mailed a freestyle tape to a white college student named Rick Rubin, few could have predicted the success they would achieve. But “Ladies Love Cool James,” or LL Cool...
View ArticleKaty Perry To Make Her First Post-Split Appearance At The Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Katy Perry is expected to perform at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, marking the singer’s first public appearance since her highly publicized split from husband Russell...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Will Play At Grammys
Twenty-time Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the 54th Annual Grammy Awards February 12th. The show will air on CBS. The Recording Academy announced this morning that...
View ArticleAdele Top Winner With 6 Grammys
Adele (Photo Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adele, who captured the world’s heart with an album about a broken romance, emerged as the top winner at Sunday’s Grammy Awards,...
View ArticleTaylor Swift To Co-host Grammy Nominations TV Show
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift will co-host the Grammy nominations television special. Grammy officials say the pop star will join LL Cool J as hosts of the Dec. 5 special, airing live on CBS...
View ArticleLL Cool J Promises “Authentic Hip-Hop” For Album 14
LL Cool J has another album on deck, a fourteenth set he’s calling Authentic Hip-Hop. “I’m doing music right now,” he told Craig Ferguson on CBS’s The Late Show. “I’m working on a new album. I’m going...
View ArticleMore Artists Join GRAMMY Nominations Concert
Tonight’s GRAMMY nominations concert is adding even more star power to its lineup. Janelle Monáe will now join fun., who are expected to earn themselves a nomination or two, for a performance of their...
View Articlefun. Dominates Grammy Nominations
Cliches be damned, it was a fun. night at the GRAMMY Nominations Concert on CBS Wednesday night (December 5), with the band performing and getting nominations in all four major categories: Album, Song...
View ArticleDr. John To Perform At GRAMMYs With The Black Keys
Dr. John and New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform at the GRAMMYs with the Black Keys this Sunday. Dr. John is a five-time GRAMMY winner, and is nominated for Best Blues Album for his...
View ArticleLL Cool J, Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Lead GRAMMY Super-Group
Rock, hip-hop and electronic dance music will come together when Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker unites with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, DJ Z-Trip, Chuck D of legendary rap group...
View ArticleGRAMMYS Close With Star-Studded Finale
Capping the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, LL Cool J, blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello, Public Enemy‘s Chuck D and DJ Z-Trip crossed a wide range of musical genres to unite...
View ArticleBrad Paisley to Perform During People’s Choice Awards
GRAMMY-winning country superstar Brad Paisley is among the artists slated to perform during the People’s Choice Awards next Wednesday (Jan. 8), it was announced today. Paisley will join previously...
View ArticleJazz In The Gardens To Feature Top Musicians At Sun Life
MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – It will not be the roar of a crowd you will hear at Sun Life Stadium this weekend. Instead, it will be the soothing sounds of jazz and all types of music at the ninth annual...
View ArticleJazz In The Gardens Pumps Up Large Crowd At Sun Life
MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) - Kelly Rowland kicked it on stage Saturday at Jazz in the Gardens, an annual music festival that entertains large crowds for three jazz-filled days. “I feel so elated,” said...
View ArticleMore Stars Added To Tony Awards Presenters And Performers List
(New York) — The list of stars presenting and preforming at “The 68th Annual Tony Awards” continues to grow. Orlando Bloom, Barrett Foa, Jonathan Groff, T.I., LL COOL J, Samuel L. Jackson, Judith...
View ArticleNCIS Los Angeles Back In Action Monday On CBS Primetime
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J are back in action as specials agents Callen and Sam Hanna in the 6th season of the crime drama NCIS Los Angeles. When the show ended last season, the...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes Of NCIS: Los Angeles
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – NCIS: LA is one of the hottest television shows around and the two stars of the show may be one of the reasons why. CBS4’s Lisa Petrillo was recently in Los Angeles on the set of...
View ArticleLL Cool J To Host, Mary J. Blige Added To ‘A Very GRAMMY Christmas’ Lineup
A Very GRAMMY Christmas adds two new faces to brighten the holiday extravaganza. LL Cool J will host the TV special, and Mary J. Blige has been added as a performer. Blige is a smooth fit, as her new...
View ArticleSam Smith, Big Sean Added To A Very GRAMMY Christmas
By Courtney E. Smith The GRAMMYs and CBS are throwing quite a Christmas bash—and now Sam Smith and Big Sean will join the party. A Very GRAMMY Christmas, at which a lineup including Pharrell Williams,...
View ArticleLL Cool J Hosting 57th GRAMMY Awards; Sam Smith, John Legend, Common, More...
The 57th GRAMMY Awards broadcast is starting to take shape. Once again, legendary hip-hop figure LL Cool J will be hosting—a role he’s held since 2012. The emcee hosting the show is no surprise, and...
View ArticleLL Cool J Back For Fifth Straight Year As GRAMMY Host
NEW YORK (AP) — The GRAMMY Awards will celebrate a lot of new music, but its ceremony will have a familiar face up-front in host LL Cool J. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the rap artist...
View ArticleLL Cool J Talks GRAMMYs, Kendrick Lamar And Rock Hall
By Brian Ives With just a few days to go before the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Radio.com got a few minutes with LL Cool J – hosting for the fifth straight year – to discuss this year’s edition of...
View ArticleNo Awards, Just Viewers For ‘NCIS: LA’
NEW YORK (AP) — “There are shows,” says Chris O’Donnell, “that never garner awards, that aren’t considered highbrow in any way — but that lots of fans really enjoy and keep coming back to watch.”...
View ArticleLL Cool J On Character Sam Hanna, “Potential To Be One Of The Iconic...
The eighth season of NCIS: Los Angeles wraps up this Sunday, May 14th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. In the penultimate episode of season eight Sam Hanna, played by LL Cool J, goes through a living nightmare...
View ArticleNFL Players To Compete For ‘Most Valuable Performer’ Title On CBS
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – We all know what NFL Players can do on the field, but what about their skills off the field? Fans will have that question answered on Thursday...
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