Concert promoter Guerrilla Union Inc. must stop using the title of LL Cool J’s 1985 song "Rock the Bells" without the rapper’s permission, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday. In a three-page judgment handed down by U.S. district judge Dale S. Fischer, the company was ordered to permanently refrain from "manufacturing, transporting, p...

Last year, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive an award at the Kennedy Center Honors. This year, Hamilton will become the first musical to receive an award. The Kennedy Center has occasionally honored groups like the Eagles and creative partnerships like Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey or Fred Ebb and John Kander,…

The 57th annual Grammy Awards will air this Sunday, and we already know that host LL Cool Jay (cue a collective groan) will not be the show’s main attraction, nor will it be the winning results. Most of us watch the Grammys for the insanely over-produced performances and incredulous conversation fodder. We already know that [...]

Hugh Jackman is a man of many talents, and now he can had rapper to the list. Then he invited LL Cool J and T.I. onstage to prove that conceit with a modernization of "Rock Island." Using a beat that Jackman said was produced by Questlove, the unlikely trio provided the Tonys with its most surprising moment.

The Grammys announced their nominations with some extra flash and fanfare this year, flipping the usual early morning podium announcement into a primetime concert special live from the Staples Center in L.A. LL Cool J, who hosted last year’s Grammy broadcast, was back to MC this show as he will for the ceremony on 1/26. [...]