TMZ — LL Cool J and Ice Cube are joining forces -- but it ain't about music, it's about sports TV domination.  TMZ Sports has learned LL is now a part of a powerful group looking to bid on 22 regional sports channels -- including the YES Network --… ... more info

Metal Injection — Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, Def Leppard, etc. The post RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, MC5, DEF LEPPARD Among Nominees For Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Class Of 2019 appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Guardian Music — The Ohio institution will select its 2019 cohort at a ceremony in Brooklyn next MarchThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has revealed the list of nominees for induction into its 2019 cohort. Def Leppard, Devo, Janet Jackson, John Prine, Kraftwerk, LL Cool... more info

Guardian Music — We rate the best films on the music scene down the decades, from Bob Dylan to Blur, Anvil to Amy WinehouseCharming Belgian TV presenter Marcel Vanthilt tries to get to grips with the New York rap scene. Interviewees include LL Cool J and Schoolly D, ... more info

USA Today Music — Eminem will be the first guest on "The Influence of Hip-Hop," a new show on LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio (SiriusXM Channel 43).             more info

Detroit Free Press — Eminem will be the first guest on "The Influence of Hip-Hop," a new show on LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio (SiriusXM Channel 43).             more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, St. Vincent, Jack White, Greta Van Fleet, LL Cool J, Tash Sultana, and many more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lollapalooza continued on Saturday (8/4) with sets from Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Daniel Caesar, GoldLink, LL Cool J, Lil Pump, Bomba Estereo, Tank and the Bangas and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — 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 part... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist and actor LL Cool J has amassed one of the longest resumes in the entertainment industry since he started making music in his grandparents’ Queens, N.Y. basement in the 1980s. The “NCIS: Los Angelesââ... more info