During this Grammy Awards event, where Kanye West, Adele, and Bruno Mars had several nominations and West's album had a prestigious award, which American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York was the host?
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54th Annual Grammy Awards The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. West's album went on to win Best Rap Album.
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LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known by his stage name LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock The Bells" and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover".
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2010 MTV Movie Awards The 2010 MTV Movie Awards was the 19th annual ceremony which took place on June 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Aziz Ansari served as a host for the 19th annual ceremony. Voting the nominees began from a list of eligible contestants on March 29, 2010, and ended on April 9, 2010. The nominees itself were announced on May 12, 2010, and the winners were voted by the public.
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Greater Talent Network (GTN) Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau (GTN) is an American speakers bureau based in New York. GTN is known for its roster of prominent clients, including authors Michael Lewis, P.J. O'Rourke and Jeffrey Toobin; actors Laura Linney and Danny Glover; musicians Paula Abdul and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds; Navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell and Kevin Lacz; athletes Alex Rodriguez and Eli Manning; sports executives Billy Beane and Bob Myers; national security experts Raymond Kelly, Valerie Plame Wilson, and General Wesley Clark; and finance/technology disruptors Dan Schulman, and Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of theSkimm.
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Greg Calloway Greg Calloway is an American entrepreneur, artist and filmmaker from the Washington, D.C. area. In 2006, He won the AOL and Warner Music Group online reality show, "The Biz".
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Mick (DJ) Mick Batyske (known by his stage name Mick, sometimes styled as MICK, and formerly Mick Boogie) is an American DJ and entrepreneur. He is an A-list DJ and spun private parties for celebrities including Kanye West, LeBron James, Jay-Z and Will Smith. In addition to his mix tape releases, he has performed in venues internationally, including New York City, Dubai, Tokyo, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. As an entrepreneur, he has invested in various start-up companies including Localeur, in which he is also an advisor and consultant.
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Raoul Juneja Raoul Juneja (born February 1, 1980) also known as Deejay Ra, is a columnist, TV host, music producer and activist. He is also a media expert on urban and South Asian music. He has created and produced the award-winning national Canadian music TV show "V-Mix" on Omni Television, which ran for 173 episodes over 4 seasons. He is also the executive producer of , a posthumously released tribute album dedicated to the late hip hop icon, Tupac Shakur.
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Mars (rapper) Mario Delgado (born April 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Mars, is a Mexican American rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, photographer, and actor from the San Francisco Bay Area city of Pittsburg, California that often performs with a Hannibal Lecter style mask. He specializes in horrorcore music.
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2017 MTV Millennial Awards The 5th Annual MTV Millennial Awards were held on June 3, 2017 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, and was broadcast on June 4, 2017 through MTV Latin America. The awards celebrate the best of Latin music and the digital world of the millennial generation. The ceremony was hosted by Lele Pons and Juanpa Zurita. J Balvin and Sebastian Yatra led nominations with five each, while Lali was the biggest winner of the night, with two awards. Furthermore, Lady Gaga received the UNHCR's Change Agent Award.
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All of the Lights "All of the Lights" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, as the fourth single from his fifth studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010). It was produced by West and features additional vocals from several other recording artists, including John Legend, The-Dream, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, Drake, and Rihanna; the latter is the only credited feature on the single.
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Steve Tirpak Steve Tirpak (born 1981) is an American musician from Edgewater Park, New Jersey, United States. He is a trombonist who has arranged and recorded for a number of contemporary musicians including Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Lana Del Rey, Kirk Franklin, P. Diddy, The Roots, LL Cool J, Will Smith, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Estelle, Luther Vandross, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Vivian Green, Notorious B.I.G, Gerald Levert, Mindi Abair, Kindred, Young Gunz, and many others.
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J. Ivy J. Ivy (born March 3, 1976 as James Ivy Richardson II) is an American performance poet, spoken word artist, recording artist, and author. He is a three-time HBO Def Poet and has earned a Grammy Award for his performance on Kanye West’s debut album "The College Dropout". His full-length solo album, "Here I Am", was released in late 2010 on his co-owned entertainment company Ivyous Entertainment.
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Elliot Mintz Elliot Mintz (born February 16, 1945) is an American consultant. In the 1960s and early 1970s Mintz was an underground radio DJ and host. In the 1970s he became a spokesperson for John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and took on other musicians and actors as clients as a publicist, including Bob Dylan. He later became the publicist for Paris Hilton.
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Rey Reel Raymond De'Andre Martin (born September 13, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter, professionally known as Rey Reel. Reel has produced for artists such as Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, will.i.am and Britney Spears among others. Rey Reel signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV in May 2015. He is perhaps best known for producing Beyonce's "Flawless", Drake's "Trophies" , and will.i.am's "Scream & Shout" (Remix).
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Rahki Columbus Smith III, better known by his stage name Rahki (sometimes Rahk or Rahki Beats), is a Grammy award winning American record producer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is known for his work with mentor DJ Khalil and acts such as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Currensy, Evidence, Schoolboy Q, 50 Cent, Domo Genesis, Lecrae, Aloe Blacc, and more.
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43rd Annual Grammy Awards The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Several artists earned three awards on the night: Steely Dan's haul included Album of the Year for Two Against Nature; U2 took home the Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Beautiful Day; Dr. Dre won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Best Rap Album for Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP; Eminem himself also received three awards, out of four nominations; Faith Hill took home Best Country Album for the album Breathe, Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song's title track and for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals with Tim McGraw for "Let's Make Love".
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American Music Awards of 2015 The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 2015. It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez. With three awards, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night. Jared Leto presented a eulogy mourning the November 2015 Paris attacks prior to presenting Celine Dion for her tributing performance. The show also marked Prince's last public award show appearance before his death in April 2016. The telecast garnered 10.98 million viewers in the United States.
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Zaldy Zaldy Goco (born 1966), also known mononymously as Zaldy, is a Filipino American fashion designer. In 1995, he was featured as a model in a British television advertisement for Levi's. Zaldy was named one of "Out" magazine's Out 100 in 2006. He was the costume designer for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" tour, Lady Gaga's "Monster Ball Tour, and Britney Spears's "Femme Fatale Tour". Zaldy designed the costumes for the Cirque du Soleil shows "", "", and "Volta". He was also the head designer for Gwen Stefani's fashion line L.A.M.B. He has received two Emmy nominations, winning one in 2017, for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming due to his work on "RuPaul's Drag Race".
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2006 MTV Movie Awards The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Jessica Alba and featured performances by Christina Aguilera, AFI and Gnarls Barkley. In addition to the below awards, MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey (The MTV Generation Award) and Spike Lee (The Silver Bucket of Excellence, for "Do the Right Thing").
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Sasha Allen Sasha Sierra Allen (born June 4, 1982) is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, she began her career in the music industry as a backing vocalist for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Leona Lewis, and Usher. On January 2016 she joined the Rolling Stones touring band.
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BET Awards 2014 The 2014 BET Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 2014. Chris Rock was unveiled as the host for the upcoming BET Awards on May 14 during the network's 106 & Park music video countdown show. Beyoncé lead the nominations with 6, followed by Jay-Z with 5. Drake, Pharrell Williams and August Alsina were tied for 4. Beyoncé was the big winner of the night winning 3 BET Awards, while Nicki Minaj, Drake, August Alsina and Pharrell Williams with 2.
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2013 MTV Video Music Awards The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 25, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Marking the 30th installment of the award show, they were the first to be held in New York City not to use a venue within the borough of Manhattan. Nominations were announced on July 17, 2013. Leading the nominees were Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six, followed by Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, and Robin Thicke with four. Justin Timberlake was the big winner on the night with four awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors" and the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift were also among the winners of the night. The ceremony drew a total of 10.1 million viewers.