LL Cool J to host 2012 Grammy Awards:First host in 7 years

    After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee  LL Cool J.

  The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Feb. 12 broadcast is "gonna be a great night" and says his hosting duties are a dream come true.

     The Recording Academy has already named some performers the Foo Fighters, ,nicki minaj Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Jason Aldean.

      It will be LL Cool J's first time hosting the Grammys. He has been hosting the live Grammy nominations concert since it began in 2008.

   The Grammys will  broadcast on CBS from Los Angeles. The last host of the Grammys was Queen Latifah.Nigeria's femi kuti was  nominated for the third time in the world music category .