Soul Train Host Don Cornelius Found Dead

Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show “Soul Train,” shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his home, police said. He was 75.

He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.

“Soul Train” began in Chicago as a local program in 1970 and aired nationally from 1971 to 2006. It brought the best R&B, soul and later hip-hop acts to TV and had teenagers dance to them. It was one of the first shows to showcase African-Americans prominently, although the dance group was racially mixed. Cornelius was the first host and executive producer.

LL Cool J to Host Grammys

Rapper and actor LL Cool J will be the first official host of the Grammy Awards in seven years, the Recording Academy said on Wednesday.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of music’s biggest night,” said the two-time Grammy award winning host. “I will always have fond memories of my first Grammy Awards and to now be hosting the Grammy show, in the company of so many other incredible artists, is a dream come true.”

LL Cool J, who has been the host of the Grammy nominations concert since its first live broadcast in 2008, is the first emcee of the awards program since 2005 when Queen Latifah headlined. Since then, music’s biggest night has not had a host.

The 54th annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12 in Los Angeles, and broadcast live on CBS.

Katy Perry Opens MTV European Music Awards With Cabaret Act

Katy Perry hosted the 2009 MTV European Music Awards in Berlin last night and opened the show with a cabaret act that including the Best Song Nominees.

Hosting the shindig in Berlin for the second year in a row, Perry got the party at the “Katy Kat Club” going with a cabaret-style medley of Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” David Guetta’s “When Love Takes Over,” featuring Kelly Rowland, Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Beyoncé’s “Halo” and Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.”

Check out her incredible performance –

Taylor Swift To Host SNL, Addresses Kanye Incident In Promo

Taylor Swift will be the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this Saturday, November 7th.

Swift may have moved on from the incident with rapper Kanye West at the VMA’s, but she certainly hasn’t forgotten about the ordeal.

Check out these hilarious new promos for SNL –