Eminem would be the opening act on the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday (September 11), making his first TV look since releasing The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) in July. The efficiency at Long Island’s UBS Arena would be the rapper’s second time opening, after the 2010 look that started with “Not Afraid” earlier than a Rihanna-assisted for “Love the Means You Lie.” He’s at the moment tied with Phil Collins because the most-decorated VMAs winner in historical past; taking one among his eight nominations this yr—which embody Video of the Yr, Greatest Hip-Hop, and Tune of the Summer season for “Houdini”—would put him within the lead.
Eminem final performed on the VMAs in 2022, when an NFT firm introduced his and Snoop Dogg’s avatars in a metaverse attended by the MTV viewers. Earlier than that, he joined Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in 2012 to do “Forgot About Dre” and “Nonetheless D.R.E.” Different performers this yr embody Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Glorilla, Camila Cabello, Rauw Alejandro, and Katy Perry, who will obtain the Video Vanguard Award. Megan Thee Stallion is ready to host.
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