Eminem announced as the opening act for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards

Eminem is scheduled to perform the opening act at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.

The artist known for the track ‘Lose Yourself’ last performed at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) in 2010, where he opened the event with a performance of ‘Not Afraid’ and subsequently collaborated with Rihanna on the song ‘Love The Way You Lie.’ He is nominated for eight awards at the current year’s ceremony.

The hip hop icon is scheduled to perform on Wednesday, November 9, 2024, at New York’s UBS Arena, in addition to being a contender for the Moon Person statue.

The event will represent the inaugural television performance of material from the recent album titled ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)’, which includes the successful singles ‘Houdini’, ‘Tobey’, and ‘Somebody Save Me’.

Eminem has received nominations for Video of the Year, Best Hip Hop, and Song of the Summer. Additionally, he is a contender for the VMAs Most Iconic Performance category for his 2000 medley of ‘Real Slim Shady’ and ‘The Way I Am,’ which featured over 100 lookalikes.

If he secures a victory in one of his categories this year, he will achieve the status of the most celebrated male artist in the history of the Video Music Awards (VMA), as he is presently tied with Peter Gabriel.

The subject currently possesses the highest number of wins attributed to a rap artist. Additionally, with a total of 67 nominations, he ranks as the second most nominated artist, trailing only Madonna, who has 71 nominations.

The individual last executed a performance at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) two years prior, collaborating with Snoop Dogg in a distinctive staging of the piece titled ‘From the D 2 The LBC’, which drew inspiration from the Otherwise metaverse.

Approximately ten years prior, he collaborated with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg for an unannounced performance of the tracks ‘Forgot About Dre’ and ‘Still D.R.E.’

In 1999, Eminem, in his debut year, received the award for Best New Artist and performed a medley consisting of ‘Guilty Conscience’ and ‘My Name Is’ for his fans.

The ceremony for this year will be conducted by Megan Thee Stallion, who is scheduled to perform as part of a lineup featuring multiple prominent artists.

The stage will feature performances by various artists, including Anitta, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, LL COOL J, Sabrina Carpenter, Shawn Mendes, among others.

Taylor Swift currently holds the highest number of nominations at 12, including those in social categories. She is followed by Post Malone with 11 nominations and Eminem with eight nominations.