Rap icon Eminem will open the 2024 MTV VMAs tomorrow night (Wednesday 11th September 2024) from New York's UBS Arena.
One of the best-selling musicians of the 21st Century, Eminem has won 15 Grammys. His opening performance will see the rapper treat fans to the first TV show performance from his recently released 12th studio LP ‘The Death of Slim Shady'.
This year, Eminem has picked up 8 nominations including ‘Video of the Year', ‘Best Hip-Hop, ‘Song of the Summer' presented by Hilton and ‘VMAs Most Iconic Performance' for his 2000 medley of ‘Real Slim Shady' and ‘The Way I Am'. If he picks up one of those awards this year, he'll solidify his status as the most celebrated male artist in show history. He already holds the title of the most wins by a rap artist. Additionally, with 67 total nods, he is the 2nd most nominated artist, trailing only Madonna (71).
Eminem last performed at the VMAs in 2022 with Snoop Doog and transformed the MTV stage for a first of its kind performance of “From the D 2 The LBC” inspired by the world of the Otherside metaverse.
Tune in on MTV UK Thursday 12th September to see the VMAs. The pre-show starts at 8pm and the main show at 9:30pm..
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