Eminem is set to open the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live this Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. ET.
The rapper will perform material from his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady, for the first time on television. Eminem is also nominated for eight VMAs this year, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Hip-Hop, and Song of the Summer for the Death of Slim Shady’s lead single, “Houdini.” If he wins just one award, he’ll surpass Peter Gabriel as the most decorated male artist in VMAs history.
Eminem is no stranger to the VMAs stage. He last performed at the show in 2022, when he and Snoop Dogg delivered their collaboration, “From the D 2 The LBC.” He also made a surprise appearance during Dr. Dre and Snoop’s VMA performance in 2012; opened the VMAs in 2010 with “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna; and made his performance debut in 1999 with a double-shot of “Guilty Conscience” and “My Name Is.”
But arguably, Eminem’s most famous VMA moment came in 2000 when he performed “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am,” accompanied by an army of over 100 lookalikes. That performance is, fittingly, nominated for one of the VMAs’ new prizes this year, Most Iconic Performance.
The 2024 VMAs feature a stacked performance lineup that also includes Sabrina Carpenter, Chappel Roan, Halsey, Karol G, LL Cool J, Shawn Mendes, Lisa, Rauw Alejandro, GloRilla, Anitta, and Benson Boone. Katy Perry will perform upon receiving the Video Vanguard award, as will Megan Thee Stallion, who’s also hosting the show.
