Eminem To Open Up VMAs

Apparently, MTV does care about Eminem. With back to back shows in The Bronx next week, AP reports Em will open up this year’s Video Music Awards. 10 years ago, he kicked things off at Radio City Music Hall. According to MTV GM Stephen Friedman:

“We thought that there’s no better way to kick off the show than a performance from Eminem.”

Previously: Eminem VMA Promo Commercial

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  1. Dre says:

    I rather have Eminem perform in the middle or last slot. Having all the good performances early will give me a reason to not watch the show.

  2. jakeluv says:

    wow now don’t have to watch the entire show for his performance! yey!

  3. K.o.D says:

    EMINEM IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE!
    HE KILLED RICK ROSS’ CAREER (REMEMBER: EM’S 5TH WEEK VS. ROSS’ 1ST WEEK)!

    SHE IS EVERYTHING AND MORE!
    YOU CAN HATE ME NOW!

  4. BIG CHUMP says:

    Well the GOAT has arrived………..hes nominated for 8 nominations, and after this he has to big yankee stadium concerts on mon and tue

  5. BIG CHUMP says:

    @big homie

    yo big homie you should have a flash back video 10 years ago with eminem on the vma’s

  6. mac DIESEL says:

    Eminem To Open Up VMAs

    …..AND SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD KANYE IS HAVIN’ ONE OF HIS INFAMOUS TANTRUM!!!!

    ….HA!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  7. phil says:

    I’d just watch the start if he wasn’t nominated.

    Oh well, it’ll be 2 hours — I’m guessing that’s how long it is on for — of my life lost.

  8. westcoast says:

    EMINEM IS GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME ( Kanye voice)
    Only reason to watch show after eminem show Vma’s sucks

  9. Alex says:

    Man I went to the Detroit show last Friday. OMFG, best display of hip hop ever. B.o.B., Jay-Z (Memphis Bleek), Young Jeezy, Eminem, D12, Dr. Dre. After watching Em last friday, I won’t miss another Em concert near here. Def going to watch the whole VMA’s to see Em take home 8 VMA awards.

  10. damone says:

    I remember Jay finishing off last years show with one of the best hip hop performance in a while. Maybe Ye will end it this year because u save the best for last. Maybe we get Monster

  11. Black Shady says:

    but the real question is what is he gonna perform? dont tell me the rihanna track. i mean its good for the mainstream..radio and tv, but its not my fav to be honest

    and Not Afraid is getting old. I wish he would perform another track off Recovery

  12. Able Danger says:

    Perfect watch the first five minutes then kick back grab a six pack and watch the cowboys and buccaneers.

  13. AroundTheWorld says:

    Well we will see if mtv cares about EM.I have a feeling they will try some shit.He is nominated for 8 awards..I bet they will make him the biggest loser of the night by giving him just 1 of the 8 he can win.

  14. eatthepoopoo says:

    you guys have to watch the whole show to see if he wins any thing.

  15. weezy says:

    eminem best rapper ever,the king of rap,recovery next week number one again,eminem is da greatest

  16. You already know Kayne was not opening the show. People want to see if he gone do something crazy. MTV smart and want y’all to watch the whole show they know to not put him first. Em gone do a good jobtho

  17. eatthepoopoo says:

    they hate eminem he wont when anything. that piss eminem off 2

  18. Android says:

    Award shows suck. .1 huge popularity contest. Lame jokes, crackas puttn us to sleep wit their guitar strumming performances. Lady gaga cooning out. Eminem better perform cinderella man, cold wind, session on OR NOTHNG. Hopefully, hiphop gets some nic performance slots to inject life into mtv’s fuckery show.

  19. AF1Colt45 says:

    when is he going to perform almost famous live ?

  20. KARMA IS A BITCH says:

    he´s gonna perform not afraid .. smh

  21. HORUZ says:

    CONGRATS EMINEM!!!!

    THIS CAUCASIAN NIGGA IS DOING IT BIG!!!! ONE OF THE BEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME!!!!

    #YESISAIDIT

    SIDEBAR: WHERE ARE CAMELFACE & THE SOFT SPOILED BEIGE BIIIIITCH NIGGA DRAKE??? HUH?? … LMAO!!! THEY BE LOOSING!!!!

    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

    HORUZ IS THE TRUTH ✔

  22. dainventah says:

    i’m actually pretty sick of Not Afraid and LTWYL so he really needs to perform somethin fresh like Cinderella Man or Cold Wind Blows…VMA crowds are dead anyway cuz they are all celebs who think they are too cool to get rowdy…might as well perform somethin for the home audiences…

  23. Coroner says:

    yeah Not Afraid is a lil bit played out… still dope… I just wanna see sg else from him!

  24. cant wait to see this dude in california !!! September 25!

  25. D-manded says:

    lol yh most likely performin not afraid or love way u lie the harder tracks r too brutal for their soft ears

  26. wizzyk49 says:

    This is gonna be awesome man. As somebody said before, now we can just watch the beginning of the show.

    http://clintbeefman.wordpress.com

  27. jeeeeeezzer says:

    No betta way to ruin a crowd’s night than open with a lipsyncing fakester.

    best in tha game…gucci tell em!

  28. Thank Me Hater says:

    Hmmm I don’t know if Eminem will be the best performer but he definitely draws people to actually watch the show. Bad Move. A lot of people will just turn the channel after his performance

  29. T.O. H0RUS= k.o.d says:

    i never liked not afraid…anyways yah eminem is gonna win everything cause vma is a big popularity contest..i hope he performs forever with kanye and drake

  30. Comedyjunkie06 says:

    Eminem opening Kanye closing? sounds like a perfect show

    Kanyes going to bring it

  31. Willie_mcfly22 says:

    I wonder if he’ll stay for the whole show since he has the concerts in NY…

  32. Nasser says:

    I hope he performs Seduction

  33. WeAintBeefin says:

    Haha Yeah Son U Know My White Nicca Em Goona Open With Not Afraid And Love The Way You Lie!!!!

    Lets Hope Kanye On Some Crazzy Shit That Night Like Takin’ A Award From GaGa Or Em

    Fuck MTV,Fuck Drake,Fuck Bieber

  34. TheRealDonn says:

    Love the Way You Lie or Wont Back Down. Its about makin music that EVERYONE likes not just one genre. Its about music. Not just Hiphop

  35. Android says:

    ^^fuck u, jst go sit down.

  36. dainventah says:

    @therealdonn No it’s not about making music everyone likes! that is called “appealing to the lowest common denominator” If everyone likes your shyt then that means your shyt is bland and lacks personality…i much rather be a polarizing artist because that usually means you are putting something new and inventive out there…that is why people generally hate on POP music…because while the technical definition just means Popular, the unspoken definition means watered down and easily digestible for the masses

  37. SHADY019 says:

    like someone said the only songs he can do are Not Afraid or LTWYL cuz the rest of the songs are to “graphic” or to much cussing.

  38. eminem1 says:

    does any1 know what time and channel i can watch this on in the uk ??

    i cant find it anywhere

  39. KARMA IS A BITCH says:

    @eminem1 maybe mtv ?!

  40. eminem1 says:

    @KARMA IS A BITCH
    lol yeah if it`s on in the uk it should be there
    but when i search for it i cant find it (ill find it one way or another lol)

  41. AroundTheWorld says:

    He wont do Love the Way You Lie because Rihanna wont be at the show.It would have been awsome if he did Almost Famous.”I stuck my dick in this game like a rapist” Haha but i doubt he would do that one^^

  42. The Messenger says:

    Eminem is a damn fool a sellout, he did a song with Pink and Rihanna, I don’t care if they were hot tracks it’s still a sellout move, and now I’m hearing he’s doing a song with a dirty queer ugly whore tranny twat faced slut known as Lady GaGa. That is a disgrace to hiphop and it’s not just him, TI the snitch said he begged on his hands and knees to do a song with the devil bitch GaGa. Rick Ross is a cop, Kanye West is a fag, Dmx is a junkie, Niki Minaj is a fag, Lil Wayne is a fag, Drake is a sissy, Birdman is a fag, 50 a snitch, Jay Z is chicken shit pussy, Nelly is a fake, Dr Dre fell the fuck off, Timbo is a sellout who said he was done with hiphop and did songs with Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, Rae did a song with Bieber, Luda did a song with Bieber, Gucci is a retard and so is Wacka the dumbass dick, Game is a gay stripper, Young Buck is a disloyal cry baby, Shyne is beyond whack, Diddy is a super fag, Snoop sold out years ago he did a song with Katy Perry, I mean do I need to carry on. RIP HIPHOP!!!!!!!

  43. mac DIESEL says:

    @ The Messenger

    THE MESSENGER’S BLACKOUT > YN’S BLACKOUT

    ….HA!!!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

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  45. teejay says:

    The Messenger just won hater of the year award, shit. Who DO you like? You sound like Uncle Ruckus on the boondocks with all that hate

  46. WeAintBeefin says:

    @the messenger i know em sold out but the day he do a song with gaga the day i will quite happily shoot myself.but for the time being go to your bedroom and hang yaself fuckin bum

  47. EsatD. says:

    HES GONNA PERFORM D12’S NEW SINGLE “UNSTOPPABLE” WITH D12.

  48. Android says:

    ^^lmao, those folks are not lettng BIZARRE anywhere near a vma stage. Never. So no. Its Cold wind, session one , cinderella man or fuck off.

  49. The Messenger says:

    @teejay

    I listen to 2pac, BIG, Big Pun, Cuban Link, Immortal Technique, Dialated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Styles of Beyond, Fort Minor and I also listen to other types of music that isn’t hiphop like Michael Jackson, Prodigy (UK GROUP).

    @WeAintBeefin

    So I’m guessing you’re an Eminem bumboy because first of all you would shoot yourself if Eminem did a song with the devil bitch and secondly you didn’t even bother defending all the other artists I mentioned.

  50. BIG CHUMP says:

    ^^^^^^^^^^ hahah at bizare comment lol…..

    @teejayy lol lmfao at uncle ruckus comment

    i think they will perform forever even if its kinda old but who cares right? empire state of mind is nominated so dosent matter or EM might perform cinderella, space bound

  51. shayden2kz says:

    I think he opening cuz for one they had to persuade himt o performa t all since he has to be acros the country the next night and prob has sound check early monday morning. So i think he is openng so he can catch a flight out asap i dont htink he is een gonna present or ewven be ther eot accept the awards i kno he gonna win. Im glad he opening cuz he will put on one hell of a show as usual and wont hae to wait all night to see it!

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  53. Belize says:

    YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
    EM better win all 8 awards! Not Afraid is phenomonal, y’all know it!
    I wonder too what he’ll perform. I still get goosegumps every time I hear Not Afraid, but opening up for the VMA’s? Nah. It even did seem a little outta place @ the BET Awards.
    Love the Way You Lie? Also inappropriote for an Award Show opening, especially since Robyn won’t be there.
    Won’t Back Down? Yeah, right.
    Forever? Would be dope, even with Aubreygirl! (And ESPECIALLY without Gayne.)
    Damn. How not releasing a hilarious single to perform can do to d show performance.
    Maybe for anniversary of that performance 10 yrs ago, he’ll do a mix of songs or something? Anyway, CAN’T WAIT!

  54. Toya says:

    This is a first. Normally they rap performances anchor awards shows because it keeps people tuned in for the entire show. Hopefully MTV has a good closer (although I can’t think of anyone at the moment).

  55. DR. Nick Black says:

    Just stop by to say im not a EM FAN im a Jigga fan and i aint watching no mtv until rapradar post every performance or Em and YE. Im gonna reply to both like this FUCK EMINEM! GO 2 HELL YE!

  56. JohnnyWhistles says:

    Recovery is a huge subliminal diss on Wayne. Look it up, listen close, youll see!

  57. Slim_Shady says:

    EMINEM BEST RAPPER ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

  58. Picture-Me-Rollin says:

    Why are they having Em Perform first. He should perform last!

    I don’t hate eminem, he was never my favorite though. the only artist i’m a fan of is tupac. then after that i love lyrics.

    I don’t think em is a sellout, I think it is weird how he did a song with rihanna. I remember once on his radio show, he was on and his daughter called in asking him to play some rihanna and ashlee simpson and em replied something like im on the radio shade45 its hiphop it’s hiphop. Meaning rihanna ain’t anywhere in his radar of what he think’s hiphop is about, he ain’t going to play it. Yet he does a song with her. I just don’t understand how that changed.

    that’s the link of him on the radio

  59. CARRISI says:

    WAYNE ON DAY RELEASE, he performing No Love, that would be big

  60. Aaa says:

    Na not at all I’m a nas ras Kass and krs one bumb boy nigga u jus frontin

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