Eminem Honors Daughter Hailie, Enlists Jelly Roll in 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Opening Performance
The real Slim Shady is no longer standing, but Eminem proved at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards that he’s still going strong.
The rapper, 52, kicked off the Wednesday, September 11, awards show with the first TV performance from his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The record, which dropped in July, refers to Eminem’s early 2000s persona, Slim Shady, who is supposed to be his alter ego.
Eminem gave a throwback to his Slim Shady persona with an ice-white wig — which he wore as did a massive group of doppelgängers walking behind him — as he belted out “Houdini.” From the crowd, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift danced along to the hit.
After finishing his first song, Eminem taped into his emotional side with a rendition of “Temporary,” which honors his daughter, Hailie. Eminem enlisted Jelly Roll, who virtually performed his song “Save Me” as the lead in into the track. Eminem concluded his set by watching home videos of Hailie up on the screen from his sofa chair.
![Eminem - Temporary (feat. Skylar Grey) [Official Music Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZaK9Wi5ho0o/maxresdefault.jpg)
Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers) had the crowd on their feet at New York’s UBS Arena where Megan Thee Stallion welcomed the audience as this year’s host.(Eminem name drops Megan, 29, in his 2024 track “Houdini.”)
Eminem wasn’t just the opening act, he is also a VMAs nominee with eight nods. The musician is nominated for Video of the Year, Best Hip-Hop, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Song of the Summer for “Houdini.”
He is also up for Artist of the Year against Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA and Swift. Additionally, Eminem is nominated for VMAs Most Iconic Performance for his mash-up of “The Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am,” which he performed at the 2000 VMAs.
Eminem doesn’t have the most nominations — that accolade goes to Swift, 34, with 10 nods this year — but he is tied for the most Moon Persons wins alongside Peter Gabriel with 13 trophies. The “Without Me” rapper is also the winningest rap artist in the award show’s 40 years. (He has been nominated for 67 awards so far.)
While Eminem has a long history with the VMAs, he hasn’t opened the show since 2010 when he belted out “Not Afraid.” He then brought duet partner Rhianna on stage to sing “Love the Way You Lie.”
Two years later, Eminem surprised fans during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s performance of “Forgot About Dre” and “Still D.R.E.”
Eminem last graced the VMAs stage in 2022 alongside Snoop Dogg. The pair performed “From the D 2 The LBC.”
Earlier this summer, Eminem released his 12th album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart during its July premiere. His single “Houdini” reached the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
News
At a backyard barbecue, my nephew was served a thick, perfectly cooked T-bone steak—while my son got nothing but a charred strip of fat. My mother laughed, “That’s more than enough for a kid like him.” My sister smirked and added, “Honestly, even a dog eats better than that.” My son stared down at his plate and quietly said, “Mom… I’m okay with this.” An hour later, when I finally understood what he meant, my hands wouldn’t stop shaking.
My name is Lauren Mitchell, and the most terrifying thing my son has ever said to me didn’t sound scary at…
The billionaire’s son was suffering in pain every night until the nanny removed something mysterious from his head…
In the stark, concrete mansion perched above the cliffs of Monterra, the early morning silence shattered with a scream that…
“Mom… I don’t want to take a bath anymore.” My daughter started saying that every night after I remarried. At first, it sounded small. Ordinary. The kind of resistance every parent hears a hundred times. But it wasn’t.
“Mom… I don’t want to take a bath.” The first time Lily said it, her voice was so quiet I…
When a Nurse Placed a Healthy Baby Beside Her Fading Twin… What Happened Next Brought Everyone to Their Knees
The moment the nurse looked back at the incubator, she dropped to her knees in tears. No one in that…
She Buried Her Mom with a Phone So They Could ‘Stay Connected’… But When It Rang the Next Day, What She Heard From the Coffin Left Everyone Frozen in Terror
When the call came, Abby’s blood ran cold. The screen showed one name she never expected to see again: Mom….
Three days after giving birth to twins, my husband walked into my hospital room—with his mistress—and placed divorce papers on the tray beside me. “Take three million dollars and sign,” he said coldly. “I only want the children.” I signed… and vanished that very night. By morning, he realized something had gone terribly wrong.
Exactly seventy-two hours after a surgeon cut me open to bring my daughters into the world, my husband, Ethan Cole, strolled…
End of content
No more pages to load
