Eminem turned again the clock on the 2024 MTV VMAs by recreating his iconic efficiency on the awards present from nearly 25 years in the past.
Opening the present for the primary time since 2010, the Detroit rap legend carried out his current single “Houdini” whereas sporting a blond wig and accompanied by a legion of lookalikes.
The now-bearded 51-year-old even started his efficiency by strolling via the viewers contained in the UBS Area in Elmont, New York as he made his solution to the stage.
As soon as on stage, Em was joined by longtime collaborator Mr. Porter of D12, in addition to his dozens of doppelgangers.
The efficiency was a nod to his basic VMAs look in 2000 the place he and armed forces of bleach-blond lookalikes took over New York Metropolis’s Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.
Eminem started that efficiency within the bustling avenue outdoors the venue earlier than he and his squadron of Slim Shadys flooded into the venue because the Interscope signee carried out his hit single “The Actual Slim Shady.”
Em mirrored on that efficiency in his 2008 e book The Means I Am, writing: “‘The Actual Slim Shady’ was my greatest hit then, and the 2000 VMAs had been an actual milestone. I can’t entrance, I used to be nervous about that efficiency.
“After I noticed all these lookalikes strolling out of Radio Metropolis Music Corridor, I used to be attempting to be as cool as I might and hold my composure, however for at the least the primary 30 seconds of the track I couldn’t shake my nerves off. I watched a DVD of that night time lately, and I can see how tense I used to be.”
He added: “That was a kind of moments once I was considering, ‘Hey, I feel I’ve made it in rap. I’m a big-time rapper, rappin’ big-time!’”
After his nostalgic rendition of “Houdini,” Eminem eliminated his blond wig, swapped the playfulness for poignancy and capped off his VMAs medley by performing “Anyone Save Me” alongside Jelly Roll.
The track, taken from his newest album The Demise of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), finds Marshall Mathers ruminating on his greatest regrets as a mother or father, largely stemming from his previous drug dependancy and hectic music profession.
Eminem had motive to go away VMAs in excessive spirits, although, as “Houdini” received the award for Finest Hip Hop Video, beating out Drake‘s “Wealthy Child Daddy,” Travis Scott and Playboi Carti‘s “FE!N,” Megan Thee Stallion‘s “BOA” and GloRilla‘s “Yeah Glo!”
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The whimsical, superhero-themed video additionally took dwelling the trophy for Finest Visible Results, though it misplaced out within the 4 different classes it was nominated in: Video of the Yr, Music of the Summer time, Finest Course and Finest Modifying.
Em was additionally up for Artist of the Yr, dropping out to Taylor Swift, and VMAs Most Iconic Efficiency, which went to Katy Perry’s 2013 rendition of “Roar.”
Try the complete record of 2024 MTV VMAs winners beneath.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• Ariana Grande – “we are able to’t be mates (wait to your love)”
• Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
• Doja Cat – “Paint The City Pink”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• SZA – “Snooze”
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Ariana Grande
• Dangerous Bunny
• Eminem
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA
• Taylor Swift [WINNER]
SONG OF THE YEAR
• Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”
• Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” [WINNER]
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight”
• Teddy Swims – “Lose Management”
BEST NEW ARTIST
• Benson Boone
• Chappell Roan [WINNER]
• Gracie Abrams
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims
• Tyla
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
• August 2023: Kaliii – “Space Codes”
• September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
• October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
• November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
• December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
• January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
• February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Management”
• March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Pink Wine Supernova”
• April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa”
• Might 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
• June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY” [WINNER]
• July 2024: The Warning – “Computerized Solar”
BEST COLLABORATION
• Drake ft. Sexyy Pink & SZA – “Wealthy Child Daddy”
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
• Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
• Put up Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST POP
• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift [WINNER]
BEST HIP HOP
• Drake ft. Sexyy Pink & SZA – “Wealthy Child Daddy”
• Eminem – “Houdini” [WINNER]
• GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
• Gunna – “fukumean”
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
• Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
BEST R&B
• Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
• Muni Lengthy – “Made For Me”
• SZA – “Snooze” [WINNER]
• Tyla – “Water”
• Usher, Summer time Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
• Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
• Benson Boone – “Stunning Issues” [WINNER]
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes”
• Hozier – “Too Candy”
• Think about Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
• Linkin Park – “Pleasant Hearth”
• Teddy Swims – “Lose Management (Stay)”
BEST ROCK
• Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
• Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
• Inexperienced Day – “Dilemma”
• Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
• Lenny Kravitz – “Human” [WINNER]
• U2 – “Atomic Metropolis”
BEST LATIN
• Anitta – “Mil Veces” [WINNER]
• Dangerous Bunny – “MONACO”
• KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
• Myke Towers – “LALA”
• Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO”
• Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
• Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
BEST AFROBEATS
• Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Final Heartbreak Music”
• Burna Boy – “Metropolis Boys”
• Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
• Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
• Tyla – “Water” [WINNER]
• USHER, Pheelz – “Spoil”
BEST Okay-POP
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
• LISA – “Rockstar” [WINNER]
• NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
• NewJeans – “Tremendous Shy”
• Stray Youngsters – “LALALALA”
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
• Alexander Stewart – “in the event you solely knew”
• Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For” [WINNER]
• Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
• Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Finest For Me”
• RAYE – “Genesis.”
• Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
BEST DIRECTION
• Ariana Grande – “we are able to’t be mates (wait to your love)”
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Ariana Grande – “we are able to’t be mates (wait to your love)” [WINNER]
• Charli xcx – “Von dutch”
• Dua Lipa – “Phantasm”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed”
• Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST EDITING
• Anitta – “Mil Veces”
• Ariana Grande – “we are able to’t be mates (wait to your love)”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• LISA – “Rockstar”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes” (Choreography by Margaret Qualley)
• Dua Lipa – “Houdini” (Choreography by Attraction La’Donna) [WINNER]
• LISA – “Rockstar” (Choreography by Sean Bankhead)
• Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” (Choreography by Felix “Fefe” Burgos)
• Tate McRae – “Grasping” (Choreography by Sean Bankhead)
• Troye Sivan – “Rush” (Choreography by Sergio Reis & Mauro Van De Kerkhof)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” (Visible Results by Digital Axis)
• Eminem – “Houdini”(Visible Results by Synapse Digital Manufacturing, Louise Lee, Wealthy Lee, Metaphysic & Flawless Put up) [WINNER]
• Justin Timberlake – “Egocentric” (Visible Results by Candice Dragonas)
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” (Visible Results by Mathematic)
• Olivia Rodrigo – “get him again!” (Visible Results by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian & Justin Johnson)
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” (Visible Results by Parliament)
BEST ART DIRECTION
• Charli xcx – “360” (Artwork Course by Grace Surnow)
• LISA – “Rockstar” (Artwork Course by Pongsan Thawatwichian)
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” (Artwork Course by Brittany Porter) [WINNER]
• Olivia Rodrigo – “unhealthy thought proper?” (Artwork Course by Nicholas des Jardins)
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” (Artwork Course by Nicholas des Jardins)
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” (Artwork Course by Ethan Tobman)
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
• Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”
• Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”
• Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”
• Charli xcx – “Apple”
• Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” [WINNER]
• Tinashe – “Nasty”
BEST GROUP
• NSYNC
• Coldplay
• Think about Dragons
• NCT Dream
• NewJeans
• SEVENTEEN [WINNER]
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
• Twenty One Pilots
SONG OF THE SUMMER
• Ariana Grande – “we are able to’t be mates (wait to your love)”
• Benson Boone – “Stunning Issues”
• Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
• Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
• Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
• Hozier – “Too Candy”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
• Put up Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Assist”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
• Shaboozey – “A Bar Music (Tipsy)”
• SZA – “Saturn”
• Taylor Swift ft. Put up Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
• Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
VMAS MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE
• Beyoncé – “Love on High”
• Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliot – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
• Eminem – “Actual Slim Shady” & “The Means I Am”
• Katy Perry – “Roar” [WINNER]
• Woman Gaga – “Paparazzi”
• Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
• Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
