Eminem turned again the clock on the 2024 MTV VMAs by recreating his iconic efficiency on the awards present from virtually 25 years in the past.
Opening the present for the primary time since 2010, the Detroit rap legend carried out his latest 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 by the viewers contained in the UBS Enviornment in Elmont, New York as he made his strategy 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 road 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 guide The Manner 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.
“Once 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 maintain 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 pondering, ‘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 “Someone Save Me” alongside Jelly Roll.
The track, taken from his newest album The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), finds Marshall Mathers ruminating on his greatest regrets as a mum or dad, largely stemming from his previous drug habit and hectic music profession.
Eminem had purpose to depart VMAs in excessive spirits, although, as “Houdini” gained 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 12 months, Track of the Summer time, Finest Route and Finest Enhancing.
Em was additionally up for Artist of the 12 months, shedding out to Taylor Swift, and VMAs Most Iconic Efficiency, which went to Katy Perry’s 2013 rendition of “Roar.”
Take a look at the total checklist of 2024 MTV VMAs winners under.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• Ariana Grande – “we will’t be buddies (wait to your love)”
• Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
• Doja Cat – “Paint The City Crimson”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• SZA – “Snooze”
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit 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. Submit 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 – “Crimson 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 Crimson & SZA – “Wealthy Child Daddy”
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
• Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
• Submit Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST POP
• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift [WINNER]
BEST HIP HOP
• Drake ft. Sexyy Crimson & 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 – “Lovely Issues” [WINNER]
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes”
• Hozier – “Too Candy”
• Think about Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
• Linkin Park – “Pleasant Fireplace”
• Teddy Swims – “Lose Management (Dwell)”
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 Track”
• Burna Boy – “Metropolis Boys”
• Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
• Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
• Tyla – “Water” [WINNER]
• USHER, Pheelz – “Wreck”
BEST Okay-POP
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
• LISA – “Rockstar” [WINNER]
• NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
• NewJeans – “Tremendous Shy”
• Stray Children – “LALALALA”
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
• Alexander Stewart – “when 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 will’t be buddies (wait to your love)”
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Ariana Grande – “we will’t be buddies (wait to your love)” [WINNER]
• Charli xcx – “Von dutch”
• Dua Lipa – “Phantasm”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed”
• Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST EDITING
• Anitta – “Mil Veces”
• Ariana Grande – “we will’t be buddies (wait to your love)”
• Eminem – “Houdini”
• LISA – “Rockstar”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
• Bleachers – “Tiny Strikes” (Choreography by Margaret Qualley)
• Dua Lipa – “Houdini” (Choreography by Appeal 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 Submit) [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. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” (Visible Results by Parliament)
BEST ART DIRECTION
• Charli xcx – “360” (Artwork Route by Grace Surnow)
• LISA – “Rockstar” (Artwork Route by Pongsan Thawatwichian)
• Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” (Artwork Route by Brittany Porter) [WINNER]
• Olivia Rodrigo – “unhealthy thought proper?” (Artwork Route by Nicholas des Jardins)
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” (Artwork Route by Nicholas des Jardins)
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” (Artwork Route 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 will’t be buddies (wait to your love)”
• Benson Boone – “Lovely 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”
• Submit Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Assist”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
• Shaboozey – “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
• SZA – “Saturn”
• Taylor Swift ft. Submit Malone – “Fortnight” [WINNER]
• Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
VMAS MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE
• Beyoncé – “Love on Prime”
• Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliot – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
• Eminem – “Actual Slim Shady” & “The Manner I Am”
• Katy Perry – “Roar” [WINNER]
• Girl Gaga – “Paparazzi”
• Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
• Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
