Eminem
Eminem in 2021
Born	Marshall Bruce Mathers III (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 52) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Other names	Slim Shady Evil (as part of Bad Meets Evil) M&M MC Double M
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer record executive actor
Years active	1988–present^[1]
Works	Albums singles production videography
Spouses	Kimberly Anne Scott (m. 1999; div. 2001) (m. 2006; div. 2006)
Children	3
Awards	Full list records and achievements
Musical career
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop
Labels	Shady Aftermath Interscope Web Polydor^[2]
Member of	Bad Meets Evil
Formerly of	D12 Outsidaz Soul Intent New Jacks
Website	eminem.com


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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem,^[a] is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time,^[3] he is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America and breaking down racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass.

After the release of his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended play Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), became worldwide successes; the latter was the best-selling album worldwide of that year, and remains the best-selling hip-hop album in history. Following the release of Encore (2004), Eminem went on hiatus, largely due to a prescription drug addiction.^[4] He returned to the music industry with the releases of Relapse (2009) and Recovery (2010), the latter becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2010. Each of his subsequent releases – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), Music to Be Murdered By (2020), and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024) – have debuted atop the US Billboard 200.

Eminem was also a member of the hip-hop groups New Jacks, Soul Intent, Outsidaz, and D12, and has collaborated with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5'9" to form the duo Bad Meets Evil. He starred in the 2002 musical drama film 8 Mile, in which he played a dramatized version of himself. "Lose Yourself", a song from its soundtrack, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks—the most for a solo rap song—and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, making him the first hip-hop artist ever to win the award.^[5] Eminem also co-founded Shady Records, which helped launch the careers of artists such as D12, 50 Cent, and Obie Trice. He established his own Sirius XM Radio channel, Shade 45, and opened a restaurant, Mom's Spaghetti.

Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He was the first musical act to have ten albums consecutively debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart,^[6] and has had five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7] He is one of the highest-certified music artists in the United States, with three of his albums and four of his singles being certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[8] Eminem's accolades include 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Billboard named him the Artist of the Decade (2000s) and Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists and greatest songwriters of all time.

Early life

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Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and Deborah "Debbie" Nelson. His mother nearly died during her 73-hour labor with him. Eminem's parents were in a band called Daddy Warbucks, playing in Ramada Inns along the Dakotas–Montana border before they separated. His father abandoned his family when Eminem was a year and a half old, and Eminem was raised only by his mother in poverty.^[9] He wrote letters to his father, but Debbie said that they all came back marked "return to sender".^[10]

By the age of twelve, Eminem and his mother shuttled between states, rarely staying in one house for more than a year or two and mostly living with family members, moved several times and lived in St. Joseph; Savannah, Missouri; Kansas City; Warren, Michigan; and Roseville, Michigan^[11] before settling in Detroit.^[12] For much of his youth, Eminem and his mother lived in a bungalow-style house in a working-class, primarily black, neighborhood in Detroit. He and Debbie were one of three white households on their block, and Eminem was beaten several times by black youths.^[10] His mother had a son named Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara in 1986 with then-boyfriend Fred Samara.^[13]^[14]^[15] In 2013, the State of Michigan demolished his childhood home after it was damaged by arson.^[16]^[17]

Eminem frequently fought with his mother, whom a social worker described as having a "very suspicious, almost paranoid personality".^[18]^: 3 When he was a child, a bully named D'Angelo Bailey severely injured Eminem's head in an assault,^[19] an incident which Eminem later recounted on the song "Brain Damage". Debbie filed a lawsuit against the public school for this in 1982. The suit was dismissed the following year by a Macomb County, Michigan, judge, who said the schools were immune from lawsuits.^[18]^: 2

Eminem was interested in storytelling, aspiring to be a comic book artist before discovering hip-hop.^[20] He heard his first rap song, "Reckless", on the Breakin' soundtrack, a gift from Debbie's half-brother, Ronnie Polkingharn. His uncle was close to the boy and later became a musical mentor to him. Following Polkingharn's suicide in 1991, Eminem stopped speaking publicly for days and did not attend his funeral.^[10]^[21]

At age 14, Eminem began rapping with high-school friend Mike Ruby; they adopted the names "Manix" and "M&M", the latter evolving into "Eminem".^[21]^[18]^: 4 Eminem snuck into neighboring Osborn High School with friend and fellow rapper Proof for lunchroom freestyle rap battles.^[22]^: 119 On Saturdays, they attended open mic contests at the Hip-Hop Shop on West 7 Mile Road, considered "ground zero" for the Detroit rap scene.^[10] Struggling to succeed in a predominantly black industry, Eminem was appreciated by underground hip-hop audiences.^[21]^[23]^[24] When he wrote verses, he wanted most of the words to rhyme; he wrote long words or phrases on paper and, underneath, worked on rhymes for each syllable. Although the words often made little sense, the drill helped Eminem practice sounds and rhymes.^[25]

In 1987, Debbie allowed runaway Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott to stay at their home. Several years later, Eminem began an on-and-off relationship with Scott.^[18]^: 4 After spending three years in ninth grade due to truancy and poor grades,^[26] 17-year-old Eminem dropped out of Lincoln High School. Although interested in English, Eminem never explored literature, preferring comic books, and he disliked math and social studies. He states that he later received a GED.^[25] Eminem worked at several jobs to help his mother pay the bills, one of which was at Little Caesar's Pizza in Warren.^[27] He later said she often threw him out of the house anyway, often after taking most of his paycheck. When she left to play bingo, he would blast the stereo and write songs.^[10]

Music career

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1988–1997: Early career, Infinite and family struggles

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In 1988, he went by the stage name MC Double M and formed his first group, New Jacks, and made a self-titled demo tape with DJ Butter Fingers.^[1]^[28]^[29] In 1989, they joined Bassmint Productions who later changed their name to Soul Intent in 1992 with rapper Proof and other childhood friends.^[30] They released a self-titled EP in 1995 featuring Proof.^[21] Eminem also made his first music video appearance in 1992 in a song titled, "Do-Da-Dippity", by Champtown. Later in 1996, Eminem and Proof teamed up with four other rappers to form The Dirty Dozen (D12), who released The Underground E.P. in 1997 and their first album Devil's Night in 2001.^[10] He was also affiliated with Newark's rap collective Outsidaz, collaborating with them on different projects.^[31]

In 1995, Eminem was signed to Jeff and Mark Bass' F.B.T. Productions and in 1995–1996 recorded his debut album Infinite for their independent Web Entertainment label.^[22]^: 15 The album was a commercial failure upon its release in 1996.^[32] During this period, Eminem's rhyming style, primarily inspired by rappers Nas, Esham and AZ, lacked the comically violent slant for which he later became known.^[22]^: 16 Detroit disc jockeys largely ignored Infinite and the feedback Eminem did receive ("Why don't you go into rock and roll?") led him to craft angrier, moodier tracks.^[10]

At this time, Eminem and Kim Scott lived in a crime-ridden neighborhood where their house was robbed several times.^[10] Eminem cooked and washed dishes for minimum wage at Gilbert's Lodge, a family-style restaurant in St. Clair Shores.^[22]^: 14 His former boss described him as becoming a model employee, as he worked 60 hours a week for six months after the birth of his daughter, Hailie Jade Scott Mathers.^[18]^: 4 He was fired shortly before Christmas and later said, "It was, like, five days before Christmas, which is Hailie's birthday. I had, like, forty dollars to get her something."^[10] After the release of Infinite, his personal problems and substance abuse culminated in a suicide attempt.^[21] By March 1997, he was fired from Gilbert's Lodge for the last time and lived in his mother's mobile home with Kim and Hailie.^[18]^: 4

1997–1999: Introduction of Slim Shady, The Slim Shady LP and rise to success

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Eminem and Proof performing at Juice Jam in Munich, Germany, in 1999

Eminem attracted more attention when he developed Slim Shady, a sadistic, violent alter ego. The character allowed him to express his anger with lyrics about drugs, rape and murder.^[18]^: 4 In the spring of 1997, he recorded his debut EP, the Slim Shady EP, which was released that winter by Web Entertainment.^[10] The EP, with frequent references to drug use, sexual acts, mental instability and violence, also explored the more-serious themes of dealing with poverty and marital and family difficulties and revealed his direct, self-deprecating response to criticism.^[21] Hip-hop magazine The Source featured Eminem in its "Unsigned Hype" column in March 1998.^[22]^: 81

After he was fired from his job and evicted from his home, Eminem went to Los Angeles to compete in the 1997 Rap Olympics, a nationwide battle rap competition. He placed second, losing to Project Blowed MC Otherwize.^[33] An Interscope Records intern named Dean Geistlinger was in attendance and asked Eminem for a copy of the Slim Shady EP, which was then sent to company CEO Jimmy Iovine.^[34] Iovine played the tape for record producer Dr. Dre, founder of Aftermath Entertainment and founding member of hip-hop group N.W.A. Dre recalled, "In my entire career in the music industry, I have never found anything from a demo tape or a CD. When Jimmy played this, I said, 'Find him. Now.'", expressing his shock towards Mathers's rapping talent. Although his associates criticized him for hiring a white rapper, Dre was confident in his decision: "I don't give a fuck if you're purple; if you can kick it, I'm working with you."^[10] Eminem had idolized Dre since listening to N.W.A as a teenager and was nervous about working with him on an album.^[22]^: 24 He became more comfortable working with Dre after a series of productive recording sessions.^[35] On March 9, 1998, Eminem got signed to Aftermath and Interscope.^[36]

Eminem released The Slim Shady LP in February 1999. Although it was one of the year's most popular albums (certified triple platinum by the end of the year),^[37] he was accused of imitating the style and subject matter of underground rapper Cage (who he references in the album's song "Role Model").^[38]^[39] The album's popularity was accompanied by controversy over its lyrics; in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter when he disposes of his wife's body and in "Guilty Conscience", he encourages a man to murder his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" marked the beginning of a friendship and musical bond between Dr. Dre and Eminem. The label-mates later collaborated on a number of hit songs and Dre made at least one guest appearance on each of Eminem's Aftermath albums.^[40] The Slim Shady LP has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.^[41]

1999–2003: The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show

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After Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, he started his own record label, Shady Records, in late 1999. Eminem looked for an avenue to release D12, and his manager Paul Rosenberg was keen to start a label, which led to the two teaming up to form Shady.^[42] Its A&R Marc Labelle has defined the record label as "a boutique label but [with] all the outlets of a major [and] Interscope backing up our every move."^[43]

Recorded from 1999 to 2000,^[44] The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000. It sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, breaking U.S. records held by Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle for fastest-selling hip-hop album and Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time for fastest-selling solo album.^[45]^[46] The first single from the album, "The Real Slim Shady", was a success despite controversies about Eminem's insults and dubious claims about celebrities.^[22]^: 60 In his second single, "The Way I Am", he reveals the pressure from his record company to top "My Name Is". Although Eminem parodied shock rocker Marilyn Manson in the music video for "My Name Is", they are reportedly on good terms; Manson is mentioned in "The Way I Am", appeared in its music video and has performed a live remix of the song with Eminem.^[47] The third single, "Stan", was ranked by Q as the third-greatest rap song ever,^[48] and it was ranked tenth in a Top40-Charts.com survey.^[49] The song has since been ranked 296th on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.^[50] In July 2000, Eminem was the first white artist to appear on the cover of The Source.^[22]^: 81 The Marshall Mathers LP was certified Diamond by the RIAA in March 2011 and sold 21 million copies worldwide.^[51]

In 2000, Eminem appeared in the Up in Smoke Tour^[52] and the Family Values Tour,^[22]^: 70 headlining the Anger Management Tour with Papa Roach, Ludacris, and Xzibit. Eminem performed with Elton John at the 43rd Grammy Awards ceremony in 2001.^[53] GLAAD, an organization which considered Eminem's lyrics homophobic, condemned John's decision to perform with Eminem.^[54] Entertainment Weekly placed the appearance on its end-of-decade "best-of" list: "It was the hug heard 'round the world. Eminem, under fire for homophobic lyrics, shared the stage with a gay icon for a performance of 'Stan' that would have been memorable in any context."^[55] On February 21, the day of the awards ceremony, GLAAD held a protest outside the Staples Center (the ceremony's venue).^[56] Eminem was also the only guest artist to appear on fellow rapper Jay-Z's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, producing and rapping on the song "Renegade".^[57]

The Eminem Show was released in May 2002. It was another success, reaching number one on the charts and selling over 1.332 million copies during its first full week.^[37] The Eminem Show, certified Diamond by the RIAA, examines the effects of Eminem's rise to fame, his relationship with his wife and daughter and his status in the hip-hop community, addressing an assault charge brought by a bouncer he saw kissing his wife in 2000. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found The Eminem Show less inflammatory than The Marshall Mathers LP.^[58] L. Brent Bozell III, who had criticized The Marshall Mathers LP for misogynistic lyrics, noted The Eminem Show's extensive use of obscenity and called Eminem "Eminef" for the prevalence of the word "motherfucker" on the album.^[59] The Eminem Show sold 27 million copies worldwide^[51] and was the bestselling album of 2002.^[60]

2003–2007: Production work, Encore and musical hiatus

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In 2003, Eminem, a lifelong fan of Tupac,^[61] provided production work for three tracks on the Tupac Resurrection soundtrack.^[62] He would follow this up the next year by producing 12 of the 16 tracks on Tupac's Loyal to the Game album.^[62] On December 8, 2003, the United States Secret Service said that it was "looking into" allegations that Eminem had threatened the President of the United States.^[63] The cause for concern was the lyrics of "We As Americans" ("Fuck money / I don't rap for dead presidents / I'd rather see the president dead / It's never been said, but I set precedents"), which was later released on a bonus CD with the deluxe edition of Encore.^[64]

Encore, released in 2004, was another success, but not as successful as his previous albums. Its sales were partially driven by the first single, "Just Lose It", which contained slurs directed toward Michael Jackson. On October 12, 2004, a week after the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson phoned Steve Harvey's radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, to report his displeasure with its video (which parodies Jackson's child molestation trial, plastic surgery and the 1984 incident when Jackson's hair caught fire during the filming of a commercial). Many of Jackson's friends and supporters spoke out against the video, including Stevie Wonder, who described it as "kicking a man while he's down" and "bullshit",^[65] and Steve Harvey (who said, "Eminem has lost his ghetto pass. We want the pass back").^[65] "Weird Al" Yankovic, who parodied the Eminem song "Lose Yourself" on "Couch Potato" for his 2003 album Poodle Hat, told the Chicago Sun-Times about Jackson's protest: "Last year, Eminem forced me to halt production on the video for my 'Lose Yourself' parody because he somehow thought that it would be harmful to his image or career. So the irony of this situation with Michael is not lost on me."^[66] Although Black Entertainment Television stopped playing the video, MTV announced that it would continue to air it. The Source, through CEO Raymond "Benzino" Scott, called for the video to be pulled, the song removed from the album and Eminem to apologize publicly to Jackson.^[67] In 2007, Jackson and Sony bought Famous Music from Viacom, giving him the rights to songs by Eminem, among other artists.^[68]

Despite its lead single's humorous theme, Encore explored serious subject matter with the anti-war song "Mosh", which criticized President George W. Bush.^[69] On October 25, 2004, a week before the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Eminem released the video for "Mosh" on the Internet.^[70] In it, Eminem gathers an army of Bush-administration victims and leads them to the White House. When they break in, it is learned that they are there to register to vote; the video ends with "VOTE Tuesday November 2." After Bush's reelection, the video's ending was changed to Eminem and the protesters invading the White House during a speech by the president.^[71] Also in 2004 Eminem launched a satellite music channel, Shade 45, on Sirius radio,^[72] which was described by his manager as "essentially a destination to get and hear things that other people aren't playing."^[73]

Eminem began his first U.S. concert tour in three years in the summer of 2005 with the Anger Management 3 Tour, but in August, he canceled the European leg of the tour, later announcing that he had entered drug rehabilitation for treatment of a "dependency on sleep medication".^[74] Meanwhile, industry insiders speculated that Eminem was considering retirement, while rumors circulated that a double album titled The Funeral would be released.^[75] In July, the Detroit Free Press reported a possible final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inner circle as saying that he would embrace the roles of producer and label executive.^[76] A greatest hits album, Curtain Call: The Hits, was released on December 6, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment,^[77] and sold nearly 441,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week, marking Eminem's fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Hot 200,^[78] and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.^[79] However, Eminem suggested that month on WKQI's "Mojo in the Morning" show that he would be taking a break as an artist: "I'm at a point in my life right now where I feel like I don't know where my career is going ... This is the reason that we called it 'Curtain Call' because this could be the final thing. We don't know."^[80]

Proof's death in 2006 was one of the factors that caused Eminem to fall into depression during his five-year hiatus.^[81]

In April 2006, Proof, who was Eminem's childhood friend, was murdered.^[82] Eight months later, on December 5, Eminem released a compilation album titled Eminem Presents: The Re-Up that featured Proof and other Shady Records artists.^[83]

2007–2009: Comeback and Relapse

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In September 2007, Eminem called New York radio station WQHT during an interview with 50 Cent, saying that he was "in limbo" and "debating" about when (or if) he would release another album.^[84] He appeared on his Shade 45 Sirius channel in September 2008, saying: "Right now I'm kinda just concentrating on my own stuff, for right now and just banging out tracks and producing a lot of stuff. You know, the more I keep producing the better it seems like I get 'cause I just start knowing stuff."^[85] Interscope confirmed that a new album^[86] would be released in spring 2009.^[87]

According to a March 5, 2009, press release, Eminem would release two new albums that year. Relapse, the first, was released on May 19; its first single and music video, "We Made You", had been released on April 7.^[88] Although Relapse did not sell as well as Eminem's previous albums and received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success and re-established his presence in the hip-hop world. It sold more than five million copies worldwide.^[89] On October 30, he headlined at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, his first full performance of the year.^[90] Eminem's act included several songs from Relapse, many of his older hits and an appearance by D12. On November 19, he announced on his website that Relapse: Refill would be released on December 21. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tracks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball". Eminem described the CD:

I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned ... Hopefully, these tracks on The Refill will tide the fans over until we put out Relapse 2 next year ... I got back in with Dre and then a few more producers, including Just Blaze, and went in a completely different direction which made me start from scratch. The new tracks started to sound very different than the tracks I originally intended to be on Relapse 2, but I still want the other stuff to be heard.^[91]

2009–2011: Recovery and Bad Meets Evil reunion

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On April 14, 2010, Eminem tweeted: "There is no Relapse 2". Although his followers thought he was not releasing an album, he had changed its title to Recovery and confirmed this by tweeting "Recovery" with a link to his website. He said:

I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year. But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title.^[92]

Recorded from 2009 to 2010, Recovery was released on June 18.^[92] In the U.S., Recovery sold 741,000 copies during its first week, topping the Billboard 200 chart.^[93]^[94] Eminem's sixth consecutive U.S. number-one album also topped the charts in several other countries. Recovery remained atop the Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks of a seven-week total.^[95]

Billboard reported that it was the bestselling album of 2010, making Eminem the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history with two year-end bestselling albums.^[96] Recovery is the bestselling digital album in history.^[97] Its first single, "Not Afraid", was released on April 29 and debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100; its music video was released on June 4.^[98] "Not Afraid" was followed by "Love the Way You Lie", which debuted at number two before rising to the top.^[99] Although "Love the Way You Lie" was the bestselling 2010 single in the United Kingdom, it did not reach number one (the first time this has happened in the UK since 1969).^[100] Despite criticism of its inconsistency, Recovery received positive reviews from most critics. As of November 21, 2010^[update], the album had U.S. sales of three million copies.^[101] Recovery was the bestselling album worldwide in 2010, joining 2002's bestseller The Eminem Show to give Eminem two worldwide year-end number-one albums.^[102] With Recovery, Eminem broke the record for the most successive U.S. number-one albums by a solo artist.^[103]

In June 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in Detroit and New York City, at concerts called The Home & Home Tour. The first two concerts quickly sold out, prompting an additional show in each city.^[104] BET called Eminem the number-one rapper of the 21st century.^[105] Due to the success of Recovery and the Home & Home Tour, Eminem was named the 2010 Hottest MC in the Game by MTV^[106] and Emcee of the Year by the online magazine HipHopDX.^[107] He and Rihanna again collaborated on "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)", the sequel of their hit single.^[108] In December 2010, the "Great Eminem Recovery" was number one on Billboard's Top 25 Music Moments of 2010.^[109] That month it was announced that "Space Bound" would be the fourth single from Recovery, with a music video featuring former porn actress Sasha Grey;^[110]^[111] the video was released June 24 on the iTunes Store.^[112]

In 2010, Eminem again began collaborating with Royce da 5'9" on their first EP as Bad Meets Evil; the duo formed in 1998. The EP, Hell: The Sequel, was released on June 14, 2011.^[113] Eminem was featured on Royce da 5'9"'s "Writer's Block", released on April 8, 2011.^[114] On May 3 they released the lead single "Fast Lane" from their upcoming EP and a music video was filmed.^[115] In March 2011, within days of each other, The Eminem Show and The Marshall Mathers LP were certified diamond by the RIAA; Eminem is the only rapper with two diamond-certified albums.^[116] With more than 60 million "likes" he was the most-followed person on Facebook.^[117] Eminem was the first artist in five years with two number-one albums (Recovery and Hell: The Sequel) in a 12-month period.^[118] Early in 2011 he leaked "2.0 Boys", on which Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse collaborated when they signed with Shady Records in January and performed it in April.^[119] Bad Meets Evil released their next single, "Lighters", on July 6 and its music video in late August.^[120] On August 6, Eminem performed several songs from throughout his career at Lollapalooza with the artists who had been featured on each song.^[121]

2012–2016: The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Shady XV and Southpaw

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On August 14, 2012, "Survival", featuring Liz Rodrigues and produced by DJ Khalil, premiered in the multi-player trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts. According to a press release, the first single from Eminem's eighth album would be released soon.^[122]^[123] During the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced that the album would be entitled The Marshall Mathers LP 2.^[124] Its lead single, "Berzerk", was released on August 25 and debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album was released on November 5, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records. Its standard version had 16 tracks and the deluxe version included a second disc with five additional tracks. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was Eminem's seventh album to debut atop the Billboard 200 and had the year's second-largest first-week sales.^[125]^[126] He was the first artist since the Beatles to have four singles in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.^[127]^[128]^[129] In the United Kingdom, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The first American artist with seven consecutive UK number-one albums, he is tied with the Beatles for second place for the most consecutive chart-topping UK albums.^[130]^[131]^[132] The album secured Eminem's position as Canada's bestselling artist and was 2013's bestselling album.^[133]

On November 3, Eminem was named the first YouTube Music Awards Artist of the Year,^[134] and a week later he received the Global Icon Award at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.^[135] On June 10, it was announced that Eminem was the first artist to receive two digital diamond certifications—sales and streams of 10 million and above—by the RIAA (for "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way You Lie").^[136] On July 11 and 12, Eminem played two concerts in Wembley Stadium.^[137] At the 57th Grammy Awards, he received Best Rap Album award for The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna) for "The Monster".^[138]^[139]^[140]

In the summer of 2014, Eminem and Rosenberg began using the hashtag #SHADYXV on social networking sites and Eminem wore a T-shirt with the hashtag onstage.^[141] This was later revealed to be the name of an upcoming Shady Records compilation.^[142] Shortly afterwards the first single from the album ("Guts Over Fear", featuring singer-songwriter Sia)^[143] was released and the album's track list was released on October 29.^[144] Shady Records released a cypher to promote the album, in which Eminem did a seven-minute freestyle.^[145] Shady XV, released on November 24 during Black Friday week,^[146] consists of one greatest-hits disc and one disc of new material by Shady Records artists such as D12, Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil and Yelawolf. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 138,000 copies in the United States.^[147] The Official Eminem Box Set, a career-spanning, 10-disc vinyl box set, was released on March 12, 2015. The set includes seven of Eminem's eight studio albums (excluding Infinite), the 8 Mile soundtrack, the compilation Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and the greatest hits collection Curtain Call: The Hits.^[148]

Eminem is the executive producer of the soundtrack on the sports drama Southpaw, with Shady Records. He was the first interview of Zane Lowe in Beats 1. The interview streamed online on the Beats 1 radio on^[149] July 1, 2015. Eminem appeared on the public access show Only in Monroe, produced in Monroe, Michigan.^[150] In June 2015, it was revealed that Eminem would serve as the executive producer and music supervisor on the TV series Motor City whose premise was based upon the 2002 film Narc.^[151] On October 19, 2016, Eminem released a new song called "Campaign Speech", a political hip-hop song and announced he was working on a new album.^[152] On November 17, 2016, Eminem released a remastered version of 'Infinite' on his YouTube VEVO channel.^[153] On November 22, 2016, Eminem released a trailer for a 10-minute short documentary called Partners in Rhyme: The True Story of Infinite.^[154]

2017–2019: Revival and Kamikaze

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In February 2017, Eminem appeared on "No Favors", a track from Big Sean's album I Decided. In the song, Eminem calls the newly elected President Donald Trump a "bitch" and also raps about raping conservative social and political commentator Ann Coulter, who is a Trump supporter, with a variety of foreign objects. Coulter responded to the lyrics, stating, "I think it's unfortunate that the left, from Berkeley to Eminem with his rap songs, has normalized violence against women, as Eminem has done."^[155] Eminem participated in the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards' annual cypher, using his verse, a freestyle rap called "The Storm",^[156] to further criticize Trump and the administration^[157] for, among other things, Trump's focus on National Football League players' protests during "The Star Spangled Banner" over Hurricane Maria recovery efforts^[158] and lack of gun control reform in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.^[157] Eminem ended the cypher by giving an ultimatum saying that Trump supporters cannot be his fans.^[158] The verse received wide praise among other rappers following its release.^[159] It was reported that the Secret Service interviewed Eminem in 2018–2019, regarding threatening lyrics towards President Trump and daughter Ivanka.^[160]

Starting in late October 2017, Eminem and Paul Rosenberg began teasing what fans speculated was the title of a new album titled Revival, in the form of advertisements for a fake medication of the same name.^[161] Later in November, the first single "Walk on Water" was released, which featured Beyoncé.^[162] The song was first performed, by Eminem, at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 12, featuring Skylar Grey.^[163] On November 28, Dr. Dre posted a video confirming the album's release date as December 15, 2017.^[164] Despite an online leak of the album two days prior,^[165] Revival was released as planned on December 15. On January 5, 2018, the second single "River" was released, which featured Ed Sheeran.^[166]^[167]^[168] It became Eminem's eighth consecutive album to top the U.S. Billboard 200 upon release with 197,000 copies sold in its first week. As a result, he became the first musical act to have eight entries in a row debut atop the chart.^[169] The album was met with mixed to negative reviews from music critics and is generally considered his worst album.^[170]^[171]^[172] In 2018, an extended edition of "Nowhere Fast" with Kehlani and a remix of "Chloraseptic" featuring 2 Chainz and Phresher were released from Revival.^[173]^[174]

On August 31, 2018, Eminem released his tenth studio album and first surprise album Kamikaze, making it his second full-length studio album in eight months.^[175] The album topped the Billboard 200, making it his ninth album in a row to do so, after selling 434,000 units in the first week.^[176] The album was released as a response to criticism of Revival, his worst rated album.^[177]^[172] The album was promoted with three singles: "Fall", "Venom" from the 2018 film of the same name, and "Lucky You".^[178] During the October 15, 2018, episode of the late-night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Eminem performed the song "Venom" at the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building in New York City as a promotion of the album.^[179]

On December 1, Eminem released an 11 minute freestyle to his YouTube channel titled 'Kick off'.^[180] Eminem collaborated with several artists throughout early 2019, including Boogie, Logic, Ed Sheeran, 50 Cent and Conway the Machine.^[181]^[182]^[183]^[184] On February 23, 2019, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Eminem released a re-issue of The Slim Shady LP, including acapellas, instrumentals and radio edited versions of tracks from the album.^[185]

2020–2023: Music to Be Murdered By and Curtain Call 2

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On January 17, 2020, Eminem released another surprise album Music to Be Murdered By.^[186] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 279,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Subsequently, Eminem became the first artist to have ten consecutive albums debut at number one in the U.S. and one of six artists to have released at least ten U.S. number-one albums.^[187] Music critics praised Eminem's lyrical abilities and the improved production after Kamikaze, while criticism directed towards the album's formulaic song structure, lack of innovation and shock value.^[188]

The lyrics of "Unaccommodating", in which Eminem referenced the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, drew significant criticism, with many critics finding the lyrics objectionable. The mayor of Manchester denounced the song's lyrics, describing them as "unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful". The lyrics also drew widespread criticism from victims' relatives and others involved in the attack.^[189] On February 9, 2020, Mathers performed "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards.^[190] On March 9, 2020, the music video for the song "Godzilla" was released on YouTube through Lyrical Lemonade's channel. As of October 8, 2022, the music video has over 691.7 million views.^[191] On March 11, 2020, Music to Be Murdered By was certified Gold.^[192] On July 9, 2020, Kid Cudi's daughter Vada announced via social media that he was releasing a song with Eminem called "The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady" the coming Friday.^[193]

A deluxe edition of the album, titled Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, was released on December 18, 2020. Similar to Eminem's previous two albums, it was released without any prior announcement,^[194] containing a bonus disc with sixteen new tracks.^[194]^[195] The album's release was accompanied by a music video for "Gnat", directed by Cole Bennett.^[196] Lyric videos for "Alfred's Theme" and "Tone Deaf" were also released, in the latter song Mathers pays tribute to the late Chicago rapper King Von.^[197]^[198]^[199] Music to Be Murdered By – Side B debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 3, with 70,000–80,000 album-equivalent units, including 25,000–30,000 in pure album sales.^[200] In the track "Zeus", he apologizes to Rihanna over a leaked song from his Relapse studio sessions in which he sided with Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to felony assault involving her in 2009.^[201]

Eminem featured in a song with Polo G and Mozzy called "Last One Standing" by Skylar Grey for the soundtrack of the film Venom: Let There Be Carnage, released on September 30, 2021.^[202] He performed alongside LL Cool J at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on October 30. On February 13, 2022, Eminem performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige.^[203] Eminem and CeeLo Green collaborated on a new track titled "The King and I", produced by Dr. Dre for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie soundtrack.^[204] On June 24, 2022, Eminem and Snoop Dogg released a song entitled "From the D to the LBC" and reconciled.^[205] Eminem announced his second greatest hits album on July 11, 2022, entitled Curtain Call 2, which is a sequel to his first compilation Curtain Call: The Hits. The album covers his albums from Relapse to Music to be Murdered By, as well as collaborations and songs from movie soundtracks. It was released on August 5, 2022, and also includes "The King and I", "From the D 2 the LBC", and an additional new track named "Is This Love ('09)" featuring 50 Cent.^[206] Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. He was presented by Dr. Dre.^[207]

In July 2023, Eminem's Shady Records signed Ez Mil in a direct joint deal with Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. On August 4, 2023, Ez Mil released the song "Realest", featuring Eminem. In the song, Eminem responded to Melle Mel, who had claimed that Eminem is considered a top-five rapper of all time only because he is white. On November 3, Eminem released The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Expanded Edition), marking the 10th anniversary of its original release. The album includes all the original tracks, plus "Don't Front", featuring Buckshot, which was a bonus track for anyone who ordered the Call of Duty: Ghosts and the album bundle. It was also a bonus track on the Best Buy version of the Shady XV compilation album. The expanded edition of MMLP2 also includes instrumentals of all the singles of the albums: "Survival", "Berzerk", "The Monster" (featuring Rihanna), "Rap God", and "Headlights".

2024–present: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) and collaborations

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During an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 19, 2024, Dr. Dre stated that Eminem intended to release a new album that year.^[208] On April 25, Eminem appeared alongside Roger Goodell at the opening ceremony of the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit.^[209] At the same time, Eminem announced a twelfth studio album titled The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), with a planned release later in the year. The trailer for the album, which was shown on the NFL Network,^[210] briefly discusses the "murder" of the Slim Shady persona in a true crime format. The album is produced by Dr. Dre and The ICU.^[211] The lead single, Houdini", was released on May 31, 2024. It topped the charts in many countries, as well as debuting at number 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and number 2 on the Hot 100.^[212]

On June 28, 2024, Eminem posted a teaser for the album's second single, titled "Tobey" and featuring fellow Detroit rappers Big Sean and BabyTron. It was released on July 2, with an accompanying music video produced by Cole Bennett to follow on July 5.^[213] The concept album was eventually released on July 12, 2024, through Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It was met with mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed towards Eminem's rapping techniques while panning the problematic lyrical content.^[214] On August 31, 2024, rapper LL Cool J released the single "Murdergram Deux", featuring Eminem, marking the pair's first ever collaboration.^[215]^[216] Eminem also featured on the track "Gunz N Smoke" from Snoop Dogg's album, Missionary, released in December 2024, alongside 50 Cent and production from Dr. Dre.^[217]

Artistry

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Influences, style and rapping technique

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Eminem has cited several MCs as influencing his rapping style, including Esham,^[218] Kool G Rap,^[219]^: 88 Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane,^[219]^: 88 Tupac Shakur,^[220]^[221] Newcleus, Ice-T, Mantronix, Melle Mel (on "The Message"), LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., Rakim, and Boogie Down Productions.^[222] At the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Eminem named more than 100 artists from hip-hop's golden age — from rap's early days through to the mid-1990s — who contributed, in ways big and small, to the artist he would become.^[223]

In How to Rap, Guerilla Black notes that Eminem studied other MCs to hone his rapping technique: "Eminem listened to everything and that's what made him one of the greats".^[219]^: x In the book, other MCs also praise aspects of his rapping technique: varied, humorous subject matter,^[219]^: 5, 38 connecting with his audience,^[219]^: 7 carrying a concept over a series of albums,^[219]^: 34 complex rhyme schemes,^[219]^{: 66, 107} bending words so they rhyme,^[219]^: 85 multisyllabic rhymes,^[219]^: 88 many rhymes to a bar,^[219]^: 106 complex rhythms,^[219]^{: 120, 129} clear enunciation,^[219]^: 244 and the use of melody^[219]^: 253 and syncopation.^[219]^: 257 Eminem is known to write most of his lyrics on paper (documented in The Way I Am), taking several days or a week to craft lyrics,^[219]^: 160 being a "workaholic"^[219]^: 212 and "stacking" vocals.^[219]^: 282 Examples of hip-hop subgenres that Eminem's music has been described as include horrorcore,^[224]^: 52^[225]^: 80^[226] comedy hip-hop,^[227] and hardcore hip-hop.^[228]^[229] Eminem also incorporates rap rock into his music and has cited rock acts during the 1970s and 1980s, such as Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, as influences in his music.^[230]^[231]^[232]^[233]

Productions

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Eminem was the executive producer of D12's first two albums (Devil's Night and D12 World), Obie Trice's Cheers and Second Round's on Me and 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre.^[234] Most of The Eminem Show was produced by Eminem and his longtime collaborator, Jeff Bass,^[235] and Eminem co-produced Encore with Dr. Dre. In 2004, Eminem was co-executive producer of 2Pac's posthumous album Loyal to the Game with Shakur's mother, Afeni.^[236]

Eminem is considered unusual in structuring his songs around the lyrics, rather than writing to beats.^[43] One exception was "Stan", which came from an idea and scratch track produced by the 45 King.^[43] After doing little production on Relapse and Recovery, Eminem produced a significant portion of The Marshall Mathers LP 2. He said about producing his own music, "Sometimes, I may get something in my head, like an idea or the mood of something that I would want, and I'm not always gonna get that by going through different tracks that other people have made. They don't know what's in my head. I think maybe it helps, a little bit, with diversity, the sound of it, but also, I would get something in my head and want to be able to lay down that idea from scratch."^[237] In 1998 when his beef with rapper Cage was still happening, New York rapper Necro (who had previously produced three songs for Cage) met Eminem and gave him a CD with the beat to what eventually became the beat for the song "Black Helicopters" by rap group Non-Phixion. Despite Eminem never using it, Necro still said positive things about Eminem and would appear on Shade45 years later.^[238]

Public image

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In 2002, the BBC said that the perception of Eminem as a "modern-day William Shakespeare" was comparable to the reception of American singer Bob Dylan: "Not since Bob Dylan's heyday in the mid-1960s has an artist's output been subjected to such intense academic scrutiny as an exercise in contemporary soul-searching. U.S. critics point to [Eminem's] vivid portraits of disenfranchised lives—using the stark, direct language of the street—as an accurate reflection of social injustice." In addition, the BBC highlighted that, "Where parents once recoiled in horror [to his music], there now seems a greater willingness to acknowledge a music that is striking such a chord among the American young, angry white underclass."^[239]

Eminem uses alter egos in his songs for different rapping styles and subject matter, including Slim Shady and Ken Kaniff, among others. Throughout his career, he has had highly publicized lyrical feuds with many recording artists.^[240]

Some of Eminem's lyrics have been criticized for being homophobic, and an Australian politician attempted to ban him from the country.^[241] Eminem denies the charge, saying that when he was growing up words such as "faggot" and "queer" were used generally in a derogatory manner and not specifically toward homosexuals. Eminem is a friend of openly gay singer Elton John,^[242] and publicly supports gay rights.^[243]

Legacy

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Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in music history, easily the biggest crossover success ever seen in rap. To call him hip-hop's Elvis is correct to a degree, but it's largely inaccurate. Certainly, he was the first white rapper since the Beastie Boys to garner both sales and critical respect, but his impact has exceeded this confining distinction.

– Stephen Thomas Erlewine^[244]

Credited for popularizing hip-hop to a Middle American audience, Eminem's unprecedented global commercial success and acclaimed works for a white rapper is widely recognized for breaking racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music.^[245] Rising from rags to riches, Eminem's anger-fueled music represented widespread angst and the reality of American underclass.^[246]

Stephen Hill, the then vice president of African American-themed television network BET (Black Entertainment Television), said in 2002:

Eminem gets a pass in the same vein that back during segregation black folks had to be better than average, had to be the best, to be accepted ... he is better than the best. In his own way, he is the best lyricist, alliterator and enunciator out there in hip-hop music. In terms of rapping about the pain that other disenfranchised people feel, there is no one better at their game than Eminem.^[247]

Writing for Spin in 2002, rock critic Alan Light compared Eminem to the Beatles' John Lennon:

Eminem is even starting to bear a resemblance to one of those rock icons ... Marshall Mathers is becoming something like this generation's John Lennon ... Lennon and Eminem were both subjects of pickets and protests; they both wrote songs about troubled relationships with their mothers; they both wrote about their strange public lives with their wives; they both wrote about how much they loved their kids. Lennon, of course, was able to find ways to use his voice to advocate for peace rather than just blasting away at litigious family members and various pop stars, but still, few other pop musicians since Lennon have found a way to render their private psychodramas into compelling art as effectively as Eminem.^[248]

Regarding his rehearsal with Eminem for the "Stan" duet at the 2001 Grammy Awards, English singer Elton John said, "⁠[When] Eminem made his entrance, I got goose bumps, the likes of which I have not felt since I first saw Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. Eminem was that good. I just thought, 'Fuck, this man is amazing'. There are very few performers who can grab you like that the first time—only the greats."^[249] John further praised Eminem, saying, "Eminem is a true poet of his time, someone we'll be talking about for decades to come. He tells stories in such a powerful and distinctive way. As a lyricist, he's one of the best ever. Eminem does for his audience what [Bob] Dylan did for his: He writes how he feels. His anger, vulnerability and humor come out."^[249] Bob Dylan praised Eminem in a 2022 interview with The Wall Street Journal.^[250]^[251]^[252]

Eminem has been credited with boosting the careers of hip-hop proteges such as 50 Cent, Yelawolf, Stat Quo, Royce da 5'9", Cashis, Obie Trice, Bobby Creekwater, Boogie and hip-hop groups such as D12 and Slaughterhouse. A number of artists have cited Eminem as an influence, including;

The Weeknd^[253]^[254]^[255]
Usher^[256]
Rae Sremmurd^[257]
Logic^[258]
Joyner Lucas
Lil Wayne
50 Cent^[259]
Kendrick Lamar^[260]
Ed Sheeran^[261]^[262]
J. Cole^[263]
Chance the Rapper^[264]
Regina Spektor^[265]
Lana Del Rey^[266]
Juice WRLD^[267]
Cordae^[268]
Tyler, the Creator^[269]
Kanye West^[270]
Jack Harlow^[271]
Drake^[272]
Nicki Minaj^[273]
Danny Brown^[274]
Jhené Aiko^[275]
Big Sean^[276]
Camila Cabello^[277]
Charlie Puth^[278]
Loren Gray^[279]^[280]
Kiiara^[281]
Hopsin^[282]
Machine Gun Kelly^[283]^[284]^[285]^[286]
NF^[287]
Russ^[288]
Justina Valentine^[289]
BTS^[290]
DaBaby^[291]
Tyga^[292]
Bebe Rexha^[293]
Ananya Birla^[294]
Jelly Roll^[295]
Skylar Grey^[296]
XXXTentacion^[297]
Mac Miller^[298]
Takeoff^[299]
Rico Nasty^[300]
Yungblud^[301]
B.o.B^[302]
Frank Ocean^[303]
Demi Lovato^[304]
Eladio Carrión^[305]
Baby Smoove^[306]
Dean Lewis^[307]
Jessie Reyez^[308]
Ateez^[309]
That Mexican OT^[310]
Doechii^[311]
Ab-Soul^[312]^[313]

Other ventures

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Shady Records

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Following Eminem's multiplatinum record sales Interscope offered him his own label; he and Paul Rosenberg founded Shady Records in late 1999. Eminem signed his Detroit collective, D12 and rapper Obie Trice to the label and signed 50 Cent in a 2002 joint venture with Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. In 2003, Eminem and Dr. Dre added Atlanta rapper Stat Quo to the Shady-Aftermath roster. DJ Green Lantern, Eminem's former DJ, was with Shady Records until a dispute related to the 50 Cent-Jadakiss feud forced him to leave the label. The Alchemist is currently Eminem's tour DJ. In 2005 Eminem signed another Atlanta rapper, Bobby Creekwater and West Coast rapper Cashis to Shady Records.^[26]

On December 5, 2006, the compilation album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up was released on Shady Records. The project began as a mixtape, but when Eminem found the material better than expected he released it as an album. The Re-Up was intended to introduce Stat Quo, Cashis and Bobby Creekwater.^[314] While he was recording Infinite, Eminem, Proof and Kon Artis assembled a group of fellow rappers now known as D12, short for "Detroit Twelve" or "Dirty Dozen", who performed in a style similar to Wu-Tang Clan.^[22]^: 19 In 2001 D12's debut album, Devil's Night, was released.^[315] After their debut, D12 took a three-year break from the studio. They reunited in 2004 for their second album, D12 World, which included the hit singles "My Band" and "How Come"^[315] According to D12 member Bizarre, Eminem was not featured on his album Blue Cheese & Coney Island because "he's busy doing his thing".^[316]

Shade 45

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Eminem established his own satellite radio channel, Shade 45, that plays uncut hip-hop.^[317] Eminem also established a new morning show, Sway in the Morning with Sway Calloway, a lively morning show that airs at 8:00 a.m., Monday–Friday.^[318]^[319]

Eminem promoted the station in a 2004 mock national convention (the "Shady National Convention") at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City,^[320] in which Donald Trump endorsed him.^[321] On his album Revival (2017), Eminem expressed his regret at having collaborated with Trump, rapping, "wish I would have spit on it before I went to shake his hand at the event".^[322]

Mom's Spaghetti restaurant

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On September 29, 2021, Eminem and Union Joints opened a spaghetti restaurant at 2131 Woodward Ave in Detroit. It is a reference to the lyrics "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti" from the song "Lose Yourself" which became an internet meme.^[323]^[324] Mom's Spaghetti was previously a pop-up in Detroit in 2017 and at Coachella in 2018.^[325]^[326] In 2023, Eminem announced the launch of a "Mom's Spaghetti" jarred pasta sauce.^[327]

Acting career

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After small roles in the 2001 film The Wash and as an extra in the 1998 Korn music video for "Got the Life" (during which he gave the band a demo tape), Eminem made his Hollywood debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 film 8 Mile. He said it was a representation of growing up in Detroit rather than an account of his life. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself" (which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003 and became the longest-running No. 1 hip-hop single in history).^[328] Eminem was absent from the ceremony and co-composer Luis Resto accepted the award.^[329]

Eminem voiced an aging, corrupt, AAVE-speaking police officer in the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof and guested on the Comedy Central television show Crank Yankers and a Web cartoon, The Slim Shady Show.^[330] He was signed to star in an unmade film version of Have Gun – Will Travel,^[331] and was considered for the role of David Rice in the 2008 film Jumper.^[332] Eminem had a cameo appearance in the 2009 film Funny People. In a 2010 interview with Jonathan Ross, he stated "You know, I love music so much. This is my passion, this is what I want to do. Not saying that I won't do a movie ever again, but this is me."^[333]

He played himself in the Entourage season-seven finale "Lose Yourself".^[334] Although Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 science-fiction film Elysium, he turned it down because director Neill Blomkamp would not change its location from Los Angeles to Detroit.^[335] Eminem had a cameo appearance as himself in the 2014 film The Interview.^[336]

Charity work

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Eminem established the Marshall Mathers Foundation to aid disadvantaged youth. The foundation works in conjunction with a charity founded by Norman Yatooma, a Detroit attorney.^[337] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Eminem donated a pair of Air Jordan 4 Retro Eminem Carhartt shoes, which are rare, to be raffled off with proceeds going to COVID-19 relief.^[338] That same year, he donated spaghetti meals, to healthcare workers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, referencing the line "mom's spaghetti" from his song "Lose Yourself".^[339]

Advertising

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Eminem appeared in two commercials which were shown during Super Bowl XLV. In the first, a one-minute spot for Lipton's Brisk iced tea, he is a claymation figure.^[340] In the second, a two-minute ad—the longest in Super Bowl history at the time—for the Chrysler 200, Eminem drives through Detroit (with "Lose Yourself" as the soundtrack) to his show at the Fox Theatre.^[341]^[342]

Books and memoirs

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On November 21, 2000, Eminem published Angry Blonde, a non-fiction book featuring a commentary of several of his own songs, along with several previously unpublished photographs.

On October 21, 2008, his autobiography The Way I Am was published by Dutton Adult.^[343] The book is illustrated with never before published photos of Eminem's life. The autobiography is named after his 2000 song "The Way I Am". An autobiography of Eminem's mother, My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem, was published the following month.

Personal life

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Family and relationships

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Eminem was married twice to Kimberly Anne Scott, whom he met in high school.^[344] Scott and her twin sister had run away from home; they moved in with Eminem and his mother when he was 15 and he began an on-and-off relationship with Scott on January 14, 1991.^[345] Their daughter Hailie Jade, who is Mathers's only biological child, was born on December 25, 1995.^[346]

Mathers and Scott were married on June 14, 1999, and divorced on October 5, 2001.^[347] Despite Eminem's 2002 declaration that "I would rather have a baby through my penis than get married again", he and Scott briefly remarried on January 14, 2006. He filed for divorce almost three months later on April 5,^[348] agreeing to joint custody of Hailie, with the divorce being finalized on December 19, 2006.^[349] In early 2010, Eminem denied tabloid reports that he and Scott had renewed their romantic relationship. However, in the same statement, his representative also confirmed that they were still friendly with each other.^[350]

Their daughter, Hailie Jade, is an influencer, specifically for fashion and beauty.^[351]^[352] He legally adopted and was given custody of his former sister-in-law's daughter Alaina Marie,^[346]^[353] as well as Scott's child from an affair, Stevie Laine.^[346]^[354]^[355] He also raised his younger half-brother Nathan.^[356]

Eminem and actress Brittany Murphy (with whom he co-starred in 8 Mile) dated in the 2000s.^[357]^[358] He stated in 2002 that he had been dating singer Mariah Carey, though she later denied it.^[359]

In his 2013 song "Headlights", Eminem reiterated his love for his mother and apologized to her for some of the lyrics from his songs, with the song "Cleanin' Out My Closet" being mentioned.^[360] His mother would also publicly pay tribute to him when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022, although after Nelson's death due to complications from lung cancer in December 2024,^[361] parts of her message were removed from some of Eminem's social media pages.^[362]^[363]

Hailie Jade married Evan McClintock in May 2024.^[364] She gave birth to Eminem's first grandchild, Elliot Marshall McClintock, on March 14, 2025.^[365]^[366]

Health problems

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Eminem has spoken publicly about his addiction to prescription drugs, including Vicodin, Ambien, and Valium.^[367] According to friend and fellow D12 member Proof, Eminem, who previously hinted in his 1999 single "My Name Is" that he avoided the use of drugs after experiencing his mother's history of drug abuse,^[368] first developed a drug addiction in 2002.^[369] During the production of 8 Mile, Eminem, working 16 hours a day, developed insomnia. An associate gave him an Ambien tablet which "knocked [him] out", encouraging him to obtain a prescription. This was Eminem's first experience of drug addiction, which would affect him for several years. Near the end of production on Encore, he would "just go into the studio and goof off [with] a pocketful of pills". Eminem began taking the drugs to "feel normal", taking a "ridiculous amount ... I could consume anywhere from 40 to 60 Valium [in a day]. Vicodin, maybe 30." The drugs would put him to sleep for no more than two hours, after which he would take more. Eminem's weight increased to 230 pounds (100 kg) and he was regularly eating fast food: "The kids behind the counter knew me—it wouldn't even faze them. Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad." Eminem became less recognizable due to his weight gain and once overheard two teenagers arguing about whether or not it was him: "Eminem ain't fat."^[25]

Over the holidays, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, was under doctors' care at Detroit-area hospitals for complications due to pneumonia. He has since been released and is doing well recovering at home.

—Interscope Records statement in January 2008 regarding Eminem's hospitalisation the month prior^[370]

In December 2007, Eminem was hospitalized after a methadone overdose. He had first bought from a dealer who had told him it was "just like Vicodin, and easier on [your] liver". He continued to buy more until he collapsed in his bathroom one night and was rushed to the hospital. Doctors there told him he had ingested the equivalent of four bags of heroin and was "about two hours from dying". After missing Christmas with his children, Hailie, Alaina and Stevie, Eminem checked himself out of the facility, weak and not fully detoxed. He tore the meniscus in his knee after falling asleep on his sofa, requiring surgery; after he returned home, he had a seizure. His drug use "ramped right back to where it was before" within a month. Eminem began to attend church meetings to get clean, but after he was asked for autographs he sought help from a rehabilitation counselor. He began an exercise program that emphasized running. Elton John was a mentor during this period, calling Eminem once a week to check on him.^[25] Eminem has been sober since April 20, 2008.^[371]

Threats

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In April 2020, Matthew David Hughes, a 26-year-old man, broke into Eminem's house in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, breaking a kitchen window with a brick paver. Eminem woke up with Hughes standing behind him and Hughes said that he was there to kill Eminem.^[372]^[373]^[374] Hughes was charged with multiple offences; his defense attorney opined that he seemed to be suffering from "mental issues".^[372]^[373] In a plea agreement in 2021, Hughes pleaded guilty to second-degree home invasion in exchange for dismissal of other charges; he was sentenced to probation and time served (524 days in the county jail).^[374] In 2019, Hughes had pleaded guilty to breaking into a Rochester Hills home in search of Eminem.^[374]^[375] On August 30, 2023, it was revealed that the perpetrator of the 2023 Jacksonville shooting Ryan Palmeter in his manifesto, denounced Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly for their involvement in rap, prior to committing a racially-motivated shooting.^[376]

Politics

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During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Eminem attacked politicians of both the Democratic and Republican parties, including then President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Second Ladies Tipper Gore and Lynne Cheney, the latter two being activists against violent lyrics in music.^[377]^[378] In the song "Mosh", which was a few weeks before the 2004 United States presidential election, Eminem heavily criticized then-president George W. Bush but did not endorse John Kerry either.^[379] While openly endorsing Barack Obama in a 2009 interview,^[378] Eminem would not express political views in music again until the 2016 United States presidential election when he released "Campaign Speech", which criticized presidential candidate Donald Trump.^[380] The following year, Eminem criticized Trump in a freestyle titled "The Storm". In the freestyle, Eminem expressed support for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the U.S. national anthem protests, and expressed his displeasure for any of his fans that support Trump.^[381] His 2020 song "Darkness" heavily references the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, and at the end of the music video he expresses support for gun control.^[382]

The week before the 2020 presidential election, Eminem approved his song "Lose Yourself" to be used in a campaign video for Joe Biden.^[383]^[384] After the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Eminem posted a tweet to his Twitter expressing his displeasure for the decision saying "As a father it pisses me off that women have fewer rights 2day than just a few days ago… we r fuckin goin bckwards. Here's how 2 help in Michigan. [sic]" and included a link to a pro-choice organization in Michigan.^[385] In 2023, he requested that Republican election candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stop rapping his song "Lose Yourself" at campaign rallies, sending Ramaswamy a cease and desist letter.^[386]

Eminem endorsed Kamala Harris during the 2024 United States presidential election. In October, he spoke at a Huntington Place rally supporting her, where he discussed the importance of voting in a swing state like Michigan and his belief that Harris "supports a future for this country" in which freedom of expression is protected.^[387]

Faith and beliefs

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Eminem is a Christian, and has rapped about his faith in a few songs.^[388]^[389]^[390]

Achievements and honors

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With global sales of over 220 million records, Eminem is one of the best-selling music artists ever.^[391] He has had thirteen number-one albums on the Billboard 200: nine solo, two with D12 and one with Bad Meets Evil.^[392] He was the bestselling music artist from 2000 to 2009 in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[393] He was also the bestselling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s.^[394] He has sold 47.4 million albums in the country^[395] and 107.5 million singles in the US.^[396] The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits, "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Diamond or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[8]^[397] Eminem has over ten billion views of his music videos on his YouTube Vevo page,^[398] and in 2014 Spotify named him the most-streamed music artist ever.

Among Eminem's awards is 15 Grammy Awards,^[138] eight American Music Awards and 17 Billboard Music Awards, Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)".^[399] In 2013, he received the Global Icon Award at that year's MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony.^[400] His success in 8 Mile saw him win the 2002 Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song "Lose Yourself", co-written with Jeff Bass and Luis Resto, making him the first rapper to receive the award.^[401] He also won the MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Actor in a Movie and Best Breakthrough Performance^[402] and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song for "Lose Yourself".^[403]

Eminem has also been included and ranked in several publications' lists. Rolling Stone included him in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.^[249]^[404] He was ranked 9th on MTV's Greatest MCs of All Time list.^[405]^[406] He was ranked 13th on MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music list^[407] and 79th on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All Time lists.^[408] He was ranked 82nd on Rolling Stone's "The Immortals" list.^[409] In 2010, MTV Portugal ranked Eminem the 7th biggest icon in popular music history.^[410] In 2012, The Source ranked him 6th on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time,^[411] while About.com ranked him 7th on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).^[412] In 2015, Eminem was placed third on "The 10 Best Rappers of All Time" list by Billboard.^[413] In 2008, Vibe readers named Eminem the Best Rapper Alive.^[414] In 2011, Eminem was labeled the "King of Hip-Hop" by Rolling Stone based on an analysis of album sales, chart positions, YouTube views, social media following, concert grosses, industry awards and critical ratings of solo rappers who released music from 2009 to the first half of 2011.^[415] Eminem was also inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022.^[416]

Literary works

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Title	Year	Pages
Angry Blonde	2000	148
The Way I Am	2008	208

Discography

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Solo studio albums

Infinite (1996)
The Slim Shady LP (1999)
The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
The Eminem Show (2002)
Encore (2004)
Relapse (2009)
Recovery (2010)
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
Revival (2017)
Kamikaze (2018)
Music to Be Murdered By (2020)
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024)

D12 studio albums

Devil's Night (2001)
D12 World (2004)

Tours

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As a headliner

The Slim Shady LP Tour (1999)^[417]^[418]
The Recovery Tour (2010–2013)
Rapture Tour (2014)
Revival Tour (2018)
2019 Rapture Tour (2019)^[419]

As a co-headliner

Up in Smoke Tour (with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and others) (2000)
Anger Management Tour (with Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach) (2002–2005)
The Home & Home Tour (with Jay-Z) (2010)
The Monster Tour (with Rihanna) (2014)

See also

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Awards
Preceded by "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. by Randy Newman	Academy Award for Best Original Song 2003	Succeeded by "Into the West" from Return of the King by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
Preceded by Mariah Carey	Billboard Artist of the Decade 2000s	Succeeded by Drake

v t e Eminem
Albums Singles Production D12 discography Bad Meets Evil discography Videography Awards and nominations Records and achievements Public image
Studio albums	Infinite (1996) The Slim Shady LP (1999) The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) The Eminem Show (2002) Encore (2004) Relapse (2009) Recovery (2010) The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) Revival (2017) Kamikaze (2018) Music to Be Murdered By (2020) The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024)
Compilations	Curtain Call: The Hits (2005) The Re-Up (2006) Shady XV (2014) Curtain Call 2 (2022)
Soundtrack albums	8 Mile (2002) Southpaw (2015)
EPs	Slim Shady EP (1997)
Video albums	E All Access Europe The Anger Management Tour Live from New York City
Books	Angry Blonde
Concert tours	Up in Smoke Tour Anger Management Tour The Recovery Tour The Home & Home Tour Rapture Tour The Monster Tour
Groups	Outsidaz D12 Bad Meets Evil
Related articles	WEB Entertainment Shady Records Shade 45 Stan Twitter My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem Wanted Straight from the Lab "Obsessed" "Rap Devil" "Boulevard of Broken Songs" Eight Mile Style v New Zealand National Party Mom's Spaghetti
Category

Eminem songs

Infinite

"Infinite"

The Slim Shady LP

The Marshall Mathers LP

The Eminem Show

Encore

Relapse

Refill	"Forever" "Hell Breaks Loose" "Elevator" "Music Box"

Recovery

The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Revival

Kamikaze

Music to Be Murdered By

Side B	"Black Magic" "Alfred's Theme" "Gnat" "Higher" "Killer"

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)

Collaborations

Other singles

"Hellbound"
"Lose Yourself"
"One Day at a Time"
"Shake That"
"When I'm Gone"
"You Don't Know"
"Jimmy Crack Corn"
"Guts Over Fear"
"Detroit vs. Everybody"
"Kings Never Die"
"Phenomenal"
"Killshot"
"The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady"
"The King and I"
"From the D 2 the LBC"
"Realest"
"Lace It"

Other songs

Awards for Eminem

v t e Academy Award for Best Original Song
1934–1940	"The Continental" Music: Con Conrad Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934) "Lullaby of Broadway" Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935) "The Way You Look Tonight" Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics: Dorothy Fields (1936) "Sweet Leilani" Music and lyrics: Harry Owens (1937) "Thanks for the Memory" Music: Ralph Rainger Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938) "Over the Rainbow" Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939) "When You Wish Upon a Star" Music: Leigh Harline Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)
1941–1950	"The Last Time I Saw Paris" Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1941) "White Christmas" Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin (1942) "You'll Never Know" Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Mack Gordon (1943) "Swinging on a Star" Music: Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: Johnny Burke (1944) "It Might as Well Be Spring" Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1945) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1946) "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Music: Allie Wrubel Lyrics: Ray Gilbert (1947) "Buttons and Bows" Music: Jay Livingston Lyrics: Ray Evans (1948) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser (1949) "Mona Lisa" Music and lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston (1950)
1951–1960	"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" Music: Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1951) "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" Music: Dimitri Tiomkin Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952) "Secret Love" Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953) "Three Coins in the Fountain" Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1954) "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" Music: Sammy Fain Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955) "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (1956) "All the Way" Music: Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1957) "Gigi" Music: Frederick Loewe Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner (1958) "High Hopes" Music: Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1959) "Never on Sunday" Music and lyrics: Manos Hatzidakis (1960)
1961–1970	"Moon River" Music: Henry Mancini Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1961) "Days of Wine and Roses" Music: Henry Mancini Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1962) "Call Me Irresponsible" Music: Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1963) "Chim Chim Cher-ee" Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1964) "The Shadow of Your Smile" Music: Johnny Mandel Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965) "Born Free" Music: John Barry Lyrics: Don Black (1966) "Talk to the Animals" Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967) "The Windmills of Your Mind" Music: Michel Legrand Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Music: Burt Bacharach Lyrics: Hal David (1969) "For All We Know" Music: Fred Karlin Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (1970)
1971–1980	"Theme from Shaft" Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes (1971) "The Morning After" Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972) "The Way We Were" Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973) "We May Never Love Like This Again" Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974) "I'm Easy" Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine (1975) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" Music: Barbra Streisand Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976) "You Light Up My Life" Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977) "Last Dance" Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara (1978) "It Goes Like It Goes" Music: David Shire Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979) "Fame" Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)
1981–1990	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981) "Up Where We Belong" Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie Lyrics: Will Jennings (1982) "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music: Giorgio Moroder Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983) "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder (1984) "Say You, Say Me" Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie (1985) "Take My Breath Away" Music: Giorgio Moroder Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music: Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz Lyrics: Franke Previte (1987) "Let the River Run" Music and lyrics: Carly Simon (1988) "Under the Sea" Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989) "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (1990)
1991–2000	"Beauty and the Beast" Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991) "A Whole New World" Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Tim Rice (1992) "Streets of Philadelphia" Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (1993) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice (1994) "Colors of the Wind" Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995) "You Must Love Me" Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Tim Rice (1996) "My Heart Will Go On" Music: James Horner Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997) "When You Believe" Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998) "You'll Be in My Heart" Music and lyrics: Phil Collins (1999) "Things Have Changed" Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan (2000)
2001–2010	"If I Didn't Have You" Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001) "Lose Yourself" Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto Lyrics: Eminem (2002) "Into the West" Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003) "Al otro lado del río" Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004) "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (2005) "I Need to Wake Up" Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006) "Falling Slowly" Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007) "Jai Ho" Music: A. R. Rahman Lyrics: Gulzar (2008) "The Weary Kind" Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009) "We Belong Together" Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)
2011–2020	"Man or Muppet" Music and lyrics: Bret McKenzie (2011) "Skyfall" Music and lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012) "Let It Go" Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013) "Glory" Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014) "Writing's on the Wall" Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015) "City of Stars" Music: Justin Hurwitz Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016) "Remember Me" Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017) "Shallow" Music and lyrics: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Music: Elton John Lyrics: Bernie Taupin (2019) "Fight for You" Music: D'Mile and H.E.R. Lyrics: H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (2020)
2021–present	"No Time to Die" Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021) "Naatu Naatu" Music: M. M. Keeravani Lyrics: Chandrabose (2022) "What Was I Made For?" Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2023) "El Mal" Music: Clément Ducol and Camille Lyrics: Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

Jim Croce (1974)
John Denver (1975)
John Denver (1976)
Elton John (1977)
Barry Manilow (1978)
Barry Manilow (1979)
Barry Manilow (1980)
Kenny Rogers (1981)
Kenny Rogers (1982)
John Mellencamp / Rick Springfield (1983)
Michael Jackson (1984)
Lionel Richie (1985)
Bruce Springsteen (1986)
Lionel Richie (1987)
Paul Simon (1988)
George Michael (1989)
Bobby Brown (1990)
Phil Collins (1991)
Michael Bolton (1992)
Michael Bolton (1993)
Eric Clapton (1994)
Michael Bolton (1995)
Michael Jackson (1996)
Eric Clapton (1997)
Babyface (1998)
Eric Clapton (1999)
Will Smith (2000)
Kid Rock (2001)
Lenny Kravitz (2002)
Eminem (2003)
Kid Rock (2003)
Usher (2004)
Will Smith (2005)
Sean Paul (2006)
Justin Timberlake (2007)
Chris Brown (2008)
Michael Jackson (2009)
Justin Bieber (2010)
Bruno Mars (2011)
Justin Bieber (2012)
Justin Timberlake (2013)
Sam Smith (2014)
Ed Sheeran (2015)
Justin Bieber (2016)
Bruno Mars (2017)
Post Malone (2018)
Khalid (2019)
Justin Bieber (2020)
Ed Sheeran (2021)
Harry Styles (2022)

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1989)
MC Hammer (1990)
MC Hammer (1991)
MC Hammer (1992)
Sir Mix-a-Lot (1993)
Dr. Dre (1994)
Snoop Dogg (1995)
Coolio (1996)
Tupac Shakur (1997)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (1998)
Master P (1999)
DMX (2000)
Dr. Dre (2001)
Nelly (2002)
Eminem / Mary J. Blige (2003)
50 Cent / Missy Elliott (2003)
Jay-Z (2004)
Eminem / Missy Elliott (2005)
Eminem (2006)
T.I. (2007)
Kanye West (2008)
Jay-Z (2009)
Eminem (2010)
Nicki Minaj (2011)
Nicki Minaj (2012)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
Iggy Azalea (2014)
Nicki Minaj (2015)
Drake (2016)
Drake (2017)
Cardi B (2018)
Cardi B (2019)
Juice Wrld / Nicki Minaj (2020)
Drake / Megan Thee Stallion (2021)

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist

Stevie Wonder (1974)
Stevie Wonder (1975)
Barry White (1976)
Stevie Wonder (1977)
Stevie Wonder (1978)
Teddy Pendergrass / Lou Rawls (1979)
Michael Jackson (1980)
Michael Jackson (1981)
Stevie Wonder (1982)
Lionel Richie (1983)
Michael Jackson (1984)
Lionel Richie (1985)
Stevie Wonder (1986)
Lionel Richie (1987)
Luther Vandross (1988)
George Michael (1989)
Luther Vandross (1990)
MC Hammer (1991)
Luther Vandross (1992)
Bobby Brown (1993)
Luther Vandross (1994)
Babyface (1995)
Luther Vandross (1996)
Keith Sweat (1997)
Babyface (1998)
Will Smith (1999)
R. Kelly (2000)
Brian McKnight (2001)
Luther Vandross (2002)
Eminem (2003)
Luther Vandross (2003)
Usher (2004)
R. Kelly (2005)
Jamie Foxx (2006)
Akon (2007)
Chris Brown (2008)
Michael Jackson (2009)
Usher (2010)
Usher (2011)
Usher (2012)
Justin Timberlake (2013)
John Legend (2014)
The Weeknd (2015)
Chris Brown (2016)
Bruno Mars (2017)
Khalid (2018)
Bruno Mars (2019)
The Weeknd (2020)
The Weeknd (2021)
Chris Brown (2022)

Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist

Michael Jackson (1989)
Michael Hutchence (1991)
Lenny Kravitz (1994)
Prince (1995)
Prince (1996)
Beck (1997)
Jon Bon Jovi (1998)
Beck (1999)
Beck (2000)
Eminem (2001)
Shaggy (2002)
Eminem (2003)
Justin Timberlake (2004)
Eminem (2005)
Kanye West (2006)
Justin Timberlake (2007)
Kanye West (2008)
Kanye West (2009)
Jay-Z (2010)
CeeLo Green (2011)
Bruno Mars (2012)
Frank Ocean (2013)
Bruno Mars (2014)
Pharrell Williams (2015)
Justin Bieber (2016)
Drake (2017)
Kendrick Lamar (2018)
Drake (2019)
Tyler, the Creator (2020)
The Weeknd (2021)

v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song
1990s	"When You Believe" – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1998) "Music of My Heart" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (1999)
2000s	"My Funny Friend and Me" – Music by David Hartley and Sting; Lyrics by Sting (2000) "May It Be" – Music and Lyrics by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan / "Vanilla Sky" – Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney (2001) "Lose Yourself" – Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bass, Eminem and Luis Resto (2002) "A Mighty Wind" – Music and Lyrics by Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean (2003) "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger and David Stewart (2004) "Hustle & Flow" – Music and Lyrics by Terrence Howard (2005) "Listen" – Music and Lyrics by Scott Cutler, Henry Krieger and Anne Preven (2006) "Falling Slowly" – Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007) "The Wrestler" – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008) "The Weary Kind" – Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
2010s	"If I Rise" – Music and Lyrics by Rollo Armstrong, Dido and A. R. Rahman (2010) "Life's a Happy Song" – Music and Lyrics by Bret McKenzie (2011) "Skyfall" – Music and Lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth (2012) "Let It Go" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013) "Glory" – Music and Lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014) "See You Again" – Music and Lyrics by Andrew Cedar, DJ Frank E, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth (2015) "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016) "Remember Me" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017) "Shallow" – Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018) "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" – Music and Lyrics by Mary Steenburgen / "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)
2020s	"Speak Now" – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam Ashworth (2020) "No Time to Die" – Music and Lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021) "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022) "I'm Just Ken" – Music and Lyrics by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (2023) "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
1990s	Poverty's Paradise – Naughty by Nature (1995) The Score – Fugees (1996) No Way Out – Puff Daddy and the Family (1997) Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z (1998) The Slim Shady LP – Eminem (1999)
2000s	The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem (2000) Stankonia – Outkast (2001) The Eminem Show – Eminem (2002) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2003) The College Dropout – Kanye West (2004) Late Registration – Kanye West (2005) Release Therapy – Ludacris (2006) Graduation – Kanye West (2007) Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne (2008) Relapse – Eminem (2009)
2010s	Recovery – Eminem (2010) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2011) Take Care – Drake (2012) The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013) The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem (2014) To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (2015) Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper (2016) Damn. – Kendrick Lamar (2017) Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B (2018) Igor – Tyler, the Creator (2019)
2020s	King's Disease – Nas (2020) Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator (2021) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar (2022) Michael – Killer Mike (2023) Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
1990s	"U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer (1990) "Mama Said Knock You Out" – LL Cool J (1991) "Baby Got Back" – Sir Mix-a-Lot (1992) "Let Me Ride" – Dr. Dre (1993) "U.N.I.T.Y." – Queen Latifah (1994) "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio (1995) "Hey Lover" – LL Cool J (1996) "Men in Black" – Will Smith (1997) "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – Will Smith (1998) "My Name Is" – Eminem (1999)
2000s	"The Real Slim Shady" – Eminem (2000) "Get Ur Freak On" – Missy Elliott (2001) "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'" – Missy Elliott / "Hot in Herre" – Nelly (2002) "Work It" – Missy Elliott / "Lose Yourself" – Eminem (2003) "99 Problems" – Jay-Z (2004) "Gold Digger" – Kanye West (2005) "What You Know" – T.I. (2006) "Stronger" – Kanye West (2007) "A Milli" – Lil Wayne (2008) "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" – Jay-Z (2009)
2010s	"Not Afraid" – Eminem (2010)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
2000s	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (2001) "Dilemma" – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (2002) "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (2003) "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon (2004) "Numb/Encore" – Linkin Park and Jay-Z (2005) "My Love" – Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (2006) "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007) "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West (2008) "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (2009)
2010s	"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (2010) "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (2011) "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream (2012) "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake (2013) "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna (2014) "These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat (2015) "Hotline Bling" – Drake (2016) "LOYALTY." – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend (2019)
2020s	"Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak (2020) "Hurricane" – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby (2021) "Wait for U" – Future featuring Drake & Tems (2022) "All My Life" – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole (2023) "3:AM" – Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
2000s	"Lose Yourself" – Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto (songwriters) (2003) "Jesus Walks" – Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004) "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Devon Harris & Kanye West (songwriters) (2005) "Money Maker" – Ludacris and Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2006) "Good Life – Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (songwriters) (2007) "Lollipop" – Dwayne Carter, Stephen Garrett, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin & Rex Zamor (songwriters) (2008) "Run This Town" – Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Makeba Riddick, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Empire State of Mind" – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh (songwriters) (2010) "All of the Lights" – Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters) (2011) "Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (songwriters) (2012) "Thrift Shop" – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis (songwriters) (2013) "i" – Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith & Ronald Isley (songwriters) (2014) "Alright" – Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Spears & Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2015) "Hotline Bling" – Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies (songwriters) (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & Michael Williams II (songwriters) (2017) "God's Plan" – Aubrey Graham, Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (songwriters) (2018) "A Lot" – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"Savage" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Sessions Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (songwriters) (2020) "Jail" – Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams (songwriters) (2021) "The Heart Part 5" – Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Duckworth & Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022) "Scientists & Engineers" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson (songwriters) (2023) "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Duckworth (songwriter) (2024)

v t e Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Video of the Year (1981−1982)	Elephant Parts – Michael Nesmith (1981) Olivia Physical – Olivia Newton-John (1982)
1983–1986	"Girls on Film" / "Hungry Like the Wolf" – Duran Duran (1983) "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" – David Bowie (1984) "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985) "Brothers in Arms" – Dire Straits (1986)
Best Concept Music Video (1987−1988)	"Land of Confusion" – Genesis (1987) "Fat" – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1988)
1989–2009	"Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson (1989) "Opposites Attract" – Paula Abdul (1990) "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991) "Digging in the Dirt" – Peter Gabriel (1992) "Steam" – Peter Gabriel (1993) "Love Is Strong" – The Rolling Stones (1994) "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson (1995) "Free as a Bird" – The Beatles (1996) "Got 'til It's Gone" – Janet Jackson (1997) "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998) "Freak on a Leash" – Korn (1999) "Learn to Fly" – Foo Fighters (2000) "Weapon of Choice" – Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins (2001) "Without Me" - Eminem (2002) "Hurt" – Johnny Cash (2003) "Vertigo" – U2 (2004) "Lose Control" – Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop (2005) "Here It Goes Again" – OK Go (2006) "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash (2007) "Pork and Beans" – Weezer (2008) "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas (2009)
2010–present	"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011) "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2012) "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z (2013) "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014) "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017) "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018) "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019) "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Wizkid (2020) "Freedom" – Jon Batiste (2021) All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift (2022) "I'm Only Sleeping" – The Beatles (2023) "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

v t e IFPI Global Year-End Charts
Artist of the Year	One Direction (2013) Taylor Swift (2014) Adele (2015) Drake (2016) Ed Sheeran (2017) Drake (2018) Taylor Swift (2019) BTS (2020–2021) Taylor Swift (2022–2024)
Album of the Year	Hybrid Theory – Linkin Park (2001) The Eminem Show – Eminem (2002) Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2003) Confessions – Usher (2004) X&Y – Coldplay (2005) High School Musical – Various Artists (2006) High School Musical 2 – Various Artists (2007) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay (2008) I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009) Recovery – Eminem (2010) 21 – Adele (2011) 21 – Adele (2012) Midnight Memories – One Direction (2013) Frozen – Various Artists (2014) 25 – Adele (2015) Lemonade – Beyoncé (2016) ÷ – Ed Sheeran (2017) The Greatest Showman – Various Artists (2018) 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 – Arashi (2019) Map of the Soul: 7 – BTS (2020) 30 – Adele (2021) Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny (2022) FML – Seventeen (2023) The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift (2024)
Single of the Year	"Girlfriend" – Avril Lavigne (2007) "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008) "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga (2009) "Tik Tok" – Kesha (2010) "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2011) "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen (2012) "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (2013) "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014) "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015) "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (2016) "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2017) "Havana" – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018) "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019) "Blinding Lights" – the Weeknd (2020) "Save Your Tears" – the Weeknd (2021) "As It Was" – Harry Styles (2022) "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023) "Beautiful Things" – Benson Boone (2024)

v t e MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male
Bryan Adams (1994) Michael Jackson (1995) George Michael (1996) Jon Bon Jovi (1997) Robbie Williams (1998) Will Smith (1999) Ricky Martin (2000) Robbie Williams (2011) Eminem (2002) Justin Timberlake (2003) Usher (2004) Robbie Williams (2005) Justin Timberlake (2006) Eminem (2009) Justin Bieber (2010-2015) Shawn Mendes (2016)

v t e MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip Hop
Will Smith (1997) Beastie Boys (1998) Eminem (1999-2003, 2010-2011, 2013, 2017, 2024) D12 (2004) Snoop Dogg (2005) Kanye West (2006) Nicki Minaj (2012-2015, 2018-2019, 2021-2023) Drake (2016) Cardi B (2020)

v t e MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon
Bon Jovi (2010) Queen (2011) Whitney Houston (2012) Eminem (2013) Ozzy Osbourne (2014) Duran Duran (2015) Green Day (2016) U2 (2017) Janet Jackson (2018) Liam Gallagher (2019) Busta Rhymes (2024)

v t e MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Performance in a Movie
Best Male Performance (1992–2005, 2008–2016)	Arnold Schwarzenegger (1992) Denzel Washington (1993) Tom Hanks (1994) Brad Pitt (1995) Jim Carrey (1996) Tom Cruise (1997) Leonardo DiCaprio (1998) Jim Carrey (1999) Keanu Reeves (2000) Tom Cruise (2001) Will Smith (2002) Eminem (2003) Johnny Depp (2004) Leonardo DiCaprio (2005) Will Smith (2008) Zac Efron (2009) Robert Pattinson (2010) Robert Pattinson (2011) Josh Hutcherson (2012) Bradley Cooper (2013) Josh Hutcherson (2014) Bradley Cooper (2015) Leonardo DiCaprio (2016)
Best Female Performance (1992–2005, 2008–2016)	Linda Hamilton (1992) Sharon Stone (1993) Janet Jackson (1994) Sandra Bullock (1995) Alicia Silverstone (1996) Claire Danes (1997) Neve Campbell (1998) Cameron Diaz (1999) Sarah Michelle Gellar (2000) Julia Roberts (2001) Nicole Kidman (2002) Kirsten Dunst (2003) Uma Thurman (2004) Lindsay Lohan (2005) Elliot Page (2008) Kristen Stewart (2009) Kristen Stewart (2010) Kristen Stewart (2011) Jennifer Lawrence (2012) Jennifer Lawrence (2013) Jennifer Lawrence (2014) Shailene Woodley (2015) Charlize Theron (2016)
Best Performance (2006–2007, 2017–present)	Jake Gyllenhaal (2006) Johnny Depp (2007) Emma Watson (2017) Chadwick Boseman (2018) Lady Gaga (2019) No Award (2020) Chadwick Boseman (2021) Tom Holland (2022) Tom Cruise (2023)

v t e MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Breakthrough Performance (1992–1998, 2006–2008, 2012–2016, 2018–present)	Edward Furlong – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992) Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny (1993) Alicia Silverstone – The Crush (1994) Kirsten Dunst – Interview with the Vampire (1995) George Clooney – From Dusk till Dawn (1996) Matthew McConaughey – A Time to Kill (1997) Heather Graham – Boogie Nights (1998) Isla Fisher – Wedding Crashers (2006) Jaden Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness (2007) Zac Efron – Hairspray (2008) Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (2012) Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect (2013) Will Poulter – We're the Millers (2014) Dylan O'Brien – The Maze Runner (2015) Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip (2018) Noah Centineo – To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2019) No Award (2020) Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton (2021) Sophia Di Martino – Loki (2022) Joseph Quinn – Stranger Things (2023)
Breakthrough Male (1999–2005, 2009)	James Van Der Beek – Varsity Blues (1999) Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense (2000) Sean Patrick Thomas – Save the Last Dance (2001) Orlando Bloom – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) Eminem – 8 Mile (2003) Shawn Ashmore – X2 (2004) Jon Heder – Napoleon Dynamite (2005) Robert Pattinson – Twilight (2009)
Breakthrough Female (1999–2005, 2009)	Katie Holmes – Disturbing Behavior (1999) Julia Stiles – 10 Things I Hate About You (2000) Erika Christensen – Traffic (2001) Mandy Moore – A Walk to Remember (2002) Jennifer Garner – Daredevil (2003) Lindsay Lohan – Freaky Friday (2004) Rachel McAdams – Mean Girls (2005) Ashley Tisdale – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2009)
Breakout Star (2010–2011)	Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air (2010) Chloë Grace Moretz – Kick-Ass (2011)
Next Generation (2017)	Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out (2017)

v t e MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
1980s	"You Might Think" – The Cars (1984) "The Boys of Summer" – Don Henley (1985) "Money for Nothing" – Dire Straits (1986) "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel (1987) "Need You Tonight" / "Mediate" – INXS (1988) "This Note's for You" – Neil Young (1989)
1990s	"Nothing Compares 2 U" – Sinéad O'Connor (1990) "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991) "Right Now" – Van Halen (1992) "Jeremy" – Pearl Jam (1993) "Cryin'" – Aerosmith (1994) "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995) "Tonight, Tonight" – The Smashing Pumpkins (1996) "Virtual Insanity" – Jamiroquai (1997) "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998) "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill (1999)
2000s	"The Real Slim Shady" – Eminem (2000) "Lady Marmalade" – Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Pink (2001) "Without Me" – Eminem (2002) "Work It" – Missy Elliott (2003) "Hey Ya!" – Outkast (2004) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – Panic! at the Disco (2006) "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007) "Piece of Me" – Britney Spears (2008) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)
2010s	"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010) "Firework" – Katy Perry (2011) "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2012) "Mirrors" – Justin Timberlake (2013) "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus (2014) "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017) "Havana" – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018) "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift (2019)
2020s	"Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd (2020) "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X (2021) All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift (2022) "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (2023) "Fortnight" – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone (2024)

MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist

Eurythmics (1984)
'Til Tuesday (1985)
A-ha (1986)
Crowded House (1987)
Guns N' Roses (1988)
Living Colour (1989)
Michael Penn (1990)
Jesus Jones (1991)
Nirvana (1992)
Stone Temple Pilots (1993)
Counting Crows (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish (1995)
Alanis Morissette (1996)
Fiona Apple (1997)
Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
Eminem (1999)
Macy Gray (2000)
Alicia Keys (2001)
Avril Lavigne (2002)
50 Cent (2003)
Maroon 5 (2004)
The Killers (2005)
Avenged Sevenfold (2006)
Gym Class Heroes (2007)
Tokio Hotel (2008)
Lady Gaga (2009)
Justin Bieber and Ludacris (2010)
Tyler, the Creator (2011)
One Direction (2012)
Austin Mahone (2013)
Fifth Harmony (2014)
Fetty Wap (2015)
DNCE (2016)
Khalid (2017)
Cardi B (2018)
Billie Eilish (2019)
Doja Cat (2020)
Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
Dove Cameron (2022)
Ice Spice (2023)
Chappell Roan (2024)

v t e MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
1990s	Beastie Boys– "Intergalactic" (1999)
2000s	Sisqó – "Thong Song" (2000) Outkast – "Ms. Jackson" (2001) Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – "I'm Real (Remix)" (2002) Missy Elliott – "Work It" (2003) Outkast – "Hey Ya!" (2004) Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop – "Lose Control" (2005) The Black Eyed Peas – "My Humps" (2006) No Award (2007) Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop" (2008) Eminem – "We Made You" (2009)
2010s	Eminem – "Not Afraid" (2010) Nicki Minaj – "Super Bass" (2011) Drake featuring Lil Wayne – "HYFR" (2012) Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton – "Can't Hold Us" (2013) Drake featuring Majid Jordan– "Hold On, We're Going Home" (2014) Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda" (2015) Drake – "Hotline Bling" (2016) Kendrick Lamar – "Humble" (2017) Nicki Minaj – "Chun-Li" (2018) Cardi B – "Money" (2019)
2020s	Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage" (2020) Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. – "Franchise" (2021) Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Baby – "Do We Have a Problem?" (2022) Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" (2023) Eminem – "Houdini" (2024)

v t e MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video
1980s	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1989)
1990s	MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This" (1990) LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1991) Arrested Development – "Tennessee" (1992) Arrested Development – "People Everyday" (1993) Snoop Doggy Dogg – "Doggy Dogg World" (1994) Dr. Dre – "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (1995) Coolio featuring L.V. – "Gangsta's Paradise" (1996) The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize" (1997) Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1998) Jay-Z featuring Ja Rule and Amil – "Can I Get A..." (1999)
2000s	Dr. Dre featuring Eminem – "Forgot About Dre" (2000) Nelly – "Ride wit Me" (2001) Eminem – "Without Me" (2002) 50 Cent – "In da Club" (2003) Jay-Z – "99 Problems" (2004) Ludacris – "Number One Spot" (2005) Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone – "Ridin'" (2006)

v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 2022
Performers	Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo Duran Duran Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor Eminem Eurythmics Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart Dolly Parton Lionel Richie Carly Simon
Early influences	Harry Belafonte Elizabeth Cotten
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	Allen Grubman Jimmy Iovine Sylvia Robinson
Award for Musical Excellence	Judas Priest Les Binks, K. K. Downing, Rob Halford, Ian Hill, Dave Holland, Glenn Tipton, Scott Travis Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

YouTube Music Awards

Ceremonies

2013
2015

Hosts

Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts (2013)
Tyler Oakley (2015)

Awards

Videos of the Year	"I Got a Boy" by Girls' Generation (2013)
Artists of the Year	Eminem (2013)
Responses of the Year	"Radioactive" by Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (2013)
YouTube Phenomenons	"I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift (2013)
YouTube Breakthroughs	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
Innovations of the Year	"See Me Standing" by DeStorm (2013)

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v t e Billboard Year-End number one albums
1956–1975	1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast 1961: Music from Camelot – Original Cast 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast 1965: Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Soundtrack 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack 1972: Harvest – Neil Young 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John 1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John
1976–2000	1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon 1982: Asia – Asia 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi 1988: Faith – George Michael 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Spice – Spice Girls 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC
2001–present	2001: 1 – The Beatles 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent 2004: Confessions – Usher 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle 2011: 21 – Adele 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift 2016: 25 – Adele 2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar 2018: Reputation – Taylor Swift 2019: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish 2020: Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone 2021: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen 2022: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny 2023: One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen 2024: The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

v t e UK Christmas number-one albums
1956–1960	The King and I – Various artists (1956) The King and I – Various artists (1957) South Pacific – Various artists (1958) South Pacific – Various artists (1959) South Pacific – Various artists (1960)
1961–1970	Another Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1961) The Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1962) With the Beatles – the Beatles (1963) Beatles for Sale – the Beatles (1964) Rubber Soul – the Beatles (1965) The Sound of Music – Various artists (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the Beatles (1967) The Beatles – the Beatles (1968) Abbey Road – the Beatles (1969) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits – Andy Williams (1970)
1971–1980	Electric Warrior – T. Rex (1971) 20 All Time Hits of the 50s – Various artists (1972) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (1973) Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John (1974) A Night at the Opera – Queen (1975) Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats – Glen Campbell (1976) Disco Fever – Various artists (1977) Grease – Various artists (1978) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Rod Stewart (1979) Super Trouper – ABBA (1980)
1981–1990	The Visitors – ABBA (1981) The John Lennon Collection – John Lennon (1982) Now That's What I Call Music – Various artists (1983) Hits 1 – Various artists (1984) Now – The Christmas Album – Various artists (1985) Now That's What I Call Music 8 – Various artists (1986) Now That's What I Call Music 10 – Various artists (1987) Private Collection: 1979–1988 – Cliff Richard (1988) ...But Seriously – Phil Collins (1989) The Immaculate Collection – Madonna (1990)
1991–2000	Greatest Hits II – Queen (1991) Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 – Cher (1992) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell – Meat Loaf (1993) Carry On up the Charts – the Beautiful South (1994) Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome (1995) Spice – Spice Girls (1996) Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion (1997) Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael (1998) Come On Over – Shania Twain (1999) 1 – the Beatles (2000)
2001–2010	Swing When You're Winning – Robbie Williams (2001) Escapology – Robbie Williams (2002) Life for Rent – Dido (2003) Greatest Hits – Robbie Williams (2004) Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem (2005) Beautiful World – Take That (2006) Spirit – Leona Lewis (2007) The Circus – Take That (2008) I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009) Progress – Take That (2010)
2011–2020	Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011) Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2012) Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams (2013) X – Ed Sheeran (2014) 25 – Adele (2015) Together – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (2016) Revival – Eminem (2017) The Greatest Showman – Various artists (2018) You're in My Heart – Rod Stewart (2019) McCartney III – Paul McCartney (2020)
2021–	30 – Adele (2021) Midnights – Taylor Swift (2022) Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (2023) Short n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter (2024)

v t e Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
1950s	1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)
1960s	1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK) 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK) 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK) 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK) 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK) 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK) 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK) 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
1970s	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK) 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK) 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK) 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK) 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK) 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK) 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK) 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel
1980s	1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK) 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK) 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK) 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK) 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK) 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK) 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK) 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK) 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box
1990s	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK) 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK) 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK) 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears
2000s	2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK) 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK) 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK) 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK) 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK) 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK) 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK) 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
2010s	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK) 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK) 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK) 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)
2020s	2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK) 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus 2024: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan

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