Eminem To Perform At Grammys

Eminem, Katy Perry and Arcade fire have been confirmed to perform at this year's Grammy awards, held in Los Angeles next month.

Eminem and Katy Perry have been confirmed to perform at this year's Grammy awards.

Rapper Eminem - who leads this year's nominations with ten nods in ten categories - will take to the stage at the Los Angeles awards ceremony on February 13, according to MTV.

While it is not known what songs he will perform, Eminem scored two huge singles in 2010, with 'Not Afraid' and 'Love The Way You Lie' from his 'Recovery' album - a record that deals with his recuperation from prescription drug addiction - which is nominated in the 'Best Album' category.

In a video about the star for the Grammys promotional campaign, Eminem's life and struggle to the top is illustrated, from the trailer park where he was raised, to a digitalised cemetery paying respects to his deceased friends Proof and Ronnie.

A voiceover states: "Music is a last chance, a last hope, a last shot. Music is turning demons into demos into multiplatinum monsters. Music is battling through the haze."

Meanwhile Katy Perry - who is nominated for four Grammys - and indie group Arcade Fire, who are up for three awards, will also perform at the show. Yesterday (12.01.11) Lady Gaga confirmed she too, will sing at the event.

While Eminem leads nominations, Bruno Mars follows him with seven nominations, followed by rapper Jay-Z, country group Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga who are up for six awards each.

Source:Contact Music

Eminem Signs Two New Acts To His Label

Rapper-turned-mogul Eminem has announced that he is to add two new acts to his Shady Records label.

Alabama rapper Yelawolf, who has previously worked with OutKast's Big Boi and Gucci Mane, and rap supergroup Slaughterhouse, which features Crooked I, Joe Budden,Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9"are the latest to sign to Em’s label, which is also the home ofD12 and 50 Cent.

Eminem said in a statement:

"Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady. It's the new generation of Shady Records, and as we're trying to rebuild our label, it's exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody's capable of on the mic, it's gonna be fun."

Source:MTV UK

Eminem Remixes Diddy-Dirty Money's 'Hello Good Morning'

Detroit's golden boy would like to bid you "Hello Good Morning," courtesy of Diddy-Dirty Money.

In 2010, Eminem’s seventh studio album, Recovery, was second in most sales worldwide behindLady Gaga and Lady Antebellum, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Never one to rest on his laurels, the prolific MC recorded an additional verse to Diddy-Dirty Money’s "Hello Good Morning" track, replacing T.I.’s appearance on the original version. Slim Shady’s humorous verses sound right at home over producer Danja’s club-ready banger.

"Hello and good morning, baby I didn’t mean to the turn the bad/ I know you’re feeling angry, just a tad ’cause I took you to the drive-thru, and made you pay the tab," Em rhymes. "Girl, I’m so cheap, I can turn your happy meal sad, You're loco, don’t go mistaking me for a mogul/ I’m more like Boogle, McLovin’, McDonald's, McMuffin/ Breakfast burritos, Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos, Tostitos/ That’ll be the only thing I feed hoes."

Since the leak of the reported reference track "Syllables" which is rumored to be from Dr. Dre’s upcoming Detox LP, news of Eminem's moving tribute track "Difficult," dedicated to his fallen friend and former collaborator Proof, also surfaced. The potty-mouthed Marshall Mathers is also slated toperform in London’s famed O2 Arena at the Brit Awards 2011 in February.

Diddy-Dirty Money’s Last Train To Paris LP hit shelves in December and the album, boasting features from Drake, Usher, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa, has sold 161, 266 copies to-date.

Source:Rapfix

Will Eminem Perform At The 2011 Grammy's?

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Have you seen Eminem's new commercial advertising the Grammy Awards, airing on February 13 on CBS? We just premiered the spot, shown above, on MTV News on Wednesday (January 5). The clip gives a svelte look at the MC's journey through music and imagery. However our question is: Does this commercial mean that Eminem will take the stage at the Grammy's?

"The artists are still being chosen," said Evan Greene, chief marketing officer for the Recording Academy.

In early December 2010, Em picked up a staggering 10 Grammy nods, including Song and Record of the Year (for "Love the Way You Lie") and Album of the Year (for Recovery, which is also up for Rap Album of the Year). He also scored noms for Best Rap Solo Performance (for "Not Afraid"), Pop Collaboration With Vocals (for his turn on B.o.B's "Airplanes Part II") and Best Rap Song (for "Lie").

That said, it's not far-fetched to assume that the reclusive MC will perform at least one of the songs from his successful LP Recovery. We thoroughly enjoyed his rendition of "Love The Way You Lie" with a red-haired Rihanna during last year's VMA's.

"Luckily, I got the day off and Eminem called me the day before and said, 'Please, I'm having a really hard time doing this without you. We had a really great song,' " Rihanna recalled. "And I just was like, 'Oh damn!' It killed me, and then they allowed us to leave and do it, and we jetted in and we're gonna jet right back out."

So maybe Em's commercial is akin to scheduling an artist to perform during the Grammy's right before their award category is announced so production assistants aren't scrambling to find a lost rapper to deliver his or her acceptance speech.

"I can neither confirm nor deny," said Greene, but what do you think?

Source:Rapfix