Lions finally giving fans, including Eminem, chance to cheer for a winner after decades of futility
Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted a playoff game for the first time in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field.
Eminem is apparently playing a concert inside the Fortnite video game, and I have a million questions
Eminem has played concerts on nearly every major stage you could think of. From the Academy Awards to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stage, heโs been everywhere. But now, he can add a concert inside of the popular video game Fortnite to his list.
Eminemโs very first and extremely rare vinyl album will be auctioned off
Some may think that Eminemโs debut album was 1999โฒs โThe Slim Shady,โ but before the Detroit rapper was selling millions of albums worldwide, he was selling copies of his actual first album, 1996โฒs โInfinite,โ out of the back of his car on the streets of Detroit.
Eminem becomes most certified artist for singles in RIAA Gold and Platinum program history
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced 73.5 million new gold and platinum program certifications for Eminem, making him the No. 1 awarded musician for singles in the programโs history.
Deaf Detroit rapper to perform during halftime of Super Bowl 56
We are getting closer to the biggest game of the year with the Los Angeles Rams, and the Cincinnati Bengals set to face off at Super Bowl LVI Sunday (Feb. 13) night right here on Local 4.For some, the halftime show is the bigger draw than the actual game. This yearโs halftime performers include future Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer Eminem with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Deaf Detroit rapper Sean Forbes.
Ladies night: Beyoncรฉ, Swift make history as others win big
Four women won the top four prizes Sunday, including Swift, who became the first female performer to win album of the year three times. Beyoncรฉ โ with her 28th win โ became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. And 9-year-old Blue Ivy Carter โ who won best music video alongside her mother โ became the second youngest act to win a Grammy in the showโs 63-year history. Megan Thee Stallion, who won three honors, also made history and became the first female rapper to win best rap song. She's also the fifth rap-based act to win best new artist.
Dr. Dre recovering well after being admitted into hospital
FILE - Dr. Dre attends a hand and footprint ceremony honoring Quincy Jones on Nov. 27, 2018, in Los Angeles. In a social media post late Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, Dr. Dre said he will be back home soon after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Dr. Dre says he will be โback home soonโ after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Several music artists and athletes paid tribute to Dre on social media on Tuesday. Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine and six years later they launched a streaming subscription service, Beats Music.
Billboard: Interscope Geffen A&M named No. 1 label of 2020
Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA), the home to Eilish, Lady Gaga and Lamar, has been named the No. (AP Photo)NEW YORK โ Interscope Geffen A&M โ the home to Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga โ has been named the No. Billboard announced Thursday that the label, which is also known as IGA, tops its year-end chart for the first time since 2013. IGA is also the top Billboard 200 label with 68 albums released during the tracking period, 25 of which hit the Top 10. Warner Music Groupโs Atlantic Records was 2019โs top Billboard 200 label.
WATCH: Eminem makes cameo in SNLโs Christmas spoof of โStanโ
Twenty years after Eminem released โStan,โ Saturday Night Live spoofed the song to create โStu,โ -- and Eminem joined in on the fun. Pete Davidson led the musical sketch with blonde hair and all as he writes a letter to Santa, asking for a PS5. Watch the sketch below:
Eminemโs โLose Yourselfโ featured in new Biden ad
Eminem has allowed one of his songs to be used in a political ad. The new Biden ad features Eminemโs โLose Yourself," over clips of voters lining up at precincts, urging people to get out and vote. It also features clips of Detroit. Eminem has long been a critic of President Trump, targeting him in lyrics in multiple songs and freestyles over the last few years. Related: Eminem tells crowd at 2017 Reading Festival: โF*** TrumpโWatch the ad below:
Meet Amit Mehta, the judge for Google's antitrust case
The Justice Departmentโs antitrust lawsuit against Google has a judge: Obama appointee Amit Mehta, who was assigned the case Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He went to elite U.S. universities, clerked for an appellate court judge and worked for both a D.C. law firm with high-profile clients and as a public defender attorney for low-income clients. As a judge, heโs ruled that lawmakers should get the presidentโs financial records and has sprinkled his music appreciation into opinions. The Supreme Court sent that case back to a lower court and it is ongoing. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1993 and graduated from the University of Virginiaโs law school in 1997.
Police: Home invader told Eminem he was there to kill him
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ It was much more than a home invasion. Police said the man accused of breaking into Eminemโs home wasnโt there to rob the place, he was there to kill him. Clinton Township Police said Wednesday they watched Hughes break into the home on security camera. Clinton Township Police Officer Adam Hackstock said Eminem was sleeping, and when he woke up to a man standing behind him, but he thought it was his nephew. Matters asked him, why he was there, he was told by Mr. Hughes, that we was going to kill him,โ said Hackstock.
Police: Home invader told Eminem he was there to kill him
Police: Home invader told Eminem he was there to kill himPublished: September 9, 2020, 6:44 pmIt was much more than a home invasion. Police said the man accused of breaking into Eminemโs home wasnโt there to rob the place, he was there to kill him.
Man who broke into Eminemโs Clinton Township home told rapper he was there to kill him, officer says
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A man who threw a brick paver through a window to break into Eminemโs Clinton Township home told the rapper he was at the home to kill him, an officer testified in court. Eminem caught Matthew David Hughes, 27, breaking into his home on Westchester Street after 3 a.m. April 5, according to Clinton Township police. Authorities said it was a brick paver that Hughes threw at the back window of Eminemโs home to get inside. Quinn told Judge Jacob Michael Femminineo Jr. that he was able to identify Hughes as the man in the security footage. He told Hackstock that he woke up to Hughes standing over him, but thought it was his nephew.
MTV VMAs honor Chadwick Boseman; The Weeknd, DaBaby perform
NEW YORK The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, a night highlighting music and pop culture, kicked off with heartfelt words in memory of Chadwick Boseman, as host Keke Palmer told viewers the event was dedicated to the Black Panther icon. Moments after, the Weeknd brought his Blinding Lights" music video where he is bruised and blooded in a red suit to life. DaBaby, backed by the dance crew Jabbawockeez, also performed, running through several of his hits, including Rock Star." The shifts artists have made because of the pandemic are reflected in two new categories: best music video from home and best quarantine performance. Megan Thee Stallion who topped the charts this year with the Beyonc-assisted Savage" and WAP," her viral song with Cardi B earned multiple nominations, including one for artist of the year.
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma, CNCO to perform at MTV VMAs
FILE - The Weeknd performs on day three at Lollapalooza in Grant Park in Chicago on Aug 4, 2018. The Weekend, nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards will perform at the awards show on Aug. 30. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK Chart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month. MTV announced Tuesday that Colombian singer Maluma and Latin boy band CNCO will also perform at the Aug. 30 event, which was originally to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This years VMAs introduces two new categories reflecting the current pandemic times: best music video from home and best quarantine performance.
Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande both scored nine VMA nominations each, including video of the year for their No. Rain on Me is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography. The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Aug. 30 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Gaga and Grande both scored nine nominations each, including video of the year for their No. Rain on Me is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography.
Eminem wants you to wear a mask in new quarantine single alongside Kid Cudi
Both of the rappers are billed on this song, but after a listen, it seems like Eminem is the one being featured on a Kid Cudi song. Eminem, at one point, goes off about people not wearing masks in public:โHalf of us walking around like a zombie apocalypse. Other half are just p----- off, and donโt wanna wear a mask and theyโre just scoffing. 1 rapper advocating for public health in the middle of a pandemic. We didnโt expect to see Eminem becoming a public health advocate on our 2020 bingo card, but we are here for it.
Eminem speaks on virus, masks, police brutality in new song with Kid Cudi
Eminem and Kid Cudi dropped a new collaboration on Thursday night, where both artists talk about whats happening in the world. The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady is basically a freestyle record for both artists, speaking on a variety of topics, including coronavirus, and police brutality. Eminem, at one point, hits people for not wearing a mask in public:Half of us walking around like a zombie apocalypse. Other half are just pissed off, and dont wanna wear a mask and theyre just scoffing. Now Im in a f****n casket from you coughin'.Listen to the new song below:
Eminem catches intruder who broke into his Clinton Township home by smashing window with brick paver
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Rapper Eminem caught an intruder who broke into his Clinton Township home in the middle of the night by smashing through a window with a brick paver, police said. Clinton Township police said the break-in happened around 4 a.m. April 5. Matthew David Hughes, 27, threw a brick paver through the back window of Eminemโs home to get inside, officials said. Eminem was home at the time, and security was alerted when Hughes got inside, according to authorities. Clinton Township police were called to the scene after Hughes was detained by security.
Eminem donating rare pair of shoes in name of coronavirus relief
DETROIT โ Eminem announced he is giving away a pair of his Jordan 4 Retro โCarhartt X Eminemโ shoes on StockX to raise proceeds for the COVID-19 solidarity response fund. Cleaninโ out my closet... donating extra pair of my @Jumpman23 @Carhartt 4โs along with a vintage T to @stockx. Proceeds go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. https://t.co/ejD56Gr6Gd pic.twitter.com/xeLoNhlINu โ Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) April 29, 2020The shoes were released in extremely limited supply in 2015. Rather than auctioning off the shoes, Eminem and StockX are putting them up for raffle instead.
Detroit photographer is living his dream capturing Detroit music royalty
Itโs one thing to travel the world taking pictures of the life that surrounds you. Itโs another thing to travel the world capturing the life of an internationally-known musician. Deputat started taking pictures for Real Detroit Weekly around 2002. So he bought a camera, on a shoestring budget, and began taking pictures for the magazine. Once he left Real Detroit, and Detroit in general for Los Angeles, Jeremy began working for Interscope Records.
WATCH: Eminem performs โLose Yourselfโ at 2020 Oscars
DETROIT โ Eminem brought back a classic for a surprise performance on the 2020 Oscars stage. Finishing off a tribute to music in film, Eminem took the stage to perform โLose Yourself,โ one of the more memorable songs from the film โ8 Mile.โThe song, from the 2002 film, was Eminemโs first Billboard 100 No. It was also the winner for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. pic.twitter.com/CmSw2hmcZo โ Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) February 10, 2020It was one of the most exhilarating moments of the evening. Backstage producer Lynette Howell Taylor was especially excited, save for a momentary panic that he didnโt have his mic.
Friday Finds: New music to check out โ Jan. 24, 2020
โBreak My Babyโ is the tougher of the two, his voice haunting and harsh as his tone shifts throughout the song. The video features some dark aesthetics that blend well with the constant beat of the music. Juice WRLDEminem dropped a surprise album last week that includes a track featuring the late Juice WRLD, who died last month. It was the first track I heard off โMusic To Be Murdered By,โ and it was a collaboration that honestly surprised. The duo has traditionally included some jazz influence in their music and this song is not lacking.
LISTEN: Detroitโs Eminem drops surprise album โMusic To Be Murdered Byโ
DETROIT โ Eminem dropped a surprise album, โMusic To Be Murdered By," on Friday. The album includes songs featuring Juice WRLD, who died last month, as well as fellow Detroit rapper Royce Da 5โฒ9โณ, Skyler Gray, Ed Sheeran and more. He repeatedly brings up people who have criticized his music and mentions the past multiple times. Darker topics also emerge when news clips reporting shootings across the country are played at the end of โDarkness,โ one of the slower tracks. Listen to โMusic To Be Murdered Byโ below (Note: The album contains expletives.)
Some facts about Eminem's 'Encore' as album turns 15
DETROIT Eminem's "Encore" turns 15 next month. The album was successful when it dropped in 2004, but it also received a great deal of criticism and mixed reviews. 7) "Encore" received several Grammy nominations. in 2005, the album received a Grammy nomination in the Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group and Best Rap Album category. In 2004, the song "Just Lose" It was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Some facts about Eminem's 'Encore' as album turns 15
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)DETROIT - Eminem's "Encore" turns 15 next month. The album was successful when it dropped in 2004, but it also received a great deal of criticism and mixed reviews. 7) "Encore" received several Grammy nominations. in 2005, the album received a Grammy nomination in the Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group and Best Rap Album category. In 2004, the song "Just Lose" It was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance.