New York Post — While it’s no longer the must-attend affair that it once was, the 2024 VMAs still had the almighty Taylor Swift, who won her fifth Video of the Year award for “Fortnight.” more info

New York Post — Eminem is up for eight awards and played material off his latest 12th studio album, "The Death of Slim Shady," at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday. more info

Stereogum — The MTV Video Music Awards just kicked off at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY. Eminem opened the show with an extended performance of his recent hit “Houdini” and “Somebody Save Me,” the Jelly Roll collab from his new album The Death Of Slim Shady... more info

Stereogum — Sit down, be humble, and watch Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The rapper has been confirmed as 2025’s headliner, having last appeared alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige back in 2022. He announced th... more info

Stereogum — LL Cool J would like to remind the world that he’s a rap legend, not just a network-procedural star and occasional awards-show host. Next week, LL will release The FORCE , his first new album in 11 years. Fellow Queens rap legend Q-Tip serves a... more info

Stereogum — Summer is the most pop of seasons, yet as far as pop albums in July go… there isn’t much! There are albums by pop-adjacent artists, like Porter Robinson or Clairo or Childish Gambino. There are albums that would have been big pop records a dec... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, LL Cool J announced his new album The FORCE, produced by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and featuring Nas, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie, Snoop Dogg, and more. To celebrate, the rap icon went on Charlamagne Tha God�... more info

New York Post — On his first studio LP since 2020’s “Music to Be Murdered By,” Eminem aims his vicious attack multiple times at the disgraced Diddy — who has faced allegations of sexual assault and misconduct in a string of lawsuits — on "The Death of Slim... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Eminem ended a long silence with the release of “Houdini,” a new single with a Steve Miller Band sample and a cameo-packed video. I thought the song was terrible, but it still debuted at #2. Last night, Eminem announced that his lo... more info

Stereogum — Post Malone’s country album is about to do numbers, baby! Earlier this year, Posty planted the seeds for a grand comeback, singing “America The Beautiful” at the Super Bowl and making appearances on blockbuster albums from Beyoncé and Taylo... more info