Idolator — Whatever dark days Eminem has lived through, he seems to be at peace with himself now. “I’m not afraid to take a stand/Everybody come take my hand, we’ll walk this road together,” he sings (yes, sings—albeit with heavily-layered vocals... more info

Detroit Free Press — Meet the new Eminem. He's a 37-year-old rapper who's sober, optimistic and ready to fess up to past mistakes -- including last year's "Relapse" album, which he's now describing as "ehh." more info

VH1 News — Eminem unveiled "Not Afraid," the first single from his Recovery LP, on Thursday, and in the song he raps, "Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was ehh." more info

MTV.com News — 'Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was ehh,' Em raps on lead single from Recovery. By Shaheem Reid Eminem Photo: Chelsea Lauren/ Getty Images Eminem unveiled "Not Afraid," the first single from his forthcoming Recovery album, on Thursd... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I found a radio rip of “Not Afraid”, the first listen of new material from his new album Recovery. So far, so good. Closer to the older stuff. More reflective and serious. He even goes on to diss his own album Relapse for it’s accents. You gott... more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West-produced second single from Thank Me Later features Drake in full crooner mode.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images Drake's long-awaited collaboration with Kanye West finally hit the Internet early Thursday... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Eminem has debuted his new single Not Afraid on radio, and it’s quickly hit the internet.   The song is the first taste of the rapper’s next album Recovery- which is due for... more info

Gigwise — Song debuts on US radio.. more info

MTV.com News — 'THAT is the eminem I like hearing,' one fan tweets about the lead Recovery single.By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Eminem's "Not Afraid" has been the talk of blogs, message boards and social-media networks on Th... more info

MTV.com News — MC also tells Shade 45 about Recovery LP, collaborators.By Shaheem Reid Eminem Photo: Nigel Parry Eminem has said that when he opened up his planned album Relapse 2 to a variety of producers, he was inspired to not just change the directi... more info