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NEWS ABOUT: Eminem

Eminem stories: 20 news summaries

 Stars Demand 
 Bush 'Music 
 Torture' Files 

Time for torturers to face the music, say celebs

Oct 22, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A coalition of celebrity musicians is demanding the release of Bush administration documents revealing how music was used to torture Guantanamo Bay inmates. Songs from Metallica, The Real Slim Shady, and the Star Spangled Banner, among many others, were blasted all day for days on end to rattle prisoners, inmates... More »

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Bush administration • music • torture • Eminem • Guantanamo Bay • prisoners • country music • Guantanamo prisoners • Metallica • heavy metal • David Byrne • Rage Against the Machine • Tom Morello • Bonnie Raitt

INTERVIEW


 Madonna: I Was 
 'Provocative' at 13 

Material Girl looks back on success, talks Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga

Oct 14, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is still making headlines 25 years after telling Dick Clark she planned “to rule the world” on American Bandstand. She looks back at the past three decades with Rolling Stone, revealing her first “provocative performance” as a seventh grader, her life as a “geek”... More »

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entertainment • Eminem • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Madonna • Lady Gaga

SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Janet Jackson • Eminem • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Rihanna • Beastie Boys • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

LeBron Doc Soundtrack Lands Some Heavy Hitters

Eminem, Kanye West join Drake, Lil Wayne

Aug 26, 09 8:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four of hip-hop’s biggest names have collaborated on a track inspired by an upcoming documentary on NBA star LeBron James, MTV reports. Forever was originally supposed to include just Drake and Kanye West, but Eminem and Lil Wayne have since jumped into the mix. The track is expected to... More »

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entertainment • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Kanye West • Eminem • documentary • soundtrack • Lil Wayne • Jay-ZTV • Drake

(Newser) - Eminem reboots his beef with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon in a new song, claiming to have slept with Carey and boasting that he has “pictures” of the singer, Access Hollywood reports. “You probably think since it’s been so long, if I had something on you I... More »

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entertainment • music • Eminem • feud • rap music • Mariah Carey • Nick Cannon

 Dave Matthews' 
 Album Debuts at No. 1 

'Big Whiskey' ends reign of Eminem's 'Relapse'

Jun 11, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King has become its fifth straight album to shoot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The first-week sales of 424,000 albums have knocked Eminem's Relapse into second place in its third week. The new Matthews' album is... More »

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Eminem • rock bands • Billboard charts • Dave Matthews • Dave Matthews Band

(Newser) - Eminem tells RapRadar he went back to his hotel room and "laughed uncontrollably for about three hours" after his rigged stunt at the MTV Movie Awards with Sacha Baron Cohen. "Especially after I saw it on the air." Eminem, who pretended to be outraged when Cohen's butt... More »

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MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • stunts • Sacha Baron Cohen

 Eminem Approved 
 Bruno Butt Stunt 

Comedy writer comes clean on web

Jun 2, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Make no butts about it: Eminem’s run-in with Sacha Baron Cohen’s derrière was staged, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man who wrote the bit for Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards took to the web to clear up the brouhaha for posterior—er, posterity. “Yes, the... More »

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entertainment • MTV • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno • Scott Aukerman

 Bruno's Butt Meets 
 Eminem's Face 

Angry rapper storms out of MTV Movie Awards

Jun 1, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - MTV added new category Best WTF Moment to this year’s Movie Awards, but the real WTF moment came courtesy of prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, the New York Daily News reports. Cohen—dressed as gay fashionista Bruno—descended from the ceiling in a jockstrap and angel wings, landing butt-first on... More »

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entertainment • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • celebrity • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

 Twilight Sweeps MTV Awards 

Eminen and "Bruno" tangle at pop culture fete

Jun 1, 09 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly. Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight, and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby ... More »

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MTV • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Amy Poehler • Bruno • Twilight

(Newser) - Two of the biggest names in rap are on board with Guitar Hero’s latest spin-off, USA Today reports. When DJ Hero launches this fall, its celebrity lineup will include Jay-Z and Eminem. Both are working with manufacturer Activision and developer FreeStyleGames to finalize their playlists. “I have a... More »

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entertainment • Eminem • Guitar Hero • Activision • Jay-Z • Jay-ZTV • DJ Hero • FreeStyleGames

 Eminem's Relapse Tops Charts 

New album pushes Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown to no. 2

May 27, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(AP) - Eminem's new album Relapse has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. The Detroit rapper's first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies and is his fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004's Encore, sold 711,000... More »

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music • Eminem • rap music • album sales • Jay-ZTV • Green Day





 Fans High on 
 Eminem's 1st 
 Sober Show 

Rapper excited to play show he'll remember later

May 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2000 lucky Eminem fans got to see a rarity last night: a mini-concert in which the rapper was sober, MTV reports. “This might actually be one of the best shows I’ve ever done, ‘cause when I get offstage, I’m actually going to remember it,”... More »

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Detroit • Eminem • record • concert • rap music • fans • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

 Eminem: 
 Serial Killers 'Inspire' Me 

Rapper talks about how he's never been in a better place

May 17, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where has Eminem been since his last album hit the shelves in 2004? At first, mostly drowning in a sea of depression and prescription drugs, the rapper says in an interview with the Guardian. But for a year now he's been clean and focused on getting back to his roots—... More »

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depression • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • rapper • album release • inspiration • serial killers • interview • Jay-ZTV • Relapse • Marshall Mathers

(Newser) - Eminem’s new album, Relapse, is as crude as you might expect, but his unflinching examination of his drug addiction has floored some critics. Overall, people love it or hate it.
  • "The power of Relapse comes from Em aiming his beat-downs at his truest target, himself,"
... More »

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entertainment • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • hip-hop • rap music • music review • Dr. Dre • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

 O'Reilly Slams 
 Eminem for 
 'Nailing' Palin 

Fox host angered over media hypocrisy, again

Apr 9, 09 11:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly is not an Eminem fan. The Fox News host called the rapper “crude” for attacking Sarah Palin in his latest song, Us reports. “Few Americans take the vile rapper Eminem seriously,” O’Reilly raged. “He represents the lowest form of entertainment in this... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • Eminem • Fox News • rapper • Sarah Palin

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Catfight With Hef Ex Drags On 

Plus, Sam won't restrain LiLo, and more

Apr 8, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Holly Madison’s cyber catfight continues, Perez Hilton reports. A Las Vegas reporter—whom Holly dissed after being called a “bad interview” on Twitter—shot back that Holly “has made a ‘career’ out of dissing other women to get to the top,” and claims to be... More »

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Paris Hilton • Lindsay Lohan • Eminem • celebrity • Madonna • Wolverine • Samantha Ronson • Kim Kardashian • Holly Madison • Hugh Jackman • Doug Reinhardt

 Eminem 'Nails' 
 Palin in New Song 

Rapper to Alaska guv: 'Say hello to my little friend'

Apr 7, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eminem’s back, and he’s got a political message: He wants to sleep with Sarah Palin. In the song We Made You, off his forthcoming album Relapse, Eminem asks for “my venom, an inhaler, and two Xenadrine/ And I’ll invite Sarah Palin out to dinner, then/Nail her.... More »

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Eminem • hip-hop • rapper • lyrics • Sarah Palin

GOSSIP ROUNDUP


 Hef Is Healthy; 
 Jon + Kate's 
 Marriage Isn't 

Plus, Eminem is back—and more

Mar 6, 09 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday it was Ed McMahon protesting rumors of his demise; today it’s Hugh Hefner. The 83-year-old Playboy magnate is “in very good shape and feeling very good,” he tells E!, adding that the breakup with his exes certainly isn’t taking a toll: “The recovery, thanks... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • Eminem • celebrity divorces • Hugh Hefner • Ivana Trump • Rossano Rubicondi • celebrity marriage • The Girls Next Door • Brody Jenner • Jon and Kate Plus 8

Karl Rove Finds His
Inner Eminem

Bush's main man busts a few moves at the White House correspondents' dinner

Mar 29, 07 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House codger-in-residence Karl Rove debuted his hip-hop alter ego, "MC Rove," at last night's correspondents dinner, the Politico reports. Bush's embattled adviser shouted "I'm MC Rove" at comedian-appointed intervals, pretending gamely to have a sense of humor (and any idea how to win the black vote)... More »

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Karl Rove • NBC • White House • correspondent • Eminem • George W. Bush

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