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Watch Eminem Open The VMAs With “Houdini” And His New Jelly Roll Collab

ELMONT, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: Eminem (center R) performs on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

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 (Coup De Grâce). Just as the "Houdini" video called back to Eminem videos of yore, that part of the performance seemed to reference the time he marched into the VMAs with an army of fake Eminems to do "The Real Slim Shady." The "Somebody Save Me" segment was a lot more straightforward. An Eminem and Jelly Roll duet together is basically guaranteed to print money, so kudos to whoever had that idea. Watch the performance below.

.@Eminem — 2024 #VMAs opening performance “Houdini” and “Somebody Save”pic.twitter.com/TCEjYQZtuS

— EminemData (@EminemData) September 12, 2024

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