Rapper Eminem’s hit single Love the Way You Lie, featuring Rihanna, is burning up the airwaves. It now sits at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Eminem and Rihanna shot a video for the track yesterday (July 21) which was directed by famed video director Joseph Kahn.
Rihanna went straight from the video shoot into concert mode for the Los Angeles stop on her Last Girl on Earth tour. It was her first headlining show at the Staples Center. Rihanna started performing the hook from Love the Way You Lie and Eminem joined her on stage for a duet.
Jaded bloggers and reviewers were not that surprised by his appearance but the crowd loved it and went wild. The noise was reportedly as loud as when the Lakers won the NBA championship in June.
Grammy Award-winning rapper Eminem broke a record this week that was previously held by I Dreamed a Dream singer Susan Boyle. His album Recovery holds the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for the fourth consecutive week.