--- title: Eminem Performed Walk on Water Live for the First Time description: The Detroit rapper headed to London for the MTV EMAs, where he performed his new song live for the first time with Skylar Grey. canonical: https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-13T18:18:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:45.207Z og:title: Eminem Performed 'Walk on Water' Live for the First Time og:description: He showed up at the MTV EMAs to rap, accompanied in song by Skylar Grey og:url: https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Eminem Performed 'Walk on Water' Live for the First Time twitter:description: He showed up at the MTV EMAs to rap, accompanied in song by Skylar Grey twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Eminem Performed 'Walk on Water' Live for the First Time at the MTV EMAs > Sponsored content. 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After [surprise-releasing](http://time.com/5017225/eminem-beyonce-song/) a new song on Friday, “Walk on Water” featuring [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4926956/beyonce-george-clooney-and-oprah-are-hosting-a-telethon-for-harvey-relief/), Eminem took [his rapping talents](http://time.com/4977218/eminem-freestyle-trump-bet-hip-hop-awards/) to London on Sunday for the annual MTV European Music Awards show. There, he performed the song for the first time live, accompanied by co-songwriter Skylar Grey on piano and vocals, who filled in for Queen Bey. As predicted, fans went wild for [Eminem’s return](http://time.com/4801810/eminem-stan-oxford-english-dictionary/) to the spotlight — and the stage. “Walk on Water” is more a rap ballad than a banger, a self-reflective and melancholy track about the perils of fame and fan expectations. But it looks like Eminem is finding his way back into his supporters’ good graces just fine, if this introductory showing is anything to go by. He even took home an award for the evening, [for Best Hip-Hop.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjy%5FauuiLzXAhVM0WMKHRdoCegQqUMIcjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2Fawards%2F8031384%2Fmtv-emas-2017-recap-shawn-mendes-ed-sheeran-camila-cabello-eminem-winners-list&usg=AOvVaw3j6NusyemKPs5QefruiKpz) “I’m not really sure how I got this, because I haven’t had an album out in a few years,” he said wryly in his acceptance speech; _The Marshall Mathers LP2_ came out back in 2013\. “I got one coming, though,” he added. While he hasn’t announced a release date, his forthcoming album reportedly titled _Revival_ is expected to come [before the end of the year](https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/11/13/eminem-revival-album-details-release-date/). This kicks off a potentially busy run for Eminem, as he’s slated to be the musical guest on Nov. 18’s _Saturday Night Live_, too. > [](https://twitter.com/pardonmyfrencxh/status/929870988770099201) > [](https://twitter.com/LinesofEminem/status/929855795042254850) > [](https://twitter.com/mtvasia/status/929804284572581888) > [](https://twitter.com/RapUp/status/929810464577425409) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/"},"headline":"Eminem Performed 'Walk on Water' Live for the First Time at the MTV EMAs","datePublished":"2017-11-13T18:18:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:45.207Z","description":"He made a splash at the MTV EMAs","url":"https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Eminem"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5021634/eminem-walk-on-water-emas/","name":"Eminem Performed 'Walk on Water' Live for the First Time at the MTV EMAs"}}]}] ```