Eminem, the hugely popular rapper who is nominated for the prestigious album of the year, will perform at the Grammy Awards this month despite his controversial lyrics.
The performance was approved by the television committee of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and supported by CBS, which is broadcasting the event Feb. 21, academy President Michael Greene said Friday.
"I have issues with the lyrical content of the album, no question about that," he said. "But again, art has its extremities and you can't really predict how they're going to play themselves out. This is one of the extremities for sure."
The action drew immediate outcry from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which labeled the performance invitation deeply offensive.
"Eminem should not have another platform for his hateful lyrics," GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry said.
He is a major Grammy contender this year with an album-of-the-year nomination for "The Marshall Mathers LP" and three nominations in rap categories. The album, which contains violent lyrics about homosexuals and women, sold 7.9 million copies in the United States last year.
Eminem's choice of song for the program will be announced next week, Greene said.<
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