The Detroit natives electrified the crowd with unlikely but awesome collaboration
Back on November 8, Jack White was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of his band, The White Stripes. During his acceptance speech, the Detroit native paid homage to the city that shaped his sound. Today, the legendary guitarist headlined the Thanksgiving Halftime Show during the matchup between his Detroit Lions and the rival Green Bay Packers.
Forever doing it for the fans, White felt that a performance of his magnitude needed something a little extra. During his set, he decided to bring out fellow Detroit native Eminem for a rare appearance. The capacity crowd at Ford Field exploded when the rap icon took the stage. The duo launched into Eminem’s 8x-platinum hit “‘Till I Collapse.” Then, Jack White finished things off with The White Stripes’ seminal song “Seven Nation Army.”
Check out the full official video of the performance below.
Last summer, Jack White released his acclaimed new album, No Name. Just before the record’s official release, it made its clandestine white-label appearance at Third Man Records locations where customers were slipped, guerilla-style, free unmarked vinyl copies in their shopping bags. A blue indie vinyl edition was also made available in Third Man Records retail stores and in select independent record stores across the world.
True to his DIY roots, No Name was recorded, produced, and mixed by White at his Third Man Studio throughout 2023 and 2024, pressed to vinyl at Third Man Pressing, and released by Third Man Records. With the surprise unveiling of No Name, fans proved that the rumblings of something mysterious can grow into the beautiful experience of a community sharing the excitement and energy of music and art.
Over the last few years, Jack White has been busy. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, he launched his Supply Chain Issues Tour in April of 2022 in Detroit. The run saw him play 103 shows across North America, Europe, and Asia. During the first show in Detroit, White proposed to and married his girlfriend, Olivia Jean, on stage. Jean is also a Third Man Records recording artist.
Over the last two years, White has been back on the road for his unique No Name Tour. The trek saw White perform at every intimate venues, announcing the shows pop-up style as the tour went along. The shows gave fans an incredible opportunity to see White like never before, through an exciting ticketing process.
Throughout his career, Jack White as earned an astounding 12 GRAMMY Awards.
Last summer, Eminem released his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). He promoted the upcoming record by publishing an obituary in the Detroit Free Press announcing the death of his alter-ego, Slim Shady. On the record’s lead single, “Houdini,“ Eminem plays on the magician theme with a sample of Steve Miller Band’s 1982 hit, “Abracadabra.”In the Rich Lee-directed music video, a portal opens up and a bleach-blonde 2002 Eminem steps through it into the present. From there, the clip runs parallel to his “Without Me” video, with present-day Eminem setting out to find his 2002 self. The two Eminems run wild, and run into everyone from fellow rap legends Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, to Paul Rosenberg and Shane Gillis, and eventually – Pete Davidson. The record’s second single “Tobey” features Big Sean and Babytron.
While he didn’t embark on a full tour to support the album, Eminem headlined the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix on October 18, 2024.
Back in 2020, Eminem came out with his last album – Music to Be Murdered By. Released with no promotion or announcement, the record shot straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and topped Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart. The album went No. 1 in several other countries around the globe, and has since sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. alone.