 Various musical acts have performed cover versions of " Love the Way You Lie " . Eric Stanley , an American violinist , remixed the song on the violin . The country music group The Band Perry sang the song at the June 2010 CMT Music Awards . Two months later , Taylor Momsen — the lead singer of the American rock band The Pretty Reckless — performed a cover version for BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge as part of a mashup with the song " Islands " by the English pop band The xx . Assisted by a guitarist from her band , she began with a section of " Islands " and transitioned into the chorus of " Love the Way You Lie " . Cher Lloyd , a British singer , performed the song in the final five of The X Factor UK 's seventh season . A writer from The Sun called the performance " stripped @-@ back " and " without any of her usual stage gimmicks . " Mernie Gilmore of the Daily Express commented that the song is " a duet for a reason " as Lloyd performed both Eminem 's and Rihanna 's parts . In 2010 , the Russian guitarist Alex Feather Akimov , released " Love The Way You Lie ( Heavy Remix ) " , a recording that was recognized by Billboard.biz ( Web Trends ) . The American post @-@ hardcore band A Skylit Drive recorded a cover of the single for Punk Goes Pop 4 , the 2011 release of the Punk Goes ... series . 
