The first single , " Not Afraid " , was released on April 29 , 2010 . The song sold 380,000 digital downloads in its first week , and became the sixteenth song in the history of the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 to debut at number one ; it is the second hip hop single to debut at number one following " I 'll Be Missing You " by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 . It has sold more than 5 million copies and is certified 10 × Platinum ( Diamond ) by RIAA in the US . " Not Afraid " which was directed by Rich Lee , premiered on June 5 , 2010 through Vevo . The music video was shot in Newark , New Jersey and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards . The song also won Best Solo Rap Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards . The second single was released on August 9 , 2010 titled " Love the Way You Lie " , which featured Rihanna . The song debuted at number two on the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and later peaked number one . The song gave Eminem his fourth US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 number one and Rihanna her seventh . It also claimed the top spot on over 20 other charts worldwide . " Love the Way You Lie " went on to be number one on the US '' Billboard '' Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks and is certified Diamond by RIAA and has sold more than 6 million in US . The song became Eminem 's best-selling single of all time , selling 9.3 million copies worldwide . Joseph Kahn directed the music video which premiered on August 5 , 2010 . The video starred Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox . Michael Menachem from '' Billboard '' commented that " Rihanna 's chorus is exquisitely melodic and surprisingly hopeful , complementing the turmoil of Em 's dark , introspective rant . " The song was performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and was voted the best performer of the ceremony in an MTV poll , earning 34 percent of votes
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Recovery (Eminem album)