Eminem’s eighth album could coincide with his festival appearances this summer (Picture: PA)

Rapper Eminem will reportedly release a new album later this year, coinciding with his appearances at a string of summer music festivals.

The news was confirmed by Paul Rosenberg, who is head of the rapper’s label Shady Records, hinting at a possible release in the summer.

He said that Eminem – aka Marshall Mathers III – was ‘far into the process’ of recording the disc, adding that he had ‘been working on it for some time’.

And Rosenberg also revealed that it was likely to be released some time after Memorial Day, which is the last weekend of May in the US – fuelling speculation of a summer debut.




‘It’s safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we’re not exactly sure when,’ he said.

The rapper teamed up with Rihanna for the track Love The Way You Lie, which featured on his last album Recovery (Picture: Getty Images)

‘We’ve got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we’re trying to see what else lines up.’

The album will be Eminem’s first since 2010’s Recovery, which topped both the US and the UK charts.

It also featured the track Love The Way You Lie – which featured guest vocals from Rihanna – which was the UK’s biggest-selling single of 2010 and was subsequently nominated for five Grammy Awards.

Eminem is set to headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals this summer, as well as appearing at a brand new festival called Glasgow Summer Sessions.

The rapper will top the bill on August 20 at the event which will take place in the city’s Bellahouston Park.