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The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on May 28, 2002 by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. It was the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States, with sales of 7.6 million copies. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to win the Best Rap Album award. On March 7, 2011, the album was certified ten times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, [2] becoming Eminem's second album to receive Diamond certification in the United States. Since its release in 2002, the album has sold 10,500,000 copies in the United States and more than 23 million copies worldwide. The Eminem Show is a thoughtful album, with the more personal and serious side of Eminem. This change gives the album a lighter tone, a deviation from the previous albums. One of the most notable changes is the generally lighter text content.