Rap star Eminem will make his long-awaited return to the stage with a live performance at this year’s MTV Movie Awards the network confirmed on Monday.

The 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards, hosted by SNL’s Andy Samberg, will air on Sunday, May 31 at 9 p.m. on MTV.

Eminem is scheduled to release his new LP, Relapse, the first of two albums coming to fans in 2009, on May 19.