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Eminem's manager has described the rapper's new single as "uplifting".

'Not Afraid', produced by Boi-1da, is the first single from Eminem's new album Recovery, and is expected to receive its US radio premiere on April 30.

The singer's manager Paul Rosenberg told Billboard: "It's not a dark song, it's an uplifting song," adding it was "more accessible to more fans".

On renaming the LP from it's original title Relapse 2, Rosenberg said: "Eminem had pretty much completed a whole second album worth of material but at some point he took a step back, looked at it and said, 'I think I want to record some more'.

"But in recording, the album started to sound so different and was going in such a different direction that he decided to keep it going and turn it into a whole new album. The last album was really for the core Eminem fans. I think this record will open that up a bit."

Rosenberg also confirmed that producers on the album include Dr Dre, Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin and Mr Porter.

Recovery will be released June 22.

Digital Spy