Eminem New Album, 2013 Tour: Release Date Revealed? Tyler the Creator and Kendrick Lamar Join Eminem on 2013 Tour? Reading and Leeds Dates Confirmed!

Eminem new album, new tour [UPDATE]!

Eminem fans, 2013 is going to be a big year. Not only is the "Slim Shady" rapper planning on releasing his new album [rumored release date = May 28th] but he's also planning a European tour to promote it.

Though no dates have been selected for the U.S., Eminem has confirmed August 15-25 European shows, wrapping up in the U.K. where he's headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals. [August 23-25]. According to rumors around the Web, Tyler the Creator and Kendrick Lamar will be opening for the 8 Mile star.

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Nine Inch Nails, Skrillex and The Lumineers are also scheduled headliners at the Reading and Leeds festivals this year.

Keeping a tight lip, Shady Records President talked with Billboard about Eminem's upcoming album but didn't give away too much specific information.

"We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He's been working on it for some time. It's safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we're not exactly sure when. 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."

Long time Eminem collaborator Dr. Dre was happy to work on the new record and even said the project rekindled his love for making music.

"As you know, it's been almost 30 years for me in music. It's a little bit difficult to keep getting inspired to get back in there but you know, music is my first love and I'm going to continue to do that as long as I can."