Scott had his own limited time meal deal at McDonald's in December last year, worth an estimated $20 million, and signed a deal with PlayStation to become 'strategic creative partner' in October of that year. The rapper, who has a established a cult following which has been boosted by his relationship with Kylie Jenner, has secured lucrative deals with a string of high-profile brands including McDonald's, Nike and PlayStation.
Fortnite later said that it had deleted a whole section of the shop, not just the emote relating to Scott, without giving any reasonĪt the time, the rapper said: 'It was an opportunity to go to the max, to create a world that permits won't let you do, fire marshals won't let you do, building codes won't let you do.' The 'emote', an in-game expression which players can buy for their characters, features music from Scott's 'Out West' single. Scott last year raked in $20 million from Fortnite as the star of a nine-minute digital concert which was attended by 27.7 million players. Scott last year raked in $20 million from Fortnite as the star of a nine-minute digital concert which was attended by 27.7 million players. BUT FOR ONE MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RAGERS TO RAGE WHERE EVER YOU ARE IS AMAZING.The rapper, 30, is facing legal action from victims and their families after he continued performing for 30 minutes after a 'mass casualty event' was declared.įortnite later said that it had deleted a whole section of the shop, not just the emote relating to Scott, without giving any reason. Tweeting after Thursday’s premier, Scott wrote, “HONESTLY TODAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING DAYS. There are still chances to watch the event within Fortnite – today at 3pm, and then Saturday at 5am, 4pm and 11pm. Fans were also able to collect Scott-related skins for their own characters, and even to wield flaming microphone stands during the event, a reference to a much-memed Scott concert photo. The 10-minute performance, which has received rave reviews from players on social media, ended with a new track, The Scotts, a collaboration with rapper Kid Cudi.
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Here's the full Astronomical set in HQ /KdxVM4hDEB- Rod 'keydaddy' Breslau April 24, 2020 Like Fortnite or not, this was an incredibly impressive experience Players were then able to congregate in front of a virtual stage built into the game world as the music kicked off and Scott performed Highest in the Room and Sicko Mode five minutes in, the set exploded and Scott appeared as a giant, striding over the Fortnite landscape.Įpic says over 12 million concurrent players participated live in the Fortnite Travis Scott event, an all-time record, not including over 3 million viewers on streams For the opening performance on Thursday, Fans were instructed to enter the game at 6.30pm EST (12am BST) to secure a place on the game’s servers before the 7pm start time. Further performances are set to take place on Friday and Saturday.įortnite developer Epic Games announced the event, named Astronomical, earlier this week. The vast audience for the performance beat the previous Fortnite music event, an in-game gig by electronic dance music artist Marshmello in February 2019, which attracted more than 10 million viewers. Many more are expected to have watched via streaming platforms such as Twitch and YouTube.
On Thursday, US rapper Travis Scott performed a live set inside the online shooter Fortnite and more than 12m players took part in the spectacle. The live music event of the year may just have taken place, unaffected by the global lockdown – and within a video game.