“Fortnite Festival” returns with its fifth season Friday, featuring Karol G as the new starring musical icon for the online event.
To honor the Colombian artist as the headliner, “Fortnite Festival” Season 5 will feature a premium reward track full of Karol G-Themed in-game items, including Bichota Season Karol G Outfit, the Bichota Mic, and the Bichota 6-String Guitar. That offering is available for purchase in “Fortnite” for 1,800 V-Bucks.
The event, which runs Aug. 16-Nov. 2, will also feature the limited-time playable concert, “Karol G MSB Fortnite,” taking place Aug. 23-26.
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Per Epic Games, “Karol G’s playable concert, ‘Karol G MSB Fortnite,’ is a one-of-a-kind music experience where you can dance it out all weekend long starting Friday, August 23, at 3 PM ET until 12 PM ET on August 26, 2024. More than just a setlist of hit tracks, this is a five-part visual journey through Karol G’s life and music career. In terms of gameplay, fans can collect EmPower-Ups in the music experience to blast away negative energy and spread positive vibes in this neon-drenched party.”
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New Karol G songs that will be available to play in the “Fortnite Festival” rhythm music game include: “Oki Doki,” “Provenza – Remix,” “Cairo” and “Qlona.”
Latina artist Karol G has received a Grammy Award, five Latin Grammys (including Album of the Year), four Billboard Music Awards, and the 2024 Woman of the Year Award from Billboard, and is the first female artist to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 with an all-Spanish album (“Mañana Será Bonito”).
She is “Fornite Festival’s” latest honoree in a growing lineup of A-list musical icons, following stints by Metallica (James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich), The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish in the game’s four previous iterations of the event.
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