SUMMARY
- Fortnite adds yet another huge celebrity cameo to its long list.
- Pop sensation Lady Gaga, who in 2019 asked about what 'Fortnight' was, is coming to Fortnite.
Remember in 2019, pop sensation Lady Gaga tweeted “What’s fortnight” The tweet went viral back then. And now five years later seems like she has finally figured out what it is. Not only now she’s figured it out.
Not only has she realized this, but she has also decided to make an appearance in the new Fortnite Festival mode of the game.
Lady Gaga comes to Fortnite
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the musician announced that she is joining Fortnite Festival. She confirmed her long-anticipated appearance in Epic Games and Harmonix’s music-based game mode in Fortnite. She took to X (formerly Twitter), wherein she replied to her own viral “What’s fortnight” from 2019.
Lady Gaga replied to it with a spelling correction “*fortnite” along with an image of what looks like an in-game shot of her character in the game. Her silhouette is seen glowing in a pink Chromatica fog.
*fortnite https://t.co/1FwPHmMfRJ pic.twitter.com/9BSG6S23zh
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 20, 2024
By becoming a part of the Fortnite universe Lady Gaga joins fellow pop artists such as Marshmello, Travis Scott, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, and others who have been a part of Fortnite in the past. According to Rolling Stones, certain entries from Gaga’s discography are expected to be featured in the Fortnite Festival. Besides that, it remains to be seen if ‘The Edge of Glory’ singer has a virtual performance within the festival.
The Fortnite Festival game mode consists of two components. The first is the Main Stage, wherein players may form a band and play along to tracks a la Harmonix’s Rock Band games. Similarly, the second is the Jam Stage, which allows players to remix multiple songs into mashed-up improvisations.
When is Lady Gaga coming to Fortnite?
Ever since the tweet from five years ago went viral on the internet, it has garnered over 863,000 likes to date. Additionally, considering Fortnite’s impressive history of collaborating with famous artists and personalities, players have been rooting for the ‘Born This Way’ singer to join the battle royale-turned-metaverse game.
In her tweet about the free-to-play game, Fortnite Festival, the 37-year-old revealed that she will be making her debut in the game on February 22, 2024. The date can be seen mentioned in tiny font at the bottom right corner of the image shared.
Interestingly, February 22 also happens to be the launch date for Fortnite Festival’s Season 2 of the music mode. This indicated that a version of her outfit from the Chromatica album as well sd the tour would be part of the game.
Fortnite Festival, Fortnite’s own rhythm-based game launched on December 9, 2023. It featured musician and actor The Weeknd at launch. A host of artist and instrument skins based on The Weeknd were also launched as part of Fortnite’s battle pass. A similar concept and structure is likely to be followed by Lady Gaga’s collaboration as well.