The Grammy-nominated rapper debuted “Astronomical” within the wildly popular online video game, and it attracted a record audience.
The game’s official Twitter account shared the news.
“Over 12.3 million concurrent players participated live in Travis Scott’s Astronomical, an all-time record!,” the tweet read.
If you missed it, don’t worry as there will be encore presentations until Sunday.
Cactus Jack is both Scott’s nickname and the name of his record label.
Fortnite, which has become a phenomena since it was developed and released by Epic Games in 2017, has three iterations within the game that allow players to battle for survival, fight zombies, and create their own worlds.
Only those who are signed up as players can view the Scott performance.
The virtual performance is the only one Scott’s audience will be able to enjoy at the moment because of the pandemic.
Scott noted that in a tweet Thursday thanking his supporters in which he wrote, “Honestly today was one of the most inspiring days.”
“Love every single one of u guys. And i know times are weird for us. But for one moment to be able to have the ragers to rage where ever you are is amazing,” he tweeted. “Love u guys with all my body. !!!!!”
Fortnite has collaborated with Hollywood before, including virtually screening Chance the Rapper’s reboot of Punk’d on Quibi.