{"id":2065428,"date":"2026-07-28T09:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065428"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:09:54","slug":"lil-tecca-to-headline-fortnite-festival-season-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065428","title":{"rendered":"Lil Tecca to headline \u2018Fortnite Festival\u2019 season 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lil-Tecca-Fortnite.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lil Tecca to headline \u2018Fortnite Festival\u2019 season 15<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The rapper takes over from jazz-pop star Laufey\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T10:09:54+01:00\">28th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lil-Tecca-Fortnite-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Tecca x &apos;Fortnite Festival&apos;\" title=\"Lil Tecca Fortnite\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lil Tecca x &#8216;Fortnite Festival&#8217; CREDIT: Epic Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rapper Lil Tecca is set to headline season 15 of <i>Fortnite Festival<\/i>, taking over from jazz-pop star Laufey.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Laufey on her unexpected \u2018Fortnite\u2019 collab, Coachella and the joy of proving people wrong<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Released at the end of 2023, <i>Fortnite Festival <\/i>is a rhythm game set within the hit online multiplayer title. The first season was headlined by The Weeknd and since then Gorillaz, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and more have all fronted limited-time takeovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later this week (July 30), season 25 of <i>Fortnite Festival<\/i> will go live with Lil Tecca as the headline artist. He\u2019s the first rap artist to have Festival season since Snoop Dogg at the start of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, four Lil Tecca jam tracks have been added to the game \u2013 \u2018Ransom\u2019, \u2018Dark Thoughts\u2019, \u2018Love Me\u2019 and \u2018500lbs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Neon Dreams Music Pass unlocks new<i> Festival<\/i> gear, like the music-reactive Tour Ready Lil Tecca Outfit, the Mic Mace Pickaxe, Tecca\u2019s World Back Bling, and the Dopamine Tour-inspired guitar,\u201d reads a blog post from Epic Games. \u201cOver in the item shop, grab the Lil Tecca Outfit, which includes the Ransom Toon alt style. You can also pick up the Mic Stand inspired by his \u2018We Love You Tecca\u2019 album cover, the Dopamine Blades Pickaxe, the Dark Thoughts Emote that flashes in sync with the melody, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m online all day. Come 1v1 me,\u201d Tecca wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbTQLdFllNN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lil Tecca started making rap music after rapping with friends over Xbox Live and last year, he released his fifth album \u2018Dopamine\u2019 which was inspired by <i>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City\u2019<\/i>s Fever Flash FM radio station.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NME about her Festival takeover, Laufey said: \u201c<i>Fortnite<\/i> is just so fantastical. It\u2019s something that you\u2019d never see in real life but if you closed your eyes while listening to my music, it\u2019s the world you might dream up. It\u2019s uber romantic and very expressionist, in a way. I want to encourage my fans to be the biggest version of themselves. Inside a video game, you\u2019re free to be the most [authentic] version of yourself and not feel like you\u2019re being judged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Zach Cregger\u2019s <em>Resident Evil<\/em> movie trailer has sparked a debate over \u201cfaithful\u201d game adaptations online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fortnite<\/li>\n<li>Lil Tecca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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liked\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rapper Lil Tecca is set to headline season 15 of <i>Fortnite Festival<\/i>, taking over from jazz-pop star Laufey.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Laufey on her unexpected \u2018Fortnite\u2019 collab, Coachella and the joy of proving people wrong<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Released at the end of 2023, <i>Fortnite Festival <\/i>is a rhythm game set within the hit online multiplayer title. The first season was headlined by The Weeknd and since then Gorillaz, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and more have all fronted limited-time takeovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later this week (July 30), season 25 of <i>Fortnite Festival<\/i> will go live with Lil Tecca as the headline artist. He\u2019s the first rap artist to have Festival season since Snoop Dogg at the start of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, four Lil Tecca jam tracks have been added to the game \u2013 \u2018Ransom\u2019, \u2018Dark Thoughts\u2019, \u2018Love Me\u2019 and \u2018500lbs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Neon Dreams Music Pass unlocks new<i> Festival<\/i> gear, like the music-reactive Tour Ready Lil Tecca Outfit, the Mic Mace Pickaxe, Tecca\u2019s World Back Bling, and the Dopamine Tour-inspired guitar,\u201d reads a blog post from Epic Games. \u201cOver in the item shop, grab the Lil Tecca Outfit, which includes the Ransom Toon alt style. You can also pick up the Mic Stand inspired by his \u2018We Love You Tecca\u2019 album cover, the Dopamine Blades Pickaxe, the Dark Thoughts Emote that flashes in sync with the melody, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m online all day. Come 1v1 me,\u201d Tecca wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbTQLdFllNN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lil Tecca started making rap music after rapping with friends over Xbox Live and last year, he released his fifth album \u2018Dopamine\u2019 which was inspired by <i>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City\u2019<\/i>s Fever Flash FM radio station.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NME about her Festival takeover, Laufey said: \u201c<i>Fortnite<\/i> is just so fantastical. It\u2019s something that you\u2019d never see in real life but if you closed your eyes while listening to my music, it\u2019s the world you might dream up. It\u2019s uber romantic and very expressionist, in a way. I want to encourage my fans to be the biggest version of themselves. Inside a video game, you\u2019re free to be the most [authentic] version of yourself and not feel like you\u2019re being judged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Zach Cregger\u2019s <em>Resident Evil<\/em> movie trailer has sparked a debate over \u201cfaithful\u201d game adaptations online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/lil-tecca-headline-fortnite-festival-season-15-skins-emotes-jam-tracks-3959394&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lil-Tecca-Fortnite.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Lil Tecca to headline \u2018Fortnite Festival\u2019 season 15 The rapper takes over from jazz-pop star Laufey By Ali Shutler 28th July 2026 Lil Tecca x &#8216;Fortnite Festival&#8217; CREDIT: Epic Games Rapper Lil Tecca is set to headline season 15 of Fortnite Festival, taking over from jazz-pop star Laufey. 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