As one of the trendiest music spots in the world, it’s becoming increasingly common to find Nigerian music hitting milestones that capture the speed and pace by which it’s evolving and suggest that it could go from trendy to being the mainstay. This shines to the light with the announcement that Fireboy DML’s Scatter will make its debut on football simulation game FIFA 21 as one of the official soundtracks for the latest FIFA game release.
The deal which can be viewed as being the byproduct of the relationship between his label YBNL and its partnership with the distribution company, EMPIRE Publishing means that he will follow in the path of Kah-Lo whose collab with The Knocks, Awa Ni appeared on FIFA 20. Kah-Lo also makes an appearance as a featured artist on an Idris Elba cut.
The official FIFA ’21 game soundtrack is set for launch worldwide on the 9th of October 2020, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The FIFA 21 soundtrack features @fireboydml, @burnaboy and @thatKahLo, @nija__gal 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬! pic.twitter.com/i7Koskdk8t
— Culture Custodian (@takingCustody) September 28, 2020
Congratulations to the artists and here’s to their music finding new audiences.