Mark Zuckerberg is not the only one interested in the metaverse, Athough it does not seems. Quite a while ago, DJ Marshmello began associating himself with Fortnite by doing live concerts through the video game. Today, the concerts and shows in the metaverse They have become more common. So much so that the latest MTV Video Music Awards have included a new category that many did not expect: the Best Musical Show in the metaverse. Let’s take a look back at the best performances we’ve seen to date.
The best musical shows of the Metaverse
Hosted each year by MTV, the VMAs are basically the oscars of music videos. As with the film awards, these awards have less and less audience. MTV has been thinking about reversing this situation, and it seems that they have achieved their goal by bringing the metaverse into the equation.
These new awards have served to give more value to musical performances that little by little are becoming commonplace in the metaverse. Next, we will show you a review of everything that has been seen so far:
Blackpink ft. PUBG Mobile
This concert was announced after a few collaborations between the girl group and the PUBG Mobile video game. The ad came after a video clip called ready for lovein which the artists announced their return during this month of August.
The girl group has walked out of the VMA with the best show award in the metaverse. Something that does not surprise us, because they entered there being the favorites.
Ariana Grande – Fortnite Season 7
Musical events have become the most beloved of Fortnite fans, especially as Epic Games takes care of every detail. In August of last year, Ariana Grande made a live event that excited the singer’s followers, and that was highly valued by the video game community. So much so that she has earned him a nomination for the MTV awards.
Marshmello – First concert in Fortnite
Marshmello has already performed several times in Fortnite, but his first time in Pleasant Park was something like the Woodstock of the metaverse. A concert that will go down in history and that laid the first stone on a long road that still has to be covered.
Twenty One Pilots – Roblox
The Twenty One Pilots had their own event on Roblox in October 2021. For this concert, the artists have been nominated this year for the VMAs.
Charli XCX – Roblox
Earlier in June of this year, Samsung sponsored a major Roblox event featuring Charli XCX as the central artist. The concert was truly spectacular and laid a new foundation that invites us to imagine what awaits us a few years from now in virtual worlds.
BTS-Minecraft
With so many fans around the world, it would be strange if the BTS were not also part of the virtual concerts. The moment of this famous K-Pop band It was at the end of 2021, at an event that was organized in Minecraft.
Justin Bieber – Wave
Justin Bieber also did not miss his appointment with the metaverse on November 18, 2021. He did it on the platform Waveand singing 10 songs from his repertoire for everyone who attended that special moment.
Eminem feat. Snoop Dog – Bored Ape Yacht Club
The big surprise that could be seen during the MTV gala was the music video that Eminem and Snoop Dog had prepared for their song From the D 2 the LBC.
The two rappers showed their vision of the metaverse. To get to him, they don’t exactly put on virtual reality glasses, but they do it in the traditional way, with the famous boss thing that we already know that Snoop Dog loves. The result is a rather daring video that uses the Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse in an original and very funny way.
