{"id":66007,"date":"2020-11-11T12:33:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=66007"},"modified":"2020-11-11T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T12:33:13","slug":"roblox-and-two-time-grammy-award-winner-lil-nas-x-unite-for-groundbreaking-first-ever-virtual-concert-on-the-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/roblox-and-two-time-grammy-award-winner-lil-nas-x-unite-for-groundbreaking-first-ever-virtual-concert-on-the-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Roblox And Two-Time Grammy Award Winner Lil Nas X Unite For Groundbreaking First-Ever Virtual Concert On The Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/corp.roblox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roblox<\/a>, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through play, have announced a partnership with Columbia Records and record-breaking artist Lil Nas X to launch the first-ever, exclusive virtual concert on the Roblox platform. Lil Nas X will perform his upcoming new single, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyoCP9tgzwc&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HOLIDAY<\/a>&#8216; live for the first time, along with some of his most popular hits, in this innovative and fully immersive concert experience for Roblox users worldwide to enjoy. Roblox will open the first of three free concert showings at 1 p.m. PST on Saturday, November 14th.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re throwing the biggest virtual concert of 2020, and I hope everybody in the world can come check it out,\u201d said Lil Nas X. \u201cI feel very lucky to be the first artist to ever do this on Roblox. We had so much fun putting this together for my fans, and I can\u2019t wait for everyone to see it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The concert will feature a set of stages, all inspired by Lil Nas X\u2019s songs and music videos, that are using the latest shadowing, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/roblox-tech-blog\/the-future-is-bright-updating-lighting-systems-in-roblox-27dcc85cc391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lighting<\/a>, and physically based rendering (PBR) facial recognition technologies available on the Roblox platform. The entire experience is designed to give Roblox users and Lil Nas X fans a unique way to discover and enjoy music together with their friends and connect with their favourite artist like never before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the concert experience, Roblox and Columbia Records will also be showing a Q&amp;A with the artist that will be streamed inside the concert venue starting with the preshow at 4 p.m. PST on Friday, November 13th.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to partner with Columbia Records to bring Lil Nas X fans and the Roblox community together in an entirely new way,\u201d said Jon Vlassopulos, Global Head of Music at Roblox. \u201cThis concert with Lil Nas X will transport players and their friends into the Metaverse, and bring to life the future of what immersive, social experiences can look like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cColumbia Records is always driven to find new and innovative ways for our storied artists to share their creative vision,\u201d said Ryan Ruden, SVP, Experiential Marketing and Business Development for Columbia Records. \u201cThis partnership is an exciting opportunity to share Lil Nas X\u2019s new music with over 150 million kids and teens globally through this first-ever high-fidelity concert experience on Roblox.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Roblox users will need to create an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblox.com\/games\/5790039516\/Lil-Nas-X-Concert-Experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">account<\/a>\u00a0to access the concert venue. The venue features mini games and other activities that users can explore between now and the first preshow event on Friday, November 13. There will also be a virtual store offering an exclusive merch capsule with a variety of accessories, emotes, and fashion-forward Lil Nas X avatar bundles that emulate the thematic style of each song performed during the concert experience. Existing Roblox users can enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblox.com\/games\/5790039516\/Lil-Nas-X-Concert-Experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concert venue<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>PRESHOW: Q&amp;A SESSION + EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES + SCAVENGER HUNT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friday, November 13, 2020 @ 4:00 pm PST<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CONCERT SHOWTIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Main Show\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Saturday, November 14, 2020 @ 1:00 pm PST<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Asia Show<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Saturday, November 14, 2020 @ 10:00 pm PST<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Europe Show\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Sunday, November 15, 2020 @ 9:00 am PST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roblox, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through play, have announced a partnership with Columbia Records and record-breaking artist Lil Nas X to launch the first-ever, exclusive virtual concert on the Roblox platform. Lil Nas X will perform his upcoming new single, &#8216;HOLIDAY&#8217; live for the first time, along with some of his most popular hits, in this innovative and fully immersive concert experience for Roblox users worldwide to enjoy. Roblox will open the first of three free concert showings at 1 p.m. PST on Saturday, November 14th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,7,9,21453,640],"tags":[131,8002,24143,77,370,26353],"class_list":["post-66007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-videos","tag-concert","tag-holiday","tag-lil-nas-x","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-roblox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-haD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66066,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/lil-nas-x-shares-new-single-and-video-holiday\/","url_meta":{"origin":66007,"position":0},"title":"LIL NAS X SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO &#8216;HOLIDAY&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"13\/11\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Following the epic trailer that took the internet by storm on Monday, Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Nas X has made his highly awaited return with his new single \u201cHOLIDAY\u201d.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":71322,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/09\/lil-nas-x-releases-debut-album-montero\/","url_meta":{"origin":66007,"position":1},"title":"LIL NAS X RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM, &#8216;MONTERO&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"17\/09\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It's here! 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