Ninjawerks Album Being Hosted By Ninja On SiriusXM This Weekend
By Jeff Kotuby ·
This weekend, Ninja will take control of SiriusXM's BPM channel 51. He'll be playing some tracks off his Ninjawerks album (and might even talk a little Fortnite!)
Take yourself back to 2008 and imagine someone told you that, one day, a professional gamer would not only be involved in a musical collaboration project, but would be sought out to host their own radio program that would have pretty much nothing to do with gaming. That's what's going on with Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and SiriusXM. In an unprecedented move, Ninja will be taking over SiriusXM's BPM, the satellite radio company's electronic dance music station, to play tracks off his latest collaborative album, Ninjawerks. Ninja's takeover starts this Friday, December 14, at 5PM EST. You can check BPM's schedule for replays of the show, which will be played all weekend.
Here's what SiriusXM says will be in store for Ninja's fans during his takeover program:
"Recently, the record label, Astralwerks announced their groundbreaking partnership with Ninja, the world's biggest gamer. In a first for the music and gaming worlds, Astralwerks and Tyler "Ninja" Blevins have joined forces on a revolutionary new project, Ninjawerks. The album, Ninjawerks vol. 1 featuring tracks from 3LAU, Dillon Francis, GTA and more is out now!"
There's been no official tweet or news releasefrom SiriusXM or Ninja regarding the partnership, but advertisements have been running for the past few days to hype up the event, so we figure it's going to happen.
What is Ninjawerks?
Ninjawerks is Ninja's first foray into electronic dance music, or EDM. The album is a 13-track collaborative effort between Ninja, record label Astralwerks, and some of dance music's top DJs and performers, like 3LAU, Tiesto, Kaskade, Dillon Francis, and more. The songs on the album are mostly inspired by Ninja and Fortnite, his game of choice, but some seem to simply be EDM bangers gamers can listen to while playing.
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