Mali’s song, ‘Semi Automatic Butane’, is on Fortnite’s Radio Underground
Last week, on Instagram, Mumbai-based singer-songwriter Maalavika Manoj gave a fresh twist to a familiar tune. With her latest single, ‘Semi Automatic Butane’, playing in the backdrop, Maalavika, who goes by the stage name Mali, posted a string of animated videos of her and a clipping of popular video game Fortnite that featured her song. The track has made it to the game’s radio. Fortnite has seven radio stations, including Beat Box, Iconic Radio, Party Royale, Power Play, Radio Underground, Radio Yonder and Rock and Royale. Mali’s song is on Fortnite’s Radio Underground.
“The song was shortlisted for Fortnite, but I had no idea it would actually get through! It’s a pretty fitting choice since the music video also has a somewhat first person shooter element to it with the toy gun and the jeep. This is my first sync and I couldn’t have asked for a better one,” she says. “There have been Indian artists who have played gigs in Fortnite but as far as I know, there haven’t been any on the game radio,” she claims.
