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Gamers logged on early. The proportion of music streaming via gaming consoles between 6am and 9am has increased 47% compared to last year. Their favorite music genre? Mostly rap and trap music. The most popular songs that were streamed on gaming consoles included "The Box" by Roddy Ricch, "Blueberry Faygo" by Lil Mosey, "goosebumps" by rapper Travis Scott, "ROCKSTAR" by DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, and "Falling" by Trevor Daniel. The number of streams on Spotify for Travis Scott, who has deals with McDonalds, PlayStation and Fortnite, skyrocketed after he performed an online concert in Fortnite. The streaming platform reported that streams increased by 207% worldwide between April 26 and April 30 of last year, compared to the previous year. People were actually looking for video game music. The most played soundtracks for video games this year were "Minecraft," the original "Doom" and "Death Stranding." 2020 was also a big year for virtual artists - people who are represented by fictional characters, such as the band Gorillaz. Japanese virtual singer Hatsune Miku saw streams go up by 136%. Riot Games, the company behind "League of Legends", created a virtual pop-star group called K/DA in 2018. NBJYXSPA The name refers to the League of Legends lingo, which refers to the kills and deaths of players in each game. They are then recorded on the scoreboard. Riot brought back the group, voiced this year by real-life vocalists on a new album. Its songs topped the Billboard charts. Spotify has seen its stream growth increase by 109 percent. Riot claimed that its development of K/DA has allowed it to reach a broader audience beyond League gamers and get more people interested in the game's content, it said to CNN Business in a statement. Cook stated that music and gaming are inextricably linked, as gamers tend to listen while they play. Spotify continues to explore partnerships with gaming corporations. NBJYXSPA Recently, Spotify partnered with League of Legends and continues to work with Microsoft and Sony on the Xbox and PlayStation platforms. Cook said that Spotify has increased its gaming console streaming streams. It also added curated playlists. "Thinking through how and what people would like to listen to while they are playing," Cook said.