These 9 Musicians Are True Gamers!

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Swapping mic for controller

Fabian Ruppert

Gaming - January 10th 2021, 11:09 GMT+1

Eminem Co D Ghosts — **Eminem**

The rapper is a big fan of Call of Duty: Black Ops and has already collaborated with developer Activision. In 2013, every buyer of Call of Duty: Ghosts received a download for his third album as well as the exclusive song "Survival".

Activion also played the song in the multiplayer reveal trailer for CoD: Ghosts while Eminem in turn used images from the shooter in his accompanying music video. (Image credit: Activision)

Snoop Dogg Co D Ghosts — **Snoop Dogg**

Speaking of Call of Duty: Ghosts, Snoop Dogg is also an avid Call of Duty player and even has his own voice pack in this game. CoD: Ghosts seems especially appealing to rappers, doesn't it? But Snoop Dogg isn't just playing Call of Duty – he also loves other games like Mortal Kombat 11 as well, **as he shared him playing it with fellow rapper 21 Savage on Twitter**. (Image credit: Activision)

Drake gamer — **Drake**

And another rapper on this list: Drake has already played with famous Fortnite streamer Tyler "**Ninja**" Blevins. In that stream, he mentioned that he plays video games a lot, especially during his free time in the recording studio. "Toosie Slide", an emote referring to his same-named song, came to Fortnite, so there's clearly a relation there. (Image credit: Wikipedia)

Marshmello Concert Fortnite — **Marshmello**

A musician who has also made a big name for himself in Fortnite is Marshmello. The DJ hosted the very first Fortnite Concert in the Battle Royale game's Pleasant Park and got his own skin from Epic Games.

In addition to music, he also uploads gaming videos in a series named "Mello Cave" on his YouTube channel where he plays along with other influencers and streamers. (Image credit: Epic Games)

Lady gaga gamer — **Lady Gaga**

The singer is a passionate video gamer. And Lady Gaga showed this for example by **revealing she played Bayonetta until the middle of the night to defeat a boss on Twitter**. We know that too well! Unfortunately, she failed at it and wanted to try again the next day. That's what we call perseverance and endurance, a true gamer! (Image credit: NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGES)

Ariana grande eevee gamer — **Ariana Grande**

The pop star loves to play on the Nintendo Switch and is a huge Pokémon fan. On a day off, she spent a whole 15 hours in Pokémon Let's Go! Ariana Grande loves the game so much that she even has an Eevee tattooed on her arm. She has also invested a lot of time in Pokémon Go. (Image credit: Instagram/@LARRYFISHERMAN)

Justin bieber gamer — **Justin Bieber**

Let's be honest: when Pokémon Go was on the hype train, we were ALL playing it on our mobile devices. Not only Ariana Grande, but also Justin Bieber has followed the trend back then and was even spotted catching Pokémon with his phone in New York. The Canadian also enjoys playing Call of Duty, Mario Kart and Halo. (Image credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

T pain gamer — **T-Pain**

T-Pain may pity the fool but he also loves games – except maybe Dark Souls, he really doesn't like that! But apart from this, gaming is one of his hobbies. The rapper and singer has played Watchdogs 2 and is active as a streamer on Twitch, at least when he can. Over there, he mainly plays Overwatch, often with other musicians like the following star on this list. (Image credit: Getty/Johnny Nunez/BET)

Zedd Overwatch — **Zedd**

The producer and DJ is a huge Overwatch fan – he has a Lego installation art of the game in his house. Zedd even participated in the Overwatch League in 2018. Besides Overwatch, he also likes League of Legends and composed "Ignite", the song for LoL Worlds 2016. (Image credit: Overwatch League)

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Who doesn´t know this? You come home after work and just jump right into your beloved video games. As a gamer, that should sound familiar, right? And even though gaming is also a job for us (but we like it that way!), there's nothing better than devoting ourselves to our favorite games afterward – gaming is always a part of our life!

Playing games in the free time doesn't only apply to us and numerous gamers out there, but also to many celebrities like musicians. When they're not on stage or in the studio recording new songs, many of them like to play games. They are true gamers at heart just like the rest of us! Today we introduce you to nine musicians with a passion for gaming.

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