A potential Chappell Roan Fortnite collaboration might have just been leaked by dataminers. According to the leak, the Grammy Award-winning singer might be the next Fortnite Festival headliner coming to the Epic Games Battle Royale.
Chappell Roan Fortnite Collaboration Reportedly Leaked in v39.30 Update
The Fortnite v39.30 update is now live, which means many new files have been added to the game’s servers. However, the most interesting leak to come from the patch is a potential Chappell Roan Fortnite collab. According to dataminers ShiinaBR and itsmeleaky, the Pink Pony Club singer might actually be the next Fortnite Festival headliner for Chapter 7 season 1.
The Chappell Roan collaboration was first leaked in a January 22 post on X by itsmeleaky. The dataminer posted several cosmetic items that appear to belong to Chappell Roan. “CHAPPELL ROAN POTENTIALLY NEXT FESTIVAL ARTIST.” Several other infamous dataminers, such as HypeX, then reported on the leak as well.
It should be pointed out that we don’t currently know if a potential Chappell Roan skin will be a part of Fortnite Festival itself. The reason leakers believe this is that her rumored collaboration reportedly has the following cosmetic items which are typical of Fortnite Festival headliners:
- A Pink Pony Club-inspired (Sidekick)
- A themed drum (Instrument)
- Multiple items consistent with past Fortnite Festival headliners (Microphone Instrument)
Is the Chappell Roan Fortnite Leak Legit?
While a Chappell Roan Fortnite skin itself has not yet been leaked, the new cosmetic items discovered in the v39.30 update certainly seem to point towards the Midwest Princess singer. For example, the leaked sidekick is an exact match for the Pink Pony that Chappell Roan rode on during her 67th Grammys performance in 2025.
For your convenience, we have provided an image below which shows the new Fortnite sidekick and Chappell Roan’s concert prop side-by-side. As you can see, they are pretty much a perfect match, even down to the flowing golden hair and star-themed bridle. The Fortnite sidekick is even wearing Roan’s infamous cowboy hat from her music video.
That said, this leak seems to be pretty early. We don’t have any file names or skins that directly reference the singer herself. However, I think it’s safe to say a Chappell Roan Fortnite collaboration of some sort is likely to be happening. Unless the new cosmetic items are just pure coincidence, they seem to line up with the artist’s designs. For me, what seals the deal is the multiple instruments (microphone and drum set).
The question is, will Chappell Roan be the next Festival headliner, or will she just get a few cosmetic items in a smaller crossover? Regardless, if you are a fan of Chappell Roan, this is pretty exciting news. Personally, I’m hoping we get some more emotes and Jam Tracks from the singer. We could soon have a new deadly Fortnite duo with Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. Come on, you know that sounds awesome!
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