The Kid Laroi teases surprise collaboration with fast food giant McDonald’s

The Kid Laroi is releasing a collaboration with fast food giant, McDonald’s. 

The Australian recording artist, 18, was featured in an Instagram advert for the chain posing next to the brand’s famous golden arches on Wednesday. 

‘#TheKidLAROIMeal 26.5,’ McDonald’s captioned the photo. 

The short clip shows the Stay singer playing on an arcade game machine. 

A third photo shared shows a box from the chain with The Kid Laroi’s name on it.

It comes just weeks after the superstar rapper became the youngest songwriter to win the Song of the Year prize at the APRA Music Awards.  

Would you like fries with that? The Australian recording artist, 18, was featured in an Instagram advert for the chain posing next to the brand’s famous golden arches on Wednesday

He was also named Songwriter of the Year at the awards ceremony in Melbourne.

Sydney-born Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Howard, also won the Most Performed Hip Hop Work for his 2020 hit Without You.  

After his win, Laroi said from his Los Angeles home: ‘Thank you for awarding me with Songwriter of the Year. I really appreciate the support and I want to give a quick shout out to fans back home.’

Fan favourite: A box of chicken nuggets was seen with the singer’s name on it

‘I’m stoked to be on my way back… I miss you all.’  

The Kid Laroi, who hails from Sydney’s Waterloo, has had incredible success in the United States.

He recently opened the MTV VMAs with his friend and collaborator Justin Bieber.

Achievement: Laroi became the youngest person in history to win the prestigious Song of the Year prize at the APRA Music Awards just weeks ago

In September, he announced he was bringing his End of the World tour to Australia.  

He began rapping at the age of 13, predominantly as an outlet to process his family struggles and the death of his uncle two years earlier.

He achieved modest success as a finalist in Australian radio station Triple J’s Unearthed High competition. 

Awards: The 18-year-old was also named Songwriter of the Year and won the Most Performed Hip Hop Work for his 2020 hit Without You at the awards ceremony 

However, his real breakthrough came when he was signed as international rap sensation Juice Wrld’s labelmate at Grade A Productions in 2019.

The duo quickly became close, with Laroi even referring to Juice Wrld as his ‘big brother’ after being selected to support him on the Sydney and Melbourne legs of his Australian tour in November 2019.  

Fate took a cruel turn and just weeks later on December 8, Juice Wrld died at the age of 21, after suffering a reported seizure at Chicago Midway International Airport.

After winning, Laroi said from his Los Angeles home: ‘Thank you for awarding me with Songwriter of the Year. I really appreciate the support and I want to give a quick shout out to fans back home’

Prior to his death, Juice Wrld recorded a verse for GO, the lead single on Laroi’s debut mixtape, knowing full well it would rocket the teen to fame overnight.

It did just that upon its release in June 2020, and in the blink of an eye the talented underdog from Waterloo had a single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 – topping megastar Justin Bieber that he’s been compared to – a feat many artists can only ever dream of achieving.

He went on to become the youngest Australian to have a number one album on the ARIA charts with the release of F*ck Love (Savage) in July 2020. 

Success: The Kid Laroi, who hails from Sydney’s Waterloo, has had incredible success in the United States