Know My Name Leads the Worlds Music Campaign

Riot Games has chosen Know My Name as the music centerpiece for Worlds 2026 and is bringing True Damage back to deliver it. The September 30 announcement sets two different appearances for the virtual act: a digital launch before competitive play and a presentation at the championship’s closing venue. The song and accompanying video are due October 8 at 6 PM PDT, giving the campaign a fixed starting point before the play-in opens in Los Angeles.

The first showing will take place through the League of Legends YouTube channel, with the audio also distributed through major streaming services. Riot calls Know My Name the 13th song in the annual Worlds anthem sequence. It is also the first entry in that series assigned to a Riot-created virtual artist. Those are historical labels for the release, not a description of its genre, lyrics or reception, which cannot be established before the audience hears the finished work.

One announcement covers two different stages

October 8 belongs to the recorded release. Competitive action follows on October 15, when the play-in starts in Los Angeles. True Damage then return to the event schedule on November 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the group is booked for the final’s opening ceremony. Treating those moments separately prevents three distinct milestones from being compressed into one vague launch date.

Riot has supplied the group identity but not every production credit. Akali, Ekko, Qiyana, Senna and Yasuo form the five-character True Damage roster named in the announcement. No real-world singer is added here because none is identified in the reviewed material. The same evidence boundary applies to stage guests, choreography and the length of the Brooklyn appearance. A confirmed booking establishes that a performance will occur, not how its presentation will be constructed.

The video looks backward before play begins

The announced narrative centers on Faker’s path toward T1 winning Worlds three times in succession. That subject turns the video into a retrospective element of the 2026 campaign. It does not award T1 any result in the new championship. Once the play-in begins, every competitive claim must come from matches rather than from the story used in the tournament’s music package.

Know My Name follows 12 earlier Worlds anthems. Numbering it 13th places the release in an established annual line, while the virtual-artist distinction marks a separate change in who is credited with the performance. These facts can coexist without assuming that the new entry copies or replaces the creative approach of any predecessor. Riot has confirmed position and performer type, not an artistic comparison.

The distribution plan contains one precise channel and one broad category. The League of Legends YouTube page is the announced destination for the video premiere. Major streaming platforms will carry the track, but the statement does not enumerate every service or promise that each region will see an identical listing at the same moment. Readers can use the 6 PM PDT time for the premiere and check their preferred service when the release goes live.

A five-character roster also does not provide license to fill in real-world credits from past projects. Akali, Ekko, Qiyana, Senna and Yasuo are fictional members of True Damage, and they are the only lineup relevant to this announcement. Any human performers, producers or additional collaborators require their own confirmation. Leaving those names open preserves the difference between Riot’s revealed concept and information that may arrive with the song.

The November booking extends the campaign beyond the initial upload. Barclays Center hosts the final, and True Damage are scheduled within its opening ceremony. That language supports a live presentation at the venue but nothing more detailed about costumes, visual effects or duration. Such details may become visible on the broadcast, yet they are not advance facts available from the announcement.

The result is a simple three-point sequence: release, tournament start and final performance. It allows fans to know when new material becomes available without confusing promotion with competition. The anthem can celebrate prior achievements and frame Worlds 2026, while the teams still have to determine the championship through play.

• October 8 at 6 PM PDT: Know My Name and its video receive their first public release.
• October 15: the competitive schedule starts with the Los Angeles play-in.
• November 14: the virtual group returns for the opening ceremony in Brooklyn.

Know My Name now has a defined role on both ends of the Worlds 2026 calendar: an October 8 digital debut and a November 14 ceremony appearance, with competition starting between them on October 15. Details beyond Riot’s stated cast, schedule and video subject still await confirmation.