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BRING ME THE HORIZON’s OLI SYKES And SPIRITBOX’s COURTNEY LAPLANTE Join GRABBITZ For Valorant Champions Anthem 2026
Riot Games has named Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon, Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox and electronic artist Grabbitz as the performers behind the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour anthem. Their song, “If The Sun Burns Out Tonight”, is intended to soundtrack Valorant’s flagship competitive event, bringing prominent heavy-music vocalists into the game’s established music partnership programme.
Written and produced by Grabbitz, the track will be released globally on streaming platforms this autumn, with a behind-the-scenes promotional trailer already available. It is Grabbitz’s fourth Valorant collaboration; his previous three tracks, including “Die For You”, “Fire Again” and “Ticking Away”, have amassed more than 350 million streams. Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 is scheduled to run from 24 September to 18 October.
In short
- Sykes, LaPlante and Grabbitz will perform Valorant’s 2026 Champions anthem.
- The song will be released globally this autumn.
- Champions Shanghai runs from 24 September to 18 October.
Explained simply
Valorant is a tactical multiplayer game made by Riot Games, which also runs the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), its professional competition. The tour’s annual Champions event brings together leading teams to compete for the world title, and Riot releases a musical anthem to accompany it.
Grabbitz is an electronic artist who has worked with Riot on three previous Valorant tracks, while Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante are the singers for Bring Me The Horizon and Spiritbox. Their involvement connects the game’s music programme with prominent heavy-music performers. The anthem is part of how Riot builds a musical identity around its esports events and reaches audiences beyond the game.