GAMING'S NEW "STAR": LIL NAS X

We all know Lil Nas X is a player. Riot Games not only recognizes that, it's crowned him president of League of Legends.

He starts his reign 9/29 with a performance at the 2022 League World Championship opening ceremony in Mexico City, which comes a week after the 9/23 debut of his new song, “STAR WALKIN’” (Columbia). The World Final will be held 11/4 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Moreover, Lil Nas X and Riot Games will release a cosmetic honoring League champion K’Sante the Pride of Nazumah; LNX's Prestige Empyrean K'Sante skin will be issued worldwide 11/3 but remain unlockable until 11/14. The League's first artist-co-designed in-game collaboration, it will not be available for direct purchase but earnable through playing League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics during the Worlds event.

“I felt like it was time for me to try something new,” Lil Nas X said. “I’ve left my mark on pop culture in so many ways, and now it’s time to take on the world of gaming. I will be the greatest president of League of Legends of all time. Also, I’m going to make the best Worlds anthem of all time and put on the biggest, coolest, sexiest Worlds in the history of all Worlds.”

“Lil Nas X is the most electrifying name in music, so when he showed up at our headquarters and told us that he wanted to be president of the League and join us throughout Worlds, we of course said ‘yes,'" said Naz Aletaha, global head of league esports for Riot Games. “We’ve all been blown away by his vision, passion and undeniable style, and we can’t wait to see what he brings to the Worlds stage in San Francisco this November.”