You won't find "Remember Me" on the official Arcane Season 2 soundtrack anymore. If you search Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, the track has simply vanished from Riot Games' official playlists. The album used to have 21 tracks. Now it has 20.
Riot Games didn't pull the song because of a copyright dispute or a technical glitch. They scrubbed it because the artist behind it, David Anthony Burke—known globally as d4vd—is currently sitting in a jail cell facing first-degree murder charges in Los Angeles. When an artist is hit with a criminal investigation of this magnitude, corporate partners don't wait for a jury verdict. They erase the association as fast as humanly possible.
The gaming and music industries are dealing with the fallout of the d4vd scandal. The tracks are disappearing, the collaborations are being deleted, and fans are left sorting through the wreckage of a massive pop culture moment ruined by grim real-world horror.
The Grim Reality of the d4vd Investigation
This isn't a minor legal scuffle or a misunderstanding. The situation surrounding the 21-year-old singer is deeply disturbing.
The trouble began tracking back to late 2025, but the full severity hit the public when Burke was officially taken into custody on first-degree murder charges. The case connects to the tragic death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Investigators discovered the young girl's body inside a vehicle registered directly to Burke.
The prosecution has reportedly amassed a staggering 40 terabytes of evidence. Burke has pleaded not guilty, and his defense team is preparing for a long legal battle. Because of the sheer volume of data and evidence involved, legal experts estimate the trial could drag on for well over a year. If convicted, the singer faces a mandatory life sentence.
Why Entertainment Giants Erase Bad Actors
Corporate self-preservation dictates swift action. Riot Games isn't the only entity cutting ties with Burke, but their reaction is the most visible to the gaming community.
The Arcane Season 2 soundtrack is an absolute monster of a commercial release. The album has already cleared 1.1 billion global streams. Hit tracks like Stromae and Pomme’s “Ma Meilleure Ennemie” command over 543 million plays, while Twenty One Pilots' “The Line” has pulled in more than 249 million. Riot built a prestigious, highly curated musical identity for its Emmy-winning animated series. They can't let that billion-stream asset get dragged down by association with a capital murder case.
The purging of Burke's catalog has turned into a domino effect across the music industry:
- Epic Games quickly pulled in-game items and music tracks featuring Burke's work from Fortnite, offering automatic refunds to players.
- Universal Music Group (UMG) stepped in to assist its roster in scrubbing joint projects.
- Laufey removed her collaboration "This Is How It Feels."
- Kali Uchis deleted their track "Crashing."
- Holly Humberstone pulled "Superbloodmoon."
- Damiano David of Måneskin went so far as to completely re-record his song "Tangerine," replacing the d4vd-assisted version with a clean solo release.
The Haunting Context of the Lyrics
Fans on Reddit and TikTok noticed something chilling when they went back to analyze "Remember Me" after the arrest. The song’s lyrics, which once sounded like standard, moody teenage angst, now feel incredibly macabre given the criminal context.
Burke sings lines like: "All the times I cut so deep / All my life I couldn't breathe" and "I hope you never find someone to hold you like I held you."
Online communities are actively debating whether these lyrics were written with real-world malice or if it’s just an unfortunate coincidence. Honestly, it doesn't matter what the original intent was. The optics are terrible. No company can legally or morally profit off streams of a song filled with references to cutting and suffocating when the vocalist is accused of killing a minor.
What Happens to the Music Now
If you already bought the physical vinyl or CD release of the Arcane Season 2 soundtrack, you own a piece of weird, dark trivia. Those physical discs still have the track. Streaming platforms, however, are a different story. Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Music users noted that Riot didn't just mute the track—they completely re-uploaded modified versions of the album to ensure Burke doesn't get a single cent of streaming royalties moving forward.
Some listeners are calling for Riot to hire a new artist to record a cover version of "Remember Me." The instrumental production is excellent, and the song played an emotional role in the series. But don't count on a re-recording happening. Riot Games and animation studio Fortiche Production have already confirmed that Arcane will end with Season 2. They are moving on to develop other corners of the League of Legends cinematic universe, meaning they’d rather bury the song permanently than spend resources rescuing it.
If you are a fan trying to navigate your own playlists right now, your options are limited. Bootleg MP3s and unofficial lyric videos still linger on YouTube, uploaded by fans who downloaded the audio before the purge. But as far as official channels go, the erasure is absolute. Expect more platforms to completely block Burke’s catalog from algorithmic recommendations as the trial gets underway in Los Angeles.
