On September 17, 2026, Rockstar and Atlantic Records announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album: 34 new, original tracks, out November 19 alongside the game, with six singles released the same day. It's a real record, on streaming services, CD and vinyl. What it isn't, as far as anyone has confirmed, is a list of what plays on the in-game radio. Those are two different things, and GTA V shows why.
What's official
- OFFICIAL Partner and date. Created with Atlantic Records; launches November 19 alongside the game; available to pre-save on major streaming services (Rockstar Newswire).
- OFFICIAL Size. 34 brand-new, original tracks (Rockstar and Atlantic, via Gematsu).
- OFFICIAL Formats. CD and vinyl. Per Gematsu, the official store has three exclusives (a limited liquid-filled vinyl, a splatter vinyl and a CD jewel case), and other vinyl colourways are sold through retailers including Blood Records, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target and Urban Outfitters. Prices weren't in the announcement coverage we read, so we're not listing any.
The six debut singles
| Artist(s) | Track |
|---|---|
| CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again.. & Etienne de Crécy | "Sexy Magic" |
| Keith Richards | "Bright Lights, Big City" |
| Morgan Wallen | "Last Thing You Need" |
| Rauw Alejandro | "Macacoa 2000" |
| Travis Scott | "RHYNO (prod. by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo)" |
| Yung Lean | "That's It (feat. Future & Metro Boomin)" |
Singles since September
Four more songs have come out ahead of the album:
| Date | Artist(s) | Track | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Cardi B | "Don't Chart" | mxdwn (Oct 12) |
| Oct 2026 | Fuerza Regida | "Suzuki" | mxdwn (Oct 12) |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Justice feat. Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | "Flower in a Hurricane," the Launch Trailer song | Variety |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Tove Lo | "Blood In Your Eyes" | GTA Wiki |
That makes ten named tracks of 34. The Tove Lo single is listed on GTA Wiki, and it's the song in Rockstar's 30-second pre-load trailer from November 10, per VGTimes. The rest of the tracklist is expected at launch, per Red Bull's soundtrack explainer (September 24).
The GTA V precedent
GTA V launched on September 17, 2013. A week later, on September 24, The Music of Grand Theft Auto V arrived as a three-volume digital album (per mxdwn's report at the time):
| Volume | What it was | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1: Original Music | New songs made for the game, from artists including Wavves and Tyler, the Creator | 18 |
| Vol. 2: The Score | The mission score, credited to Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist, Oh No and DJ Shadow | 22 |
| Vol. 3: The Soundtrack | A selection of licensed songs from the radio stations | 19 |
That split is the useful part. A GTA game's music comes from three places: licensed songs on the radio stations, an original score under the missions, and, sometimes, new songs commissioned for the game. A companion album can draw on any of them. GTA V's packaged all three separately.
GTA VI: The Album, billed as "34 brand-new, original tracks," looks like the first category only: a much larger version of GTA V's Volume 1. It is not, on the evidence so far, a radio compilation like Volume 3 or a score release like Volume 2.
What's known about the in-game radio
OFFICIAL On October 8, 2026, Rockstar updated its site with previews of six stations (reported by Gematsu, Shacknews and Gfinity):
| Station | Format | Hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoteo FM | Modern Latin: bachata, merengue, dembow, reggaeton | El Martillo and La Gata |
| Back Country Radio | Country | MW and Delta Dawne, with Mud Dog Mike reporting from an airboat |
| AfroBank FM | African music, from 20th-century classics to amapiano and 3-step | Burna and Palmsy |
| The Chamber 106.6 | Metal, from the '80s on | DJ Kerry and DJ Tom |
| Flash FM | Pop | Robyn and Alex |
| Dirty South Classics | Regional rap and hip-hop classics | Trick and Trina |
OFFICIAL Also confirmed in that update: on-demand podcasts, which Rockstar describes as a first for the series, and listening on foot through headphones connected to your character's phone, not only in vehicles.
Notice the station formats. "Classics," '80s metal, 20th-century African music: much of the radio is going to be existing, licensed catalogue, the way it has been in every GTA. That's a different pool of songs from an album of 34 new ones. Whether any album tracks also turn up on a station is something Rockstar hasn't said.
A second album: the Original Score
OFFICIAL On October 29, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, composed by Justice, the French duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. Per GamingBolt, it has 30 tracks from the game's adaptive score and comes out on December 11, 2026, three weeks after The Album, on streaming, double CD and triple vinyl, with digital bonus tracks. Two pieces are already out: the launch trailer's "Flower in a Hurricane" and "Pusher" featuring Gesaffelstein.
So there are two records: The Album (34 original songs, November 19) and the Original Score (Justice's in-game music, December 11).
Still unknown
- Whether album tracks play on the radio, in missions, or both. None of the announcement coverage we read says they appear in the game at all. Rockstar's site lets you hear album singles alongside the station previews (Gfinity), which shows they're promoted together, not that one contains the other.
- How many stations there are. Six have been previewed. Red Bull reported that Rockstar won't reveal the full list until launch. A number of other station names circulated from leaks; we're not repeating them.
- The full tracklist for the album, and for the Extended Look, whose songs Red Bull noted aren't confirmed for in-game radio either.
If you care about the music
- The singles and the station previews are out now. They're official and spoiler-free.
- If you're buying vinyl as a collector, the three exclusives are official-store only, per Gematsu.
- Our radio stations lineup lists confirmed stations only, and our soundtrack page tracks confirmed songs. Both get updated at launch, when the full list stops being a secret.
For everything else confirmed before November 19, see everything we know and the Fact Ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does GTA VI: The Album come out?
November 19, 2026, the same day as the game. Six singles were released on September 17, 2026, when the album was announced.
How many songs are on GTA VI: The Album?
34 brand-new, original tracks, per Rockstar and Atlantic Records. Ten have been released as singles so far, including Cardi B's "Don't Chart" and Justice's "Flower in a Hurricane" from the Launch Trailer.
Is GTA VI: The Album the in-game radio soundtrack?
Not as far as anyone has confirmed. It's a collection of new original songs. Rockstar previewed six in-game radio stations separately on October 8, 2026, and hasn't said whether album tracks play on them.
Is GTA VI: The Album on vinyl?
Yes. It's coming on CD and vinyl, with three exclusives on Rockstar's official store and other vinyl colourways at retailers, per Gematsu.
Can you listen to the radio on foot in GTA 6?
Yes. Rockstar confirmed on October 8, 2026 that radio and on-demand podcasts can be heard on foot through headphones connected to the character's smartphone.
Is there a GTA 6 score album?
Yes. Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, composed by Justice, comes out December 11, 2026, with 30 tracks on streaming, double CD and triple vinyl. Rockstar announced it on October 29.
Sources
- Rockstar Newswire: Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, coming November 19
- Gematsu: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album announced
- mxdwn: Cardi B and Fuerza Regida share two songs from GTA VI: The Album (Oct 12, 2026)
- Variety: GTA VI trailer confirms Justice, new song with SZA and Tame Impala (Oct 15, 2026)
- GTA Wiki: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album
- NBC Boston: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album original tracks
- MusicTech: GTA VI soundtrack revealed
- Red Bull: GTA 6 soundtrack, songs and radio
- mxdwn: The Music of Grand Theft Auto V three-volume digital album released
- Gematsu: Grand Theft Auto VI previews six in-game radio stations
- Shacknews: GTA 6 radio stations
- Gfinity: GTA 6 radio stations, hosts and on-demand podcasts revealed by Rockstar
- Rockstar Newswire: Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice
- GamingBolt: GTA 6 Original Score launches December 11 with 30 tracks (October 29, 2026)