Quick verdict: Two tracks are confirmed — Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road" (Trailer 1) and Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" (Trailer 2) — and a V-Rock shirt in Trailer 2 hints the legendary 2002 Vice City stations return. Everything below that line is a labeled wishlist.
Key facts: Rockstar licenses real music — GTA 5 shipped with 200+ tracks across ~17 stations. Here are the confirmed tracks, the hints, and the 10 stations Leonida deserves.
Quick Facts — Soundtrack Status
The Confirmed Tracks — What They Tell Us
| Item | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Trailer 1 track | Confirmed | Tom Petty — "Love Is a Long Road" |
| Trailer 2 track | Confirmed | Phil Collins — "In the Air Tonight" |
| V-Rock shirt (Trailer 2) | Confirmed visual | hint of classic station return |
| Full soundtrack list | ❌ Not released | no official tracklist yet |
| Station list | ❌ Not released | wishlist below, labeled |
- "Love Is a Long Road" — road-trip Americana. Trailer 1's choice promised the open-road fantasy: two people, one car, endless highway. It also told us the licensed-music budget is real.
- "In the Air Tonight" — cinematic stakes. Trailer 2's drum-drop moment announced the story's weight. Phil Collins was also a Vice City (2002) era icon — the selection feels like a deliberate bridge to the classic.
Together they signal a soundtrack built from the road-trip Americana of GTA 5 and the pop-sheen of Vice City's 2002 legacy. (More trailer context in our breakdown.)
The V-Rock Shirt: The Strongest Hint
A background character in Trailer 2 wears a V-Rock shirt. V-Rock was Vice City (2002)'s metal/rock station — one of gaming's most beloved fake radio brands. This isn't confirmation, but it is the clearest signal yet that classic stations are on the table for the 2026 version.
10 Radio Stations We Want (Labeled Wishlist)
- V-Rock (rock/metal) — the shirt demands it. Return of the legend.
- Flash FM (pop) — Vice City's signature pop station, 2026'd.
- Emotion 98.3 (ballads) — the meme potential is historic.
- Wave 103 (new wave) — the 80s sound, remastered.
- Fever 105 (funk/disco) — a party station for Vice Beach.
- Radio Espantoso (Latin) — Leonida's Cuban-American soul.
- Wildstyle (hip-hop) — Vice City's answer to GTA 5's modern hip-hop slate.
- A country station — Kelly County and Red Hill need a honky-tonk home.
- A reggae/keys station — Gator Keys energy, literal island vibes.
- A talk-radio station — K-Chat-style satire is non-negotiable for a Rockstar game.
How Rockstar Builds a Soundtrack
GTA 5 shipped with ~17 stations and 200+ licensed tracks — and that's the pattern. Expect GTA 6's list to be bigger, with: famous guest DJs (GTA 5 used Cara Delevingne, Bootsy Collins, and more), era-spanning curation, and stations that evolve with the story.
Trailer-track caveat: songs used in trailers are not always in the final game. The Petty and Collins tracks are real licensing placements in the trailers — whether they're drivable radio staples comes later.
FAQ
What songs are in the GTA 6 trailers?
Confirmed: Tom Petty — "Love Is a Long Road" (Trailer 1) and Phil Collins — "In the Air Tonight" (Trailer 2).
Does GTA 6 have radio stations?
Almost certainly — every 3D-era GTA has. But no official station list exists yet. Our 10-station wishlist is labeled prediction.
Is V-Rock coming back in GTA 6?
Hinted, not confirmed. A V-Rock shirt appears in Trailer 2 — the strongest evidence yet that classic stations return.
When does the full GTA 6 soundtrack release?
No official date. Tracklists typically surface close to launch or at launch. We'll update this post the moment anything is official.
Related Reading
- GTA 6 Trailer Breakdown — the music moments, frame by frame
- GTA 6: Release Date, News & Everything We Know — the master hub
- GTA 6 Map Guide — the regions these stations would soundtrack
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