Trailer 1 music (December 2023)
The first trailer used "Love Is a Long Road" by Tom Petty, released in 1989 on the album "Full Moon Fever." The song saw a roughly 37,000% spike in Spotify streams after the trailer dropped. It was a good fit for the trailer's tone -- a driving rock track paired with shots of Vice City at sunset, highway cruising, and the first look at Lucia.
Trailer 2 music (May 2025)
The second trailer had a deeper soundtrack with multiple tracks spanning different genres:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
"Hot Together" by the Pointer Sisters | The lead track. An 80s R&B/dance song that saw a 182,000% increase on Spotify. The biggest streaming spike of any song featured in GTA VI marketing so far. |
"Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson | A 1978 soft rock track. Used in a mellow driving sequence. |
"Child Support" by Zenglen | A Haitian konpa track that reflects Vice City's Little Haiti neighborhood and Caribbean influences. |
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung | A 1986 synth-pop hit. Used during nightlife footage. |
"Talkin' to Myself Again" by Tammy Wynette | Country music. Fits the rural Leonida setting outside Vice City. |
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by The Arrows | The original 1975 version, not Joan Jett's 1981 cover. A deliberate deep cut. |
The genre spread across these tracks -- R&B, soft rock, konpa, synth-pop, country, classic rock -- gives a sense of how wide the radio station selection will be.
Radio stations
V-Rock is the only confirmed returning radio station so far. The name was spotted on a shirt Jason wears in one scene. V-Rock originally appeared in GTA Vice City as a heavy metal and rock station. Whether it keeps the same format or updates to modern rock is unknown.
DJ Khaled has been rumored to host his own radio station in the game. He is a Miami native and fixture of the city's music scene, which would make him a natural fit. But this has not been confirmed by Rockstar.
GTA V shipped with 17 radio stations plus two talk radio stations. GTA VI is expected to match or exceed that number given the larger map and the range of musical genres already represented in the trailers.
In-game social media
The trailers showed several fictional social media and app parodies built into the in-game phone:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
A TikTok parody | short-form vertical video app used by NPCs |
rydeme.app | An Uber/Lyft parody, likely usable for ride-hailing |
what-up.app -- A WhatsApp parody for messaging | -- |
buckme.app | An OnlyFans/Patreon parody, a creator platform |
The Real Dimez duo is described as having a "relentless social media presence," which suggests these platforms are not just background detail. Social media likely plays an active role in missions, character interactions, and world-building. GTA V's Lifeinvader was mainly a joke. GTA VI seems to be taking it further.
Music as world-building
The soundtrack choices so far lean hard into the Florida identity. Haitian konpa for Little Haiti. Country for the rural outskirts. R&B and dance music for the Vice City nightclub scene. Rock for the open highway. Rockstar has always treated its radio stations as world-building tools -- they are not just background noise, they establish the culture and personality of each area. Given how diverse the Leonida map is, the station list will need to cover a wide range of tastes and regional identities.