Grand Theft Auto’s radio stations have long stood as an integral part of the series’ whole vibe—either offering time capsules of the times each game was set in (Vice City), or offering a realistic blend of classic and modernity a la Grand Theft Auto 5’s excellent music curation.
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I’ve been just a tad giddy to discover what awaits me in Grand Theft Auto 6’s car stereos when the game launches on November 19, which has me surprised that Rockstar teasing six of its upcoming stations earlier this month completely flew under my radar.
Well, now I’ve had a gander and listened to all 12 minutes of its DJs bantering and a peppering of bangers between. And I gotta say, I’m already jazzed to speed down Leonida’s highways with some of these stations at full volume.
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Rockstar’s licensed music curation rarely misses, and that very much seems to be the continuing trend with Grand Theft Auto 6. While we don’t know just how many radio stations there are in total yet—this is the first game where we’ll be able to tune in to both terrestrial music stations and podcasts, it being 2026 and all—but the six that were teased were the exact kind of flavours I’ve come to expect from the series.
There’s Latin station Cocoteo FM, classic country Back Country Radio, African channel AfroBANK FM, all-out metal hub The Chamber 106.6, pop banger central Flash FM, and hip-hop destination Dirty South Classics. I’m already 100% here for The Chamber’s setlist, being an elder emo and all, with bands like Black Sabbath, Pantera, and Slayer making their way onto Leonida’s airwaves. But I’m also jazzed to see newer blood on the scene, like Bad Bunny’s appearance on Cocoteo.
My biggest interest was in Flash FM, though. Non-Stop Pop has become such an iconic radio station for me, thanks to some excellent song choices and Cara Delevigne’s delightfully deadpan delivery. It doesn’t seem like I’m going to be disappointed, though—Alex Consani takes up the mantle as model-turned-radio-host alongside the excellent artist Robyn (of Bulletproof fame), and hearing one of my favourite songs in MGMT’s Electric Feel is all the confidence I need in Rockstar’s keen ear.
While the previews do show criminally little interactions between the hosts (it seems like Grand Theft Auto 6 is going for duos across all its stations, presumably for some easy back-and-forth banter), I’m sure there’ll still be satire in droves to come.
Here’s each radio station currently teased, along with each song present in the preview. You can check out a brief description of each station along with the audio previews over on Rockstar’s website:
Back Country Radio
- The Conversation – Hank Williams, Jr. & Waylon Jennings
- Need a Little TIme off for Bad Behaviour – David Alle Coe
- Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind) – Loretta Lynn
Cocoteo FM
- EoO – Bad Bunny
- Si Es Trucho Es Trucho (Remix) – Axel Rulay ft. Farruko & El Alfa
- Canalla – Romeo Santos & El Chaval de la Bachata
AfroBANK FM
- Joha – Asake
- Gye Wani – Pat Thomas ft. Ebo Taylor
- Shay’sana – DJ Lag & Robot Boii ft. Kamo Mphela
The Chamber 106.6
- I – Black Sabbath
- I’m Broken – Pantera
- Raining Blood – Slayer
Flash FM
- Good Ones – Charli xcx
- Electric Feel – MGMT
- Midnight Sun (Girls Trip) – Zara Larsson & PinkPantheress
Dirty South Classics
- Like a Pimp – David Banner ft. Lil’ Flip
- Who Dat – JT Money ft. Solé
- Born N Raised – DJ Khaled ft Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Pitbull
