Trailers · August 9, 2025 · 5 min read
The Sound of a Leonida Summer
Radio stations, nightclub bass, and the songs that will soundtrack the trailer era.
At a glance
- Trailer 1 song
- Love Is a Long Road — Tom Petty
- Trailer 2 song
- Hot Together — The Pointer Sisters
- Radio station list
- Not announced
GTA's radio is half the fantasy. VI's trailers already suggest a playlist that blends Latin rhythms, trap, pop nostalgia, and humid ambient night.
Expect stations that feel regionally specific — tourist pop for the beach strip, underground cuts for the warehouses, talk radio for the absurdity.
Music licensing will shape cultural memory as much as any mission. The right needle-drop turns a chase into a meme.
Until the full station list drops, we are collecting every trailer cue and fan remix that captures that Leonida pulse.
The two official trailer cues
Trailer 1 uses Tom Petty's Love Is a Long Road, connecting the reveal to a Florida-born artist and to Jason and Lucia's volatile partnership. Trailer 2 uses The Pointer Sisters' Hot Together, leaning into romance, heat, and period pop texture.
Music inside the story
Only Raw Records, Boobie Ike, Dre'Quan Priest, Real Dimez, and DWNPLY make music part of the narrative economy rather than only a radio soundtrack.
Station names, hosts, track counts, streaming integrations, and custom-radio support remain unannounced.
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