GTA VI's music comes in three parts: the radio, The Album and Justice's score

GTA VI's music comes in three parts: the in-game radio, an album of new songs, and an original score from Justice. Rockstar has put all three on one page of its site, where you can listen to some of it now.

The radio: in the game, November 19

Rockstar says GTA VI has "the biggest and widest-ranging selection of in-game radio and podcasts yet," with stations "from Classic Rock to Talk Radio."

Six were previewed on October 8, Game Informer reported:

Cocoteo FM: modern Latin, bachata to reggaeton.
Back Country Radio: country.
AfroBank FM: African classics, amapiano and 3-step.
The Chamber: metal from the 1980s on.
Flash FM: pop, from what Rockstar calls "the Vice City institution".
Dirty South Classics: regional rap and hip-hop.

Rockstar names each station's hosts by first name only, such as Burna and Palmsy on AfroBank FM. Who's behind the names hasn't been officially confirmed, so we aren't guessing. Classic rock and talk radio aren't among the six, so there are more stations to come on launch day.

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The Album: November 19

Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album comes out the same day as the game, through Atlantic Records. Rockstar says it has 34 original tracks.

Nine singles are out. Among them are Travis Scott's "RHYNO", produced by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Keith Richards' "Bright Lights, Big City", Morgan Wallen's "Last Thing You Need" and Cardi B's "Don't Chart". It comes on streaming, CD and several vinyl editions.

The Original Score: December 11

Justice, the French duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, wrote the score. Rockstar says it's "dynamically tuned" to how you play, so the music changes with what you're doing.

The album version has 30 tracks plus digital bonus tracks, about three hours in all, from Because Music, Ed Banger and Rockstar. It arrives about three weeks after the game. "The scope of the game is so large geographically and thematically that it was clear from the beginning the music would also have to be very broad," de Rosnay said.

The song that crosses over

"Flower in a Hurricane", Justice's track with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, debuted in the Launch Trailer on October 15. Rockstar lists it under both The Album and the score, so it's the one song you'll find everywhere.

Where to start

If you want to hear the game before it unlocks, the radio previews are the closest thing to it. Rockstar's music page has a preview of each of the six stations, plus the nine album singles and the two score singles.