Rockstar Newswire published Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19 on September 17, 2026, with the deck “Featuring 34 New Tracks: Listen to the First Six Singles, Available Today.” Full Newswire rendered for this article.
Official post: Newswire: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album. Storefront named in the Newswire: gtavi-thealbum.com.
Two music products (not a date conflict)
Rockstar sells two different commercial music projects:
| Product | Newswire | Street date (official) | Size (official) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album | Sep 17, 2026 (this post) | November 19 (with the game) | 34 original tracks; Atlantic Records partnership |
| Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice | Oct 29, 2026 | December 11 | 30 tracks (incl. digital bonus tracks); Justice (Gaspard Augé & Xavier de Rosnay) |
Deep dive on the score album: Original Score by Justice. Radio announcement that also points at The Album: radio stations news.
Do not merge “The Album” and “Original Score” into one release date. The December 11 line in the Justice Newswire is not a correction of this November 19 soundtrack date.
What The Album is
Rockstar:
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the upcoming official soundtrack album created in partnership with Atlantic Records and launching November 19 alongside Grand Theft Auto VI, is available to pre-save on all major music streaming services, with limited-edition vinyl and CD sets also available to pre-order.
With 34 original tracks that capture the electric energy of Grand Theft Auto VI’s world of Vice City and Leonida, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album features a genre-defying roster of the most exciting artists in the world.
Setting context: map, Vice City.
First six singles named (September 17)
Rockstar lists these as available that day across major streaming services:
- Yung Lean: That’s It (feat. Future & Metro Boomin)
- Travis Scott: RHYNO (prod. by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo)
- CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again.. & Etienne de Crécy: Sexy Magic
- Morgan Wallen: Last Thing You Need
- Rauw Alejandro: Macacoa 2000
- Keith Richards: Bright Lights, Big City
We do not invent the other 28 titles. Wait for an official full tracklist.
Physical editions (Newswire)
Rockstar: vinyl and CD at launch, including three exclusives only available at gtavi-thealbum.com: a limited-edition liquid-filled vinyl, a splatter-edition vinyl, and a CD jewel case. Additional exclusive vinyl colorways with unique art at Blood Records, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Urban Outfitters, and indie retailers.
Cross-links from later Newswires
- Launch Trailer Newswire (Oct 15): “Flower in a Hurricane” (Justice feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard) is also available on The Album, while Justice remain composers of the original score: see launch trailer and score.
- Radio Newswire (Oct 8): pre-save The Album / pre-order vinyl & CD; score and radio details teased separately.
Game launch reminder
Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (release). The Album’s November 19 street date is the soundtrack album, not a second game SKU.
Credits
Hero art: © Rockstar Games, Newswire URL above.
Leonida Playbook is an unofficial fan site, not affiliated with Rockstar Games, Take-Two, or Atlantic Records.
Pre-save vs game pre-load
Pre-saving The Album on a music service is unrelated to the console game pre-load that begins November 10 (preload). One is a music-storefront hold; the other downloads the game package (up to 212 GB per Rockstar). Mixing those clocks confuses readers: keep music street dates on this page and install clocks on the preload/release hubs.
Why the Justice article mentioned December 11
Our Original Score by Justice piece quotes the October 29 Newswire deck “Album Coming December 11.” That deck refers to the score album, not to The Album announced here for November 19. Both Newswires remain valid. If a storefront later prints a different street date, we will update from a primary page: we will not silently overwrite November 19 with December 11 or the reverse.