"Having a hand in the game etches you in history": How Grand Theft Auto became a musical tastemaker

GamesRadar examines the cultural role of music in Grand Theft Auto and how GTA VI trailer selections brought older songs to a new audience. Its feature points to the renewed attention for Tom Petty's Love Is a Long Road after the first trailer and for The Pointer Sisters' Hot Together after the second. The report uses streaming figures and industry comments to explore the promotional effect of pairing music with a globally anticipated game.

Those numbers are attributed to the original reporting and streaming-platform statements, rather than independently audited by The G6 Hub. The broader editorial point is that soundtrack choices can shape a game's atmosphere long before release. Trailer music, however, is not proof that every featured track appears on an in-game radio station.