Music in GTA V

In Grand Theft Auto V, instead of just having radio stations, many missions are scored, with specific music tracks played at specific moments in order to build atmosphere and tension. However, radio stations continue to exist.

We though could do something interesting if we scored missions in GTA. Obviously we didn't want to lose radio stations, so we thought we'd do both. Exactly how we're going to balance between the two we're not entirely sure yet – we're still trying to figure that out. But we have some very cool people doing the score, different people, who will work in the same stem-based system that we used in the other games".

Dan Houser in The Guardian

Radio Stations

Logo Radio Station Format(s) DJ(s)
Blaine County Talk Radio Blaine County Talk Radio Talk radio Unknown
Channel X Channel X Punk rock
Hardcore rock
Keith Morris
East Los FM East Los FM Latin American music Don Cheto
Camilo Lara
FlyLo FM FlyLo FM Electronica
IDM
Alternative hip-hop
Flying Lotus
Los Santos Rock Radio Los Santos Rock Radio Classic rock
Pop/rock
Kenny Loggins
Non Stop Pop FM Non Stop Pop FM Pop
Dance-pop
House
Cara Delevingne
Radio Los Santos Radio Los Santos Contemporary hip-hop
Rap
Big Boy
Radio Mirror Park Radio Mirror Park Indietronica
Chillwave
Twin Shadow
Rebel Radio Rebel Radio Outlaw country Jesco White
Soulwax FM Soulwax FM Dance-punk
Fidget house
Soulwax
Space 103.2 Space 103.2 Funk
R&B
Disco
Bootsy Collins
The Blue Ark The Blue Ark Reggae
Dub
Dancehall
Lee "Scratch" Perry
The Low Down 91.1 The Low Down 91.1 1970s soul
Funk
Mama G
Vinewood Boulevard Radio Vinewood Boulevard Radio Alternative rock
Garage rock
Punk rock
Nate
Steve
WCTR 95.6 WCTR 95.6 Talk radio Lazlow
Michelle
West Coast Classics West Coast Classics Classic hip-hop
Gangsta rap
DJ Pooh
Worldwide FM Worldwide FM Electronica
Worldbeat
Funk
Gilles Peterson

In-universe bands

Logos of the new bands appearing in GTA V.

The band Love Fist from the GTA III Era make a return. One Strangers and Freaks mission has Trevor Philips betting up the bassist Willie to get a "souvenir" for Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill, an eccentric, elderly English couple who collect celebrities' personal items. On the reality talent show Fame or Shame, contestant William Angio sings a power ballad from Jezz Torrent's solo career. Several new bands are also mentioned in GTA V, including Barbeque Spaceflight, Sorry Commode, Softly Softly Catchy Monkey, Anguished Cornhole, and Fatal Incursion; however, none of these bands make a physical appearance within in the game nor do any of their songs appear on the game's soundtrack.

Nightride FM

In early 2012, Kavinsky revealed that he was going to be the host of a radio station in GTA V called Nightride FM. However, there have been no news about that station whatsoever since then.

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