Travis Scott, Rauw Alejandro and more artists start teasing GTA VI

On September 15 a group of musicians posted previously unseen GTA VI art at the same time on Instagram and X, all tagging @rockstargames. It is the first time Rockstar has let outside artists drop their own game material before the company posted an announcement.

The art changes by account, but it is clearly from the same pack. Travis Scott posted purple heels on a pole with the caption "NOW ITS TIME. MY RETURN TO GAME GOTTA COME WITH RAGE AND A LOT OF DANCING. LET'S RIDE. J… O. H…". Morgan Wallen shared a pool with lounge chairs and no caption. Future, Metro Boomin, and Yung Lean used the same sports car with a Leonida plate, the most direct hint of the eight. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso posted a yacht, Keith Richards an iguana, and Rauw Alejandro his own crop in the same style.

Update, September 17

Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album. The first six singles cover these same names:

• 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

Twenty-eight tracks are still TBA. The September 16 Spotify billboards are still not Spotify in the car.

What actually landed

All eight tagged @rockstargames. The images had not circulated. None of these names show up among the songs identified in August's leaks.

September 16: Spotify puts the art on the street

The next day, Spotify's official X account posted billboard photos with a one-emoji caption. The pieces are larger crops of the same art, now carrying the Spotify logo. Press and fan accounts placed them in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami.

That is a marketing campaign with Spotify. It is not a cameo, or proof that you can log into Spotify inside the game. Rockstar has not posted anything on Newswire about the deal.

Still unknown

The September 15 posts were teasers. On the 17th those names got album credits. There is still no radio-station list, and still no proof of Spotify in the car. The actual stations are unannounced.

Rauw Alejandro is the first direct link so far between GTA VI and a Puerto Rican urbano artist. That fits the reggaeton weight people already expected.