Looks like Morgan will have a big role in Grand Theft Auto VI.
It’s hard to imagine an artist having a better year than Morgan Wallen had in 2025. Riding the highs of his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, the Tennessee native broke all sorts of records. In addition to dethroning Garth Brooks and becoming the highest-selling country artist of all time (4th all-genre), Wallen also scored the most-listened-to album on Apple Music globally, the #1 most-listened-to album in the U.S. on Spotify and became the second male country artist in history to be named Billboard’s Top Artist of the Year.
2026 has been yet another huge year for the “Whiskey Glasses” singer as he just wrapped up his massive Still The Problem Tour back in August with the final of 23 total stadium shows this summer in 12 cities, including the likes of Bryant-Denny Stadium, Soldier Field, U.S. Bank Stadium, Allegiant Stadium, Michigan Stadium, University of Clemson’s Memorial Stadium and Lincoln Financial Field.
Couple that with the debut of his very own radio station on SiriusXM back in April, breaking the internet by teaming up with the red-hot Ella Langley on “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” which is currently sitting inside the Top 20 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, and the release of his first solo song of the year, “Been By Now,” back in July, and you have yourself another massively successful stretch despite not releasing a ton of new music.
Now, it looks like he’s getting a bigger role in the highly anticipated video game, Grand Theft Auto VI.
In case you missed it, back on September 15th, the “Chasin’ You” singer took to his X (formerly Twitter) account, posting a picture of some animated artwork that shows the side of a well-worn pool, a ladder and two pool chairs near the edge, which his fan club account also shared. Of course, fans began speculating that he was either receiving his own radio station in the game or dropping a song for its soundtrack due to the fact that other artists such as Travis Scott, Future, Metro Boomin and more posted similar teasers.
Two days later, Wallen would confirm that he’s a part of the GTA VI soundtrack and officially released his second single of the year, “Last Thing You Need,” which debuted at #9 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
For a few weeks, it seemed as if “Last Thing You Need” was the only Wallen-related inclusion into the sixth installment of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. As it turns out, however, he’s getting a much bigger role. Confirmed by Rockstar Games (the publishers of GTA) today, the “Last Night” singer is going to be the host of the game’s only country radio station, aptly titled “Back Country Radio.”
A bit surprisingly, Wallen will also be joined by alt-pop star, Lana Del Rey, who has been teasing a country album and recently recorded a song with Zach Bryan, along with her husband, Jeremy Dufrene.
According to the description of the in-game radio station, it appears that Wallen will be going by the radio name “MW,” with Del Rey portraying “Delta Dawn” and Dufrene starring as “Mud Dog Mike” — which will air live from the in-game bayou.
As for what to expect from Grand Theft Auto VI’s country station, a preview on Rockstar Games’ website confirmed that the likes of David Allan Coe’s “Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior,” Loretta Lynn’s “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind” and Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings’ “The Conversation” will all make appearances in the game along with Wallen’s “Last Thing You Need.”
Grand Theft Auto VI releases on Thursday, November 19th.
“Last Thing You Need”
