Musician Turns Down Rockstar's Lowball $7500 Offer for GTA 6 Track
We still don't know what the soundtrack for GTA 6 will be, but we do know which song will definitely not appear in the game. Recently, the frontman of the British pop group Heaven 17, Martyn Ware, revealed that Rockstar tried to acquire the rights to the song Temptation, but the amount offered was so low that the vocalist refused.
Specifically, the developers wanted to buy the rights for $7500 without any additional payments. Ware felt that an offer from such a wealthy company should be more generous.
I was recently contacted by my publishers on behalf of Rockstar Games re the possibility of using Temptation on the new Grand Theft Auto 6.
Naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way, I scrolled to the bottom of the email re the offer…
IT WAS $7500 — for a buyout of any future royalties from the game — forever…
To put this in context, Grand Theft Auto 6 grossed, wait for it…
$8.6 BILLION
Ah, but think of the exposure…
Go fuck yourself
Many users criticized the musician, as the appearance of his song in the game would have brought huge money on YouTube and Spotify. Others supported the frontman and his willingness to stand up for his principles.
The release of GTA 6 will take place in the fall of 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Earlier, there was a rumor that the game would be postponed to 2026.
