Forza Horizon 6 Brings Its Biggest Soundtrack Ever With BABYMETAL, Linkin Park, and Nine Stations at May 19 Launch

May 4, 2026 at 12:15pm EDT
Several cars race down a rural road in 'Forza Horizon 6', showcasing vibrant autumn scenery and dynamic motion.

Today, Playground Games confirmed several key Forza Horizon 6 details ahead of the game's May 19 launch.

First and foremost, the game is now gold, and preloading is available on Xbox Series S and X and PC via the Xbox app, with Steam preloading coming soon. You'll have to make a lot of space in your storage drive, though:

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Playground also shared that there will be two graphics modes to pick from on Xbox Series S and X. The former console will allow 1440p at 30 frames per second or 1080p at 60 frames per second, while the latter enables native 4K at 30 frames per second and dynamic 4K at 60 frames per second.

Forza Horizon 6 features nine radio stations that will broadcast the largest soundtrack the series has ever had. The stations are: Horizon Bass Arena, Horizon XS, Horizon Pulse, Horizon Block Party, Hospital Records, Gacha City Radio, Sub Pop Records, Horizon Wave, and Horizon Opus. The first two stations have already had their tracks listed and can be listened to via Spotify:

Horizon Bass Arena

ArtistTrack
FeiertagEmbers
HaywyreChromatically
NinajirachiInfohazard
RuskoRubix Cube
Daniel AllanCan It Be Easy (feat. Lyrah)
LindstrømCirkl
ALIGNWalls (feat. ellie d.)
Confidence ManI CAN'T LOSE YOU
Dom Dolla, DayaDreamin (Eli Brown Remix)
GreyIDK
Milk TalkSayonara Alpinist (Macroxx 82-99 Remix)
Pretty GirlRewind
SubtronicsFriends (feat. Linney)
Camden Cox, Punctual, Shift K3YSurround Me
FISHERStay
GryffinSpin Me Slowly (feat. Julia Church)
it's murph, Emi GraceStone Cold Eyes
PunctualEden (feat. Hannah Boleyn)
TEEDThe Echo
TouristOutside
Calvin Harris, Clementine DouglasBlessings (Odd Mob Remix)
Anna LunoeDeep Blue Sea (Bryson Hill Remix)
ISOxohow2fly
SnakehipsPipe Down (feat. DijahSB)
Marshall Jefferson, Bart SkilsSweet Harmony
DLG., Yung BaeOn The Dash
UrbandawnYuki Touge

Horizon XS

ArtistTrack
A Day To RememberBad Blood
BABYMETALー白炎ー (White Flame)
Sleep TheoryIII
Rise AgainstI Want It All
Biffy ClyroFriendshipping
Coheed and CambriaSearching for Tomorrow
Linkin ParkUp From The Bottom
PassCodeRay
Poppynew way out
SnõõperWorldwide
SpiritboxKeep Sweet
TurnstileSOLE
BABYMETALGimme Chocolate!!
Spiritual CrampGo Back Home
Ecca VandalVERTICAL WORLDS
BAND-MAIDWhat is justice?
Coach PartyDisco Dream
GOKUMON(UchikubiGokumonDoukoukai)hatarakitakunai
Pendulum, AWOLNATIONGuiding Lights
South ArcadeDrive Myself Home
Teen MortgageDisappear
BearingsComfort Company
Death LensPower
ONE OK ROCKDystopia (Japanese Version)
Witch PostThe Wolf

For more info about Forza Horizon 6, head to our roundup article.

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