Machine Gun Kelly to curate WWE 2K22 soundtrack

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Famous music producer Machine Gun Kelly will be producing the soundtrack for WWE 2K22

Recently it was announced by 2K that they will be partnering with Machine Gun Kelly. The artist will be curating WWE 2K22’s tracklist, and he will also appear in the game as a playable character.

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Machine Gun Kelly is curating WWE 2K22 soundtrack (Bleeding Cool)

Famous Digital song producer Jonathan Rizk took to Twitter and informed this news fans.

MGK will be curating the #WWE 2k soundtrack and will be a playable character in a future DLC

Kelly will be taking the role of executive soundtrack producer and will choose which songs make the cut into the game’s official soundtrack. The official tracklist for the game has also been released recently ahead of its official game release on March 11, 2022. Here is the list. (H/t comingsoon.net)

  • Machine Gun Kelly – “Concert for Aliens;”
  • Machine Gun Kelly ft. YUNGBLUD & Bert McCracken – “Body Bag;”
  • Wu-Tang Clan – “Protect Ya Neck;”
  • Motorhead – “Iron Fist;”
  • Poppy – “Say Cheese” (Live NXT version);
  • Royal Blood – “Typhoons;”
  • Bring Me The Horizon – “Happy Song;”
  • The Weeknd – “Heartless;”
  • Turnstile – “I Don’t Wanna Be Blind;.”
  • Asking Alexandria – “The Final Episode (Let’s Change the Channel);”
  • KennyHoopla – “Hollywood Sucks.”

WWE 2K releases statement following Machine Gun Kelly’s inclusion 

Machine Gun Kelly has been an integral part of the WWE family for more than a decade, and he has also given some fantastic performances at WrestleMania. In addition, Kelly has soundtracked premium live events of WWE with his music and has also appeared in storylines on WWE programming over the years.

The statement also confirmed that MGK will be included in the actual game in the form of a playable character, and he will be added via a post-launch DLC pack.

The released statement:

“Machine Gun Kelly has been an integral part of the WWE family for more than a decade including performances at WrestleMania and Tribute to the Troops, soundtracking our premium live events with his music, and making frequent storyline appearances on WWE programming over the years,” said Senior Vice President and General Manager at WWE Music Group Neil Lawi. “He has curated a unique soundtrack for WWE 2K22 that includes not only his own music but a diverse array of artists from The Weeknd to KennyHoopla. The 12-track soundtrack is the perfect complement to this edition’s enhanced gameplay.”

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