Love Island USA Season 3 premiered on CBS on July 7, 2021, running for 40 days before Olivia Kaiser and Korey Gandy were crowned the winning couple on August 15, 2021. This page was originally published as part of our 2023 soundtrack coverage queue, but the season itself aired in the summer of 2021 — the last Love Island USA season to air on CBS before the franchise moved to Peacock for Season 4. Host Arielle Vandenberg returned for her third consecutive season, with Matthew Hoffman once again providing the show’s voice-over narration.
Love Island is a reality dating show in which a group of “Islanders” live together in a villa (Season 3 was set on a Hawaiian island), cut off from the outside world and under constant camera surveillance, competing to stay coupled up and avoid elimination.
Quick Facts
| Show | Love Island USA, Season 3 |
| Network | CBS (streaming on Paramount+) |
| Premiere date | July 7, 2021 |
| Finale date | August 15, 2021 |
| Host | Arielle Vandenberg |
| Narrator | Matthew Hoffman |
| Setting | Hawaii |
| Season 3 winners | Olivia Kaiser & Korey Gandy ($100,000 prize) |
Season 3 Final Couples & Results
Four couples made it to the Season 3 finale on August 15, 2021, with America voting for their favorites throughout the season via the Love Island app:
- 1st place (winners): Olivia Kaiser & Korey Gandy — split the $100,000 grand prize
- 2nd place: Kyra Lizama & Will Moncada
- 3rd place: Bailey Marshall & Jeremy Hershberg
- 4th place: Alana Paolucci & Charlie Lynch
About the Love Island USA Season 3 Music
Every season of Love Island USA, including Season 3, opens with the same instantly recognizable theme song, “Love Island Theme” by A-MNEMONIC, which plays over the opening titles of each episode. Beyond the theme, the show licenses dozens of pop, hip-hop, and dance tracks per season for its dates, challenges, and villa scenes — often several new songs per episode, drawn largely from that summer’s Top 40. Unlike a film or scripted series, reality shows like this rarely release an official soundtrack album, and the specific song-to-scene pairings for a season this old are not consistently documented by any single authoritative tracker.
A note on accuracy: An earlier version of this page listed a detailed episode-by-episode tracklist that we were unable to independently verify against Tunefind’s crowd-sourced database for this specific season, or any other reliable soundtrack source. Several of the listed songs and artists — including a recurring “Tony K” songwriting credit — also turned up verbatim, word-for-word, on an unrelated a2zsoundtrack.com post covering a completely different, unrelated 2023 anime series with no plausible connection to this show. That’s a strong sign of copy-paste contamination between unrelated posts rather than a real, show-specific tracklist, so rather than keep unverifiable song credits on the page, we’ve removed that list entirely. If you’re looking for the actual episode-by-episode songs, Tunefind’s Love Island (US) Season 3 page is the most actively maintained crowd-sourced tracker and lists real needle-drops such as Sean Paul’s “Temperature,” Little Mix’s “Black Magic,” and J Balvin’s “Mi Gente” among the season’s popular songs, spread across all 29 episodes and roughly 446 tracked cues.
Where to Stream Love Island USA Season 3
All episodes of Season 3 are available to stream on Paramount+. Individual song identification for reality-TV needle-drops is best done in real time via apps like Shazam, since these shows do not typically post official companion playlists.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who hosted Love Island USA Season 3?
Arielle Vandenberg hosted Season 3, her third season as host, with Matthew Hoffman providing narration. Vandenberg hosted Seasons 1 through 3 before the show moved from CBS to Peacock; Sarah Hyland took over as host beginning with Season 4.
Is there an official Love Island USA Season 3 soundtrack album?
No. Like most seasons of the show, no official soundtrack album was released. The music consists of licensed Top 40 songs played during episodes, tracked informally by fan communities rather than an official playlist. The one consistent, verifiable piece of music across every episode is the show’s opening theme, “Love Island Theme” by A-MNEMONIC.
When did Love Island USA Season 3 air, and where was it set?
Season 3 premiered July 7, 2021, and its finale aired August 15, 2021, on CBS. Unlike Season 2, which was set in the Las Vegas desert, Season 3 moved the villa to a Hawaiian island.
Who won Love Island USA Season 3?
Olivia Kaiser and Korey Gandy won Season 3 and split the $100,000 prize. Kyra Lizama and Will Moncada finished second, followed by Bailey Marshall & Jeremy Hershberg in third and Alana Paolucci & Charlie Lynch in fourth.
Where can I watch Love Island USA Season 3 now?
All episodes are streaming on Paramount+.
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