Post Malone performed with Morgan Wallen and HARDY at the CMA Awards a few weeks ago (11/8). After that, everyone speculated that the artist would be doing a country album soon.
Post Malone has just confirmed that, indeed, he will be doing a country record. He mentioned it during a live stream chat with fans on his Twitch channel while he was playing Apex Legends. When asked about getting into the country genre, he said, “Country record is coming. I keep singing a song that we made while I was in Nashville. It’s so f——- sick, but it’s not out.”
Malone added that he is currently working on two albums but did not say if they were both country. He did say, “We made such sick music down in Nashville. It was so much fun.” Post Malone is a hip-hop artist, but he’s also recorded with rock artists and done a number of rock covers.
Speculation about his country album started after photos of himself with HARDY and Morgan Wallen in the studio began showing up on social media. After that the three performed a tribute to 1990s country star Joe Diffie at the CMAs. The performance saw Wallen and HARDY sing “John Deere Greene,” before Post Malone joined them for “Pickup Man.”
Posty said on Twitch of that performance and HARDY, “Hardy is amazing. He is such a sweetheart. I had the most fun time ever.”
Backstage after the performance, HARDY told us, “We have gotten a hold of all of Joe Diffie’s tapes from the ’90s, the actual session themselves, and we have basically done what we have done with Hixtape, and we’ve taken some of Joe’s vocals out and all that, and we’ve added some of the biggest singers in country music to help him sing some of his biggest hits, and you saw two of those tonight.”
Post Malone: 5 Essential Songs
Post Malone has released four studio albums thus far in his music career. In 2015, his debut had the breakout hit “White Iverson.” The track is named after the iconic NBA star Allen Iverson, and the popularity of the song helped the rapper get a record deal with Republic Records. He later followed up the momentum of that single with his debut studio album Stoney. On Stoney, he also had a standout single titled “Congratulations” featuring Migos rapper Quavo.
Posty followed Stoney with his second studio album Beerbongs & Bentleys in 2018, Hollywood’s Bleeding in (2019), and Twelve Carat Toothache, which dropped last year.
As for other accomplishments, in June, Post Malone received the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner in his home state.
Post Malone fans will soon have another project to enjoy. The rapper will be releasing his fifth studio album titled Austin on July 28.
“It’s been some of the funnest music, some of the most challenging and rewarding music for me, at least — trying to really push myself and really do some cool stuff,” he told fans on Instagram of Austin.
He continued: “I played guitar on every song on the record, and it was a really, really fun experience, and I’m super, super excited to share it with you.”
He has since released “Chemical” and “Mourning” which he dropped on May 19. He added that the album will also be accompanied by a tour titled If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying Tour.
“I love y’all so very much, and I’m so excited to get out and do some more shows for y’all, help me put a baby through college, and come on out some cool new production, new songs, and a very very handsome man up on stage,” the rapper told his followers on Twitter.
The tour is set to kick off on July 8 in Indiana. Before you go to to the show, take a look at five Post Malone songs that everyone should know:
"White Iverson," 'Stoney' (2016)
“White Iverson” was Post Malone’s breakout hit. In an interview with XXL, he said that he did not know that the song was going to be so successful. “When I wrote it, I didn’t know that people [were] gonna f— with it as much as I did. I didn’t plan on releasing it any time soon either, but it leaked somewhere and we just said ‘f— it’ and recorded it.” The song is from the rapper’s debut album Stoney.
"Rockstar" ft. 21 Savage, 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' (2018)
In “Rockstar” raps about living a fast life and name-drops rock artists such as Bon Scott (lead vocalist of AC/DC) and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of The Doors). 21 Savage is the featured artist on the track. Fellow rapper Joey Bada$$ co-wrote the song with Post Malone. “Rockstar” was nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
"Better Now," 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' (2018)
Post Malone raps about getting over an ex in “Better Now.” Which was odd, as the rapper is known to be private about his love life. The record peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is found on the rapper’s second studio album Beerbongs & Bentleys which was released in 2018. “Better Now” was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
"Circles" 'Hollywood's Bleeding' (2019)
“Circles” was a standout record from the rapper’s third studio album Hollywood’s Bleeding which was released in 2019. The song was nominated for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Hollywood’s Bleeding was nominated for Album Of The Year at the Grammys that year.
"Sunflower" Post Malone and Swae Lee 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' (2018)
“Sunflower” is from the soundtrack of the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which also features rapper Swae Lee. The track is emotional yet uplifting, something that Posty conveys well throughout his discography. “Sunflower” is the first from a soundtrack to hit number one on the Billboard charts and is 18-times platinum by the RIAA. The song was nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s.
Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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