Post Malone

Post Malone, a diamond-certified American artist, connects rap with the broader pop landscape. Within five years of entering the scene, he advanced from an underground curiosity to a recognized star, building a run of Top Ten singles through a hybrid approach that blended his distinctive singing style, introspective writing, and beats shaped by both Tim McGraw and Kanye West. Following the 2015 release of his quintuple-platinum track “White Iverson” on his debut album Stoney, he rose swiftly through the pop ranks in the late 2010s via multi-platinum successes such as the chart-topping “Rockstar” with 21 Savage and “Psycho” with Ty Dolla $ign on the Grammy-nominated 2018 album Beerbongs & Bentleys, plus “Sunflower” with Swae Lee—one of the RIAA’s highest-certified singles—from the more pop-oriented 2019 project Hollywood’s Bleeding. After stepping back for the introspective Twelve Carat Toothache in 2022, he leaned further into guitar-driven pop on 2023’s Austin. In 2024 he pivoted once more, exploring country on his sixth album, F-1 Trillion, which topped both the Billboard 200 and the country chart while earning Grammy nominations.

Raised in Dallas, Austin Post absorbed a broad spectrum of sounds early on and initially intended to form a band after discovering Guitar Hero. A copy of Terror Squad’s “Lean Back” from his father prompted him instead to pursue rapping. He connected with the local Dallas collective the IRAS before relocating to Los Angeles. There he adopted braids and created the phrase “White Iverson”; the song he posted in early 2015 accumulated a million views inside a month, leading to a Republic Records deal later that year.

In 2016 he issued the single “Go Flex” and the mixtape August 26th. His proper studio debut, Stoney, arrived months afterward and included appearances from Justin Bieber, Migos’ Quavo, and Kehlani; it reached number four on the Billboard 200 and later received multi-platinum status. Building on that foundation, Post delivered the number-one singles “Rockstar” with 21 Savage and “Psycho” with Ty Dolla $ign, which together earned 13-times platinum certification. Both tracks appeared on his second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, an account of sudden fame and its consequences that debuted at number one and earned a 2019 Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Produced by Scott Storch, PartyNextDoor, Louis Bell, and London on da Track, the reflective project also featured Nicki Minaj, YG, G-Eazy, and the additional hit “Better Now.”

Between full-length releases, Post joined Swae Lee on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack for their duet “Sunflower,” which topped charts worldwide and signaled a more pop-leaning turn; within a few years the track surpassed 50-times platinum certification globally and ranked among the decade’s biggest songs. “Wow.,” “Goodbyes” with Young Thug, and “Circles” followed, keeping him in the Hot 100’s upper tier throughout 2019. All four singles appeared on his third album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, which brought in DaBaby, Future, Halsey, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, SZA, Travis Scott, and Ozzy Osbourne. The set became his second number-one album, holding the Billboard 200 summit for at least five non-consecutive weeks—the most of any artist that year. “Circles” gave him a fourth Hot 100 leader at year’s end, while “Sunflower” earned two Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year.

Post’s 2020 work centered on guest spots such as Tyla Yaweh’s “Tommy Lee” and Big Sean’s “Wolves.” He returned to solo material in 2021 with a cover of Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Only Wanna Be with You” for the Pokémon 25 album and his own “Motley Crew.” The next year he released his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, featuring Doja Cat, the Kid Laroi, and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold. Addressing the strains of celebrity, the somber project peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and included the hits “Cooped Up” with Roddy Ricch and “One Right Now” with the Weeknd.

Less than a year later he issued the compilation The Diamond Collection, then previewed his fifth album with the pop-punk-inflected single “Chemical.” That project, Austin, fully embraced the guitar-driven sound that had long informed his biggest hits and had surfaced prominently during his widely viewed 2020 Nirvana tribute performance; it again reached number two on the Billboard 200.

In March 2024, Malone made an uncredited appearance as an underground fighter in the Jake Gyllenhaal remake of Road House. That May he announced a deeper shift toward country music, heralded by the single “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen. The track, the first from his sixth album, entered the Top 40 and peaked at number nine on Country Airplay. F-1 Trillion arrived in August, showcasing Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Billy Strings, and additional guests. It topped both the Billboard 200 and Country Albums charts and closed the year with two Grammy nominations, including Best Country Album.