Post Malone

For the song by Sam Feldt featuring Rani, see Post Malone (song).

Post Malone
Malone performing in 2021
Born
Austin Richard Post

(1995-07-04) July 4, 1995 (age 29)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • guitarist
  • actor[1]
Years active2011–present
Works
Home townGrapevine, Texas, U.S.
Children1
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Websitepostmalone.com
Signature

Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995),[2] known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist.[3] He has gained distinction and acclaim for his blending of various genres including hip hop, pop, R&B, trap, and country. His stage name was derived from inputting his birth name into a rap name generator.[4]

Malone began his musical career in 2011, and gained recognition with his 2015 debut single "White Iverson",[5] which peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. He signed with Republic Records[6] to release his debut studio album Stoney (2016), which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned the diamond-certified single "Congratulations" (featuring Quavo).[7] His second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) debuted atop the Billboard 200 and set numerous streaming records.[7] It contained the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Rockstar" (featuring 21 Savage) and "Psycho" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 61st Grammy Awards. His third Billboard Hot 100-number one single, "Sunflower" (with Swae Lee), was released for the accompanying soundtrack to the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; it became the highest-certified song in RIAA history as the first to receive double diamond (20-times platinum) certification.

"Sunflower" was also included on Malone's third album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), which became his second to peak atop the Billboard 200 and received his second nomination for Album of the Year at the 63rd Grammy Awards.[8][9] It spawned the single "Circles", which became his fourth number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent 61 weeks on the chart.[10] His fourth and fifth albums, Twelve Carat Toothache (2022) and Austin (2023), both peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and saw continued success; the former spawned the top ten singles "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (featuring Doja Cat) and "One Right Now" (with the Weeknd), while the latter explored pop rock and spawned the top 20 single, "Chemical". Two of his 2024 singles debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100: his guest appearance on Taylor Swift's "Fortnight", and his first country pop song, "I Had Some Help" (featuring Morgan Wallen). The latter served as lead single for his sixth album, F-1 Trillion (2024), which further experimented with the genre and became his third non-consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200.[11]

Malone is among the best-selling music artists, with over 80 million records sold.[12] His accolades include ten Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and nine Grammy Award nominations.[13] He holds several Billboard chart records: He is the first solo lead artist to top both the Rap Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts, while "Circles" set the record for longest climb to number one (41 weeks) on the Adult Contemporary chart by a solo artist.[14] As of 2024, Malone holds the record for the artist with the most diamond-certified songs, with nine to his name.[15]

  1. ^ Stanton, Christopher (May 18, 2021). "Post Malone is an actor now, whether you like it or not". mic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Herbert, Geoff (October 20, 2017). "Rapper Post Malone's father talks Syracuse roots, musical influences—and haters". syracuse.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "How Post Malone Became The Most Random Success In Rap". The FADER. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Wurzburger, Andrea. "Find Out How Post Malone Got His Name (and All of His Tattoos) in This Martha & Snoop Bonus Clip". VH1 News. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "White Iverson by Post Malone". SoundCloud. Post Malone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Danny (August 14, 2015). "Post Malone Signs With Republic Records". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Wang, Amy X. (August 18, 2018). "Post Malone Broke a 34-Year-Old Michael Jackson Record. How?". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Post Malone and Swae Lee Make History with First-Ever RIAA Double-Diamond Single "SUNFLOWER (SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE)"". Recording Industry Association of America. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Radio Songs". Billboard. January 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Post Malone's Journey Into Country Music Continues With Another Hit". Forbes.com. May 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Mendoza, Diego (May 6, 2022). "'I'm the happiest I've ever been': Post Malone announces girlfriend's pregnancy". khou.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Post Malone". GRAMMY.com. May 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  14. ^ Trust, Gary. "Post Malone's 'Circles' Sets More Records With Run to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  15. ^ Ahlgrim, Callie. "Only 23 artists have multiple songs that are certified diamond — here they all are". insider.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.