48 Fun Facts About Post Malone

What is Post Malone's real first name?

Austin Richard Post; he later titled his fifth album Austin.

On which US holiday was Post Malone born?

Post Malone was born on July 4, 1995, so his birthday falls on Independence Day; he was raised in Texas from childhood after the family left New York.

Post Malone grew up in Grapevine, Texas, after his father took a concessions job with which team?

His father, Rich Post, became assistant director of food and beverage for the Dallas Cowboys, which moved the family from New York to Grapevine when Post Malone was a child.

Where did the 'Malone' in Post Malone's stage name come from?

An online rap-name generator supplied 'Malone' when he ran his name through it at about 14; the story that it honours NBA star Karl Malone was a rumour he denied.

Which video game series does Post Malone credit with getting him to pick up his first instrument?

Post Malone has said playing Guitar Hero made him want a real guitar; he learned at around 14 and went on to play in a local metalcore band as a teenager.

Which Texas metalcore band rejected Post Malone at a 2010 audition after one of his strings broke?

Crown the Empire, a Dallas-area metalcore band, turned him down in 2010 when a string snapped mid-tryout; his classmates later voted him Most Likely to Become Famous.

Post Malone's breakout single title alludes to which basketball star?

'White Iverson' nods to Allen Iverson: Post Malone got his hair braided, decided he looked like a white version of the Hall of Fame guard, and wrote the song around it.

On which platform did Post Malone first upload his breakout single in February 2015?

He posted the song to SoundCloud in February 2015; it passed a million plays within about a month, and record labels came calling before the year was out.

Which label signed Post Malone in August 2015?

Republic Records signed him months after his breakout single went viral, and in April 2022 the label relaunched the Mercury Records name with him on its roster.

Which rapper put Post Malone on his 2016 track 'Fade'?

Kanye West met him at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party in August 2015, where Post Malone performed, and said he liked his music; weeks later West premiered their collaboration, which became 'Fade'.

Post Malone opened on which pop star's Purpose World Tour in 2016?

Justin Bieber had Post Malone open his Purpose World Tour in 2016; the two became friends, and Bieber sings on 'Deja Vu' from Post Malone's debut album.

What is the title of Post Malone's debut studio album, released in December 2016?

Stoney arrived months late: he had named a mixtape August 26th after the album's planned release date, then apologised to fans when it slipped to December 2016.

Which rapper features on Post Malone's 2016 single 'Congratulations'?

Quavo of Migos features on 'Congratulations', which became Post Malone's first top-ten hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number eight in 2017.

Which producer co-wrote and co-produced Post Malone hits including 'Rockstar' and 'Sunflower'?

Louis Bell teamed up with Post Malone on his debut album and went on to co-write and co-produce the number ones 'Rockstar', 'Psycho' and 'Sunflower'.

Which Michael Jackson album's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart record did Post Malone's debut break in 2018?

Thriller had held the record with 76 weeks in the top 10 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart; Post Malone's debut logged a 77th week there in 2018.

Which rapper features on 'Rockstar', Post Malone's first chart-topping single?

21 Savage raps the second verse of 'Rockstar', which debuted at number two behind Cardi B's 'Bodak Yellow' and then held number one for eight straight weeks in late 2017.

The 'Rockstar' music video shows Post Malone fighting a gang armed with what?

In the Emil Nava-directed video, Post Malone fights off a gang wielding samurai swords, cutting them down and ending the clip soaked in blood; the video arrived in November 2017.

Which singer features on 'Psycho', Post Malone's second chart-topper?

Ty Dolla Sign sings the second verse of 'Psycho', which debuted at number two on the Hot 100 in March 2018 and reached number one that June.

What is the title of Post Malone's second album, released in April 2018?

Beerbongs & Bentleys debuted at number one with 461,000 units in its first week and set a first-day Spotify record of 78.7 million streams.

'Sunflower', with Swae Lee, was recorded for the soundtrack of which film?

'Sunflower' was written for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), where Miles Morales sings along to it; it became Post Malone's third Hot 100 number one in January 2019.

'Sunflower' was the first song ever to receive what RIAA certification?

Double Diamond means 20 million certified units; 'Sunflower' was the first single the RIAA ever certified at that level, making it the highest-certified song in the organisation's history at the time.

Which single was Post Malone's first solo Hot 100 number one?

'Circles' reached number one in November 2019 with no guest and spent three weeks there, after his first three number ones were all collaborations; it stayed on the chart for 61 weeks.

Which heavy-metal legend features with Travis Scott on 'Take What You Want' from Hollywood's Bleeding?

Ozzy Osbourne sings on 'Take What You Want', which reached number eight and gave the Black Sabbath frontman his first US top-ten single in 30 years.

Hollywood's Bleeding opened with 489,000 units, 2019's second-biggest debut week, behind which Taylor Swift album?

Lover had opened two weeks earlier with 867,000 units; Hollywood's Bleeding still posted the year's biggest streaming week and gave Post Malone his second number-one album.

During lockdown in April 2020, Post Malone livestreamed a full set of covers by which band?

His April 2020 livestream was an all-Nirvana set, with Travis Barker on drums, that raised money for COVID-19 relief; Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Courtney Love all praised it.

Which artist joined Post Malone on the 2021 single 'One Right Now'?

The Weeknd shares vocals on 'One Right Now', released in November 2021 as the lead single from Post Malone's fourth album, which went on to peak at number two.

What is the title of Post Malone's fourth studio album, released in June 2022?

Twelve Carat Toothache came out on June 3, 2022; Post Malone revealed the title in a Billboard cover story, and 'Cooped Up' with Roddy Ricch was its second single.

Which song did Post Malone perform at Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024?

Post Malone sang 'America the Beautiful' before Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas; he said beforehand that he sings it all the time, at the top of his lungs, in his most patriotic moments.

'Fortnight', Post Malone's collaboration with Taylor Swift, opens which of her albums?

'Fortnight' is track one on The Tortured Poets Department (2024); on release day it set a Spotify single-day streaming record, passing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.

Which country star features on 'I Had Some Help'?

Morgan Wallen duets on 'I Had Some Help', which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2024 and was the lead single from Post Malone's first country album.

What is the title of Post Malone's 2024 country album?

F-1 Trillion, released in August 2024, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200; an extended edition subtitled Long Bed followed within hours, stretching the 18-track album to 27.

Which country icon duets with Post Malone on 'Have the Heart' from his 2024 country album?

Dolly Parton duets on 'Have the Heart'; the album's guest list also includes Hank Williams Jr., Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton and Billy Strings.

Who features on 'Pour Me a Drink', the second single from Post Malone's 2024 country album?

Blake Shelton features on 'Pour Me a Drink', released in June 2024 as the album's second single; 'Guy for That' with Luke Combs followed as the third.

Which footwear brand released its first collaboration with Post Malone in November 2018?

Crocs launched its first Post Malone clog, the Dimitri, in November 2018 after he tweeted that you can tell a lot about a man by the Jibbitz in his Crocs.

Post Malone worked with Wizards of the Coast in 2022 on special sets for which game?

Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lair line released two Post Malone drops in 2022, one putting him on the cards and one turning his tattoos into card art; in 2023 he bought the one-of-one The One Ring card.

In which state did Post Malone settle, in a 12,700-square-foot home in Cottonwood Heights?

Utah became his base when he bought the house in Cottonwood Heights, outside Salt Lake City; tired of Los Angeles, he said he wanted somewhere to get away and have his own oasis.

Which 1960s icon does Post Malone call 'a genius' and play when he wants to 'sit down and cry'?

Bob Dylan is his go-to: Post Malone has Dylan's face tattooed on his arm, and has said that when he wants to sit down and cry, Dylan is what he listens to.

What name did Post Malone give his own music festival, first held in Dallas in 2018?

Posty Fest began in Dallas in 2018; a year later he built it into his Runaway Tour as a stop of its own, staged in nearby Arlington.

Whose initials does Post Malone have tattooed on his forehead?

His daughter's initials, DDP: she was born in 2022, and his 2024 country song 'Yours' pictures the day she gets married.

In which New York city was Post Malone born in 1995?

Post Malone was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1995 and lived there until his father's job moved the family to Grapevine, Texas, while he was a child.

Post Malone moved to Los Angeles with longtime friend Jason Probst, who earned his living how?

Professional game streamer Jason Probst shared a rented Los Angeles house with Post Malone, who had dropped out of Tarrant County College in Texas after a few months.

Which rock band did Post Malone perform with at the 61st Grammy Awards in February 2019?

Post Malone performed 'Stay' and 'Rockstar' before the Red Hot Chili Peppers joined him for 'Dark Necessities' at the 61st Grammys, where he was nominated for four awards.

Post Malone's 2022 documentary Runaway premiered on which ad-supported streaming channel?

Freevee, Amazon's ad-supported channel, premiered Post Malone: Runaway in August 2022; the film goes backstage on his 2019 Runaway Tour, shot just before the pandemic brought touring to a halt.

Which song was released in April 2023 as the lead single from Post Malone's fifth album?

'Chemical' arrived in April 2023 as the first single from Post Malone's fifth album, followed by 'Mourning' in May and 'Overdrive' in July.

On which Noah Kahan single did Post Malone add a new vocal for a 2023 re-release?

'Dial Drunk' was re-released with a new Post Malone verse in July 2023; the duet version climbed to number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Which Beyoncé album features Post Malone on the track 'Levii's Jeans'?

'Levii's Jeans' appears on Cowboy Carter (2024), Beyoncé's country album; the pair performed it live for the first time at her Christmas Day 2024 NFL halftime show in Houston.

Which country-rap star, his duet partner on 'Losers', was named an opener when Post Malone announced his 2025 stadium tour?

Jelly Roll spent years as a rapper before breaking through in country, the same switch Post Malone had just made; he opened the Big Ass Stadium Tour alongside Sierra Ferrell.

What forced Post Malone's private jet to make an emergency landing in August 2018?

Blown tyres: two burst on takeoff from Teterboro, so the London-bound jet stayed up to burn off fuel before landing safely at Stewart airport in New York.