Post Malone Teases New Country Collab With Blake Shelton
Post Malone has racked up yet another feature, this time with country legend Blake Shelton. Posty’s new country collab with the “‘Ol Red” singer-songwriter marks his second collaboration with a country star.
The rapper and sometimes pop star, sometimes rock star, is heading more into the country route. The award-winning genre-hopping artist has been showing interest in country music lately, from his style to his collaborations.
He and Morgan Wallen released one song together earlier this month with “I Had Some Help.”
At the recent Academy of Country Music Awards show, Post debuted a new track called “Never Love You Again.” He then performed “I Had Some Help.” Following his performances, host Reba McEntire joined him to sing a cover of Allman Brothers Band’s “Ramblin’ Man” for a tribute to the late Dickey Betts. Both Posty and Reba sang ahead of this year’s Super Bowl.
Post Malone’s New Country Collab
Post Malone shared a video of the untitled collab on his Instagram on Friday(May 24). With an emoji of beers clinking and tagging Shelton, Post sings, “Somebody pour me a drink, somebody bum me a smoke, I’m bout to get on a bus to get on that road.” Footage shows the artist crack open a beer and vibe out in a recording studio.
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Reacting to the new track, Shelton’s wife, Gwen Stefani, shared, “Can’t handle this much cool and cute!! Super fan alert !” Meanwhile, fans also shared their enthusiasm. One person commented, “we are all here for country malone [cowboy hat emoji.” Another said, “This country album bout to break records when you drop it bro! [fire emoji, praise emoji].” A third wrote, “He’s jumping into country the best possible way!!” One fan stated, “He’s assembling The Country Infinity Gauntlet [exploding head emoji].” Another wrote, “Blue Collar Malone goes hard.”
Although Malone has yet to reveal any information about his new song, it will likely be a part of his upcoming country album. Though there haven’t been many confirmed details about the project, fans theorize the album will be called City Cowboy after an Easter egg was spotted in the “I Had Some Help” music video.
5 of Post Malone's Best Collaborations
Post Malone has seemingly collaborated with everyone. Posty, born Austin Richard Post on July 4, 1995, started out his professional career as a rapper. However, his musical roots began with his father, Richard Post. Richard was a wedding DJ in his youth and introduced Post to many different genres of music, including hip-hop, country, and classic and newer rock.
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When Malone was nine years old, he and his family moved from New York to Texas. At 12 years old, he used to play Guitar Hero, which he credits as what got him interested in learning to play a real guitar. In high school, he made a hip-hop mixtape called Young and After Them Riches, and played in a metal band and in an indie band.
Post began his musical career in 2011. He covered Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” on YouTube in 2013, and gained recognition with his 2015 debut single “White Iverson.” He then performed with Royal Machines (Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney, Billy Morrison, Donovan Leitch Jr., Erik Eldenius), covering Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” in 2016.
With five rap studio albums below his belt, Post holds the record for the artist with the most diamond-certified songs, with eight to his name. He has collaborated with rock and indie musicians, as well as mainstream pop stars. In 2016, he was featured on Kanye West’s 2016 single “Fade” from his album The Life of Pablo. Later that year, he collaborated with Justin Bieber on “Deja Vu” and opened up for the pop star for his Purpose World Tour.
In the following years, Post collaborated with rappers like 21 Savage, Quavo, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, Swae Lee, Young Thug, Da Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Doja Cat, The Weeknd, YG, Roddy Ricch, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, Saweetie, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Rich The Kid, The Kid Laroi, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
As for pop stars and indie singers, Post has been featured on tracks with Noah Kahan, Beyonce, Lorde, Khalid, and Taylor Swift. When it comes to EDM, Post has offered his vocals on tracks with DJs like Tiesto and Flosstradamus. He’s even collaborated with legendary rockers Ozzy Osbourne, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, and Travis Barker!
Take a look below at our top 5 list of Post Malone’s best collaborations:
