Post Malone's Country Album Is 'Coming Soon': What We Know
Submit Malone is ditching beerbongs and Bentleys for rhinestone suits and pickup vans.
Malone burst onto the scene in 2016 with the lure/hip-hop sounds of "White Iverson," but he hasn't stayed in that lane. From the alternative rock sounds of "Circles" to his heavy-metal love on "Take What You Need" (which options Ozzy Osbourne) and his trustworthy rendition of Nirvana's catalog throughout a 2020 livestream occasion, Malone has flirted with multiple genres. Subsequent, the Texas native plans to go again house with country western music.
The thought has seemingly been on Malone's mind for years. He previously teased a double LP with nation star Dwight Yoakam's band and hinted "nothing" was stopping him from going full-on outlaw, dropping even more clues after the 2023 CMA Awards.
Malone is not any stranger to country music, beforehand sporting T-shirts featuring Billy Strings, Colter Wall and Tyler Childers and forming friendships with Nashville's music royalty, including Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood and Tanya Tucker. He's additionally coated Sturgill Simpson's "You Can Have The Crown," Yoakam's "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere," Hank Williams Jr.'s "There's a Tear in My Beer" and Brad Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss Her."
As followers anticipate Malone's album to drop, here's a take a look at the whole lot he's stated concerning the undertaking:
April 2021
Malone introduced that he was releasing a double album of nation music. "I needed to create one thing everyone can get right down to. People who like nation will like it. People who like people will dig it. Even people who like pop can be into it," he stated in a press release, per iHeart. Malone cited Johnny Money as considered one of his main musical influences and stated Dwight Yoakam's backing band would assist him make the album a actuality.
"Some day he's going to return with a country album," added Just lately Republic Data' Monte Lipman.
While the assertion indicated a late 2021 launch date, followers observed Malone made the announcement on April Fools' Day. The album never materialized.
June 2022
Because the release of "Circles" in 2019, Malone started venturing past lure and hip-hop. In 2022, Malone stopped by The Howard Stern Show and stated he wouldn't be confined by genre.
"To be trustworthy, there's nothing stopping me from taking a digital camera or establishing in my studio in Utah and just recording a rustic album [to put] on YouTube," he added. "I'm allowed to try this. I'm a human being."
Malone continued, "I cut up my time between a variety of various things because I am fortunately obligated to do live shows and present like to my fans after which I'm fortunately obligated to put in writing music and make beats on my own, and I'm fortunately obligated to, you already know, care for my household. So, it's a number of time, and it's about finding that area to allot that time. If I get one other yr to myself, perhaps I'll make a f–king country album."
April 2023
One yr after Malone welcomed a daughter together with his fiancée — and three months earlier than he dropped Austin, his fifth studio album — he revealed via Instagram that he'd stopped doing medicine, "kick[ed] soda" and began eating better so he might "be around for a very long time for this little angel."
Malone additionally wrote that he had spent "a bit [of time] within the studio recently engaged on new music, and am so excited to share it with you." In the submit, followers observed Malone lying subsequent to a pair of camouflage cowboy boots. Malone also dropped three boot emojis in his caption, seemingly leaving an Easter egg about his pivot toward nation.
Austin (a reference to Malone's delivery identify) was a slight departure from hip-hop, with more various rock, synth-pop and indie sounds included into the work's sonic tapestry.
April 2023
Malone relocated to Utah in 2019, leaving Los Angeles in his rearview. He left his mark on his new residence 4 years later with the opening of the Publish Malone-designed Elevating Cane's restaurant. Through the restaurant's opening, radio station 93.3 The Bull asked whether or not Malone was contemplating making country music.
"I feel I'll do it every time the time is true within the studio," replied Malone. "I'm simply vibing, f—king round. I feel it'll be a enjoyable time [and] I identical to creating stuff and making every thing."
November 2023
Malone up to date followers on his country venture throughout an occasion with Apex Legends. "Country album is coming," he stated on his Twitch channel while enjoying the online game. "I hold singing a music that we made while I was in Nashville, and it's so f—kin' sick, however it's not out. We made such sick music down in Nashville. It was a lot, so much fun."
He also spoke concerning the "superb" country artist HARDY, saying, "He's such a sweetheart. I had probably the most fun time ever."
Malone continued to hype up his country album at the 2023 Country Music Affiliation Awards, where he joined Morgan Wallen and HARDY to cover Joe Diffie's "Pickup Man."
Access Hollywood's Emily Orozco later caught up with Malone and asked the way it felt to be on stage in entrance of a country viewers.
"A lot enjoyable. I'm not nervous at all — that's a lie!" stated Malone. "I had so much enjoyable. It was a tremendous experience." When asked whether the performance meant his nation album would finally see the light of day, he stated, "I feel so. Sure, ma'am!"
One week after the CMAs, Malone earned his first placement on considered one of Billboard's nation charts with "Pickup Man." The 2023 single featured Malone, Wallen and HARDY singing together with the late Diffie's vocals. The track peaked at No. 34 on the Scorching Country Songs chart and No. 44 on the Country Airplay charts.
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