50 Fun Facts About Post Malone
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Take the 50-question quizWhat 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?
He was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New York.
Post Malone grew up in Grapevine, Texas, after his father took a concessions job with which team?
The family moved when he was a child; his dad had been a DJ and fed him hip-hop, country and rock.
Where did the 'Malone' half of his stage moniker come from?
'Post' is simply his real surname; the Karl Malone connection was a rumour he later denied.
Which video game series does Post Malone credit with getting him to pick up his first instrument?
He went on to play guitar in a local metalcore band as a teenager.
Which Texas metalcore band rejected Post Malone at a 2010 guitar audition after his strings broke?
Two years later his high school class voted him Most Likely to Become Famous.
Post Malone's breakout single title alludes to which basketball star?
He thought up the title after getting braids and deciding he looked like a white version of the Hall of Famer.
On which platform did Post Malone first upload 'White Iverson' in February 2015?
He recorded it two days after writing it, and a million video views within a month brought the labels calling.
Which label signed Post Malone in August 2015?
Republic later relaunched Mercury Records in 2022 with him on the roster.
Where did 'White Iverson' peak on the Billboard Hot 100?
Modest by his later standards, though the song eventually went Diamond.
Post Malone opened on which pop star's Purpose World Tour in 2016?
The two became friends and Bieber later guested on 'Deja Vu' after freestyling in the studio.
What is the title of Post Malone's debut studio album, released in December 2016?
He publicly apologised for it being late, and later called the record 'mediocre'.
Which Migos rapper features on 'Congratulations'?
The producers were watching the 2016 Rio Olympics and set out to write something triumphant.
Which of these singles from his debut album was NOT one of its three Diamond-certified songs?
'Go Flex' name-checks Stone Cold Steve Austin over acoustic guitar strums.
His 2018 debut album broke a Michael Jackson record on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Which album had held it?
Stoney reached its 77th week in the top 10, one more than Thriller managed.
Which rapper features on 'Rockstar', Post Malone's first chart-topping single?
It held the top spot for eight straight weeks after debuting behind Cardi B's 'Bodak Yellow'.
The 'Rockstar' music video shows Post Malone fighting a gang armed with what?
Emil Nava directed it; it ends with Malone and 21 Savage covered in blood.
Which singer features on 'Psycho', Post Malone's second chart-topper?
It debuted at number two in February 2018 and climbed to the top that June.
What is the title of Post Malone's second album, released in April 2018?
It debuted at number one with 461,000 units and set a first-day Spotify record of 78.7 million streams.
How many songs did his second album land in the Hot 100's top 20 at once, a record at the time?
Despite lukewarm reviews, the album earned an Album of the Year Grammy nomination.
'Sunflower', with Swae Lee, was recorded for the soundtrack of which film?
He announced it on The Tonight Show in October 2018 and it became his third Hot 100 number one.
'Sunflower' was the first song ever to receive what RIAA certification?
That is 20-times Platinum, making it the highest-certified song in RIAA history at the time.
How many weeks did 'Circles' spend on the Billboard Hot 100?
It topped the chart for three weeks and became his first number one without a featured artist.
Which heavy-metal legend features with Travis Scott on 'Take What You Want' from Hollywood's Bleeding?
The album's guest list also includes SZA, Halsey, Future, Meek Mill, DaBaby and Young Thug.
How many first-week album-equivalent units did Hollywood's Bleeding sell to debut at number one?
It became his second album nominated for the Grammy for Album of the Year.
During lockdown in April 2020, Post Malone livestreamed a full set of covers by which band?
Travis Barker drummed, and Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Courtney Love all praised it.
Which artist joined Post Malone on the 2021 single 'One Right Now'?
It was the lead single for his fourth album, which peaked at number two.
What is the title of Post Malone's fourth studio album, released in June 2022?
He revealed the name in a Billboard cover story; 'Cooped Up' with Roddy Ricch was its second single.
Which song did Post Malone perform at Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024?
He sang it before the Chiefs beat the 49ers in Las Vegas.
'Fortnight', Post Malone's collaboration with Taylor Swift, opens which of her albums?
On release day it broke Spotify's single-day streaming record previously held by 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.
Which country star features on 'I Had Some Help'?
It debuted at number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs and stayed on top of each for five weeks, a first.
Before 'I Had Some Help', who was the only artist added by every country station in week one, in 1997?
That was 'Longneck Bottle'; Malone's track earned 167 first-week adds.
What is the title of Post Malone's 2024 country album?
An extended edition subtitled Long Bed followed less than twelve hours later with nine extra tracks.
Which country icon duets with Post Malone on 'Have the Heart' from 2024's F-1 Trillion?
The album's guests also include Hank Williams Jr., Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton and Billy Strings.
Who features on 'Pour Me a Drink', the second single from 2024's F-1 Trillion?
'Guy for That' with Luke Combs followed as the third single.
With which footwear brand has Post Malone released collaborations since 2018?
He has also put out Bud Light cans and designed the exterior of a Raising Cane's in Midvale, Utah.
Post Malone worked with Wizards of the Coast in 2022 on special sets for which game?
One set featured him on the cards; the other used his tattoos as art with flavour text he wrote.
In which state did Post Malone settle, in a 12,700-square-foot home in Cottonwood Heights?
He recorded much of Hollywood's Bleeding at home there.
Which musician does Post Malone call 'a genius' and 'a god', and has tattooed on himself?
He got into Dylan around age 15 and says it is what he listens to when he wants to cry.
In 2025, which artist was the only one with more Diamond-certified songs than Post Malone?
Post Malone had nine by 2025; his 2023 compilation The Diamond Collection gathered the first eight.
What are the initials Post Malone has tattooed on his forehead?
They are his daughter's initials; the F-1 Trillion song 'Yours' imagines her wedding day.
In which New York city was Post Malone born in 1995?
His father, a former DJ, raised him and moved the family to Grapevine, Texas, when he was nine.
Post Malone moved to Los Angeles with longtime friend Jason Probst, who had what profession?
He had enrolled at Tarrant County College in Texas but dropped out before heading west.
Which rock band did Post Malone perform with at the 61st Grammy Awards in February 2019?
He was up for four awards that night, including Album and Record of the Year, for Beerbongs & Bentleys.
Post Malone's 2022 documentary Runaway premiered on which streaming channel?
It covered the first leg of the 2019 Runaway Tour, including the 2019 Posty Fest in Arlington.
What was the title of Post Malone's fifth studio album, released in July 2023?
Its singles included 'Chemical', 'Mourning' and 'Overdrive'; it shares its title with his real first name.
On which Noah Kahan single did Post Malone add a new vocal for a 2023 re-release?
The collaboration reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Which Beyoncé album features Post Malone on the track 'Levii's Jeans'?
The pair performed it live for the first time during Beyoncé's Christmas Day 2024 NFL halftime show.
Who joined Jelly Roll as an opener on the tour Post Malone announced in November 2024?
Jelly Roll also opened select dates on the European leg announced in February 2025.
Which airport was Post Malone's plane diverted to after its tyres blew on takeoff in August 2018?
He had left Teterboro for London Luton; after landing safely he tweeted at those who had 'wished death' on him.
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