Post Malone

Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. 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.

Malone began his musical career in 2011, and gained recognition with his 2015 debut single "White Iverson", which peaked at number 14 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He signed with Republic Records 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). His second album, ''Beerbongs & Bentleys'' (2018) debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and set numerous streaming records. 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. It spawned the single "Circles", which became his fourth number-one song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and spent 61 weeks on the chart. 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.

Malone is among the best-selling music artists, with over 80 million records sold. His accolades include ten ''Billboard'' Music Awards, three American Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and nine Grammy Award nominations. 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. As of , Malone holds the record for the artist with the most diamond-certified songs, with nine to his name. Provided by Wikipedia