Post Malone Trivia | 60 facts about the famous singer

Post Malone is an American singer and rapper. He has gained fame for blending different kinds of music.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His real name is Austin Richard Post
2. He was born on July 4, 1995
3. He is known professionally as Post Malone
4. He is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter
5. Known for his variegated vocal styles
6. Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of pop, R&B, hip hop, and trap
7. His stage name was derived from inputting his birth name into a rap name generator
8. Malone began his music career in 2013
9. He gained recognition with his 2015 debut single “White Iverson”
10. The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100
11. Malone signed a recording contract with Republic Records
12. He released his debut studio album Stoney (2016)
13. It contained the diamond single “Congratulations”
14. The album set the record for most weeks (77) on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
15. Malone’s second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018)
16. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200
17. It set several streaming records
18. It also contained the Hot 100 number-one singles “Rockstar” and “Psycho”
19. His second album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2018 Grammy Awards
20. His third number one, “Sunflower” (with Swae Lee), was the promotional and lead single to the soundtrack for the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
21. Post Malone was included on Malone’s third album, Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019)
22. The album was his second number one
23. Its second single, “Circles”, reached number one
24. The song set the record for most weeks (39) in the top ten on the Hot 100
25. His fourth album, Twelve Carat Toothache, is scheduled for release in June 2022
26. Post Malone is among the best-selling music artists
27. With over 80 million records sold
28. Malone has won 10 Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and has received six Grammy Award nominations
29. He holds several Billboard chart records: he is the first solo artist to top the Rap Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts
30. While “Circles” set the record for longest climb to number one (41 weeks) on the Adult Contemporary chart by a solo artist
31. Malone was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New York
32. He was raised by his father, Richard Post, and his stepmother, Jodie
33. His father had been a DJ in his youth and introduced Malone to many different genres of music including hip hop, country, and rock
34. When Malone was nine years old, he and his family moved to Grapevine, Texas, after his father became the manager of concessions for the Dallas Cowboys
35. Malone began to play the guitar and auditioned for the American band Crown the Empire in 2010
36. But was rejected after his guitar strings broke during the audition
37. He credited his initial interest in learning guitar to the video game Guitar Hero
38. Post Malone has always had a love for alternative rock music
39. He appeared for a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in June 2017, playing songs by American alt-rock band My Chemical Romance at the event
40. According to Malone, his first foray into professional music began when he was in a heavy metal band
41. Soon after, he says, he transitioned to softer rock as well as hip hop
42. Before beginning to experiment on FL Studio
43. Post Malone currently lives in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, where he has a multimillion-dollar 12,700-square-foot home
44. His old home in San Fernando Valley, California, was robbed on September 1, 2018
45. Malone was in a three-year-long relationship with Ashlen Diaz, ending in November 2018
46. On August 21, 2018, Malone boarded a plane leaving Teterboro Airport and was scheduled to land in London Luton Airport
47. At 10:50 am, the tires blew out on takeoff and the plane was rerouted to Stewart International Airport for an emergency landing
48. The plane landed safely at 3:50 pm
49. Once the plane had landed, Malone tweeted about the incident
50. Malone was involved in a car crash on September 8, 2018
51. Malone’s white Rolls-Royce was driving through Santa Monica in the early morning when it collided with another car at 3:30 am
52. Although no one was severely injured in the incident, several people were treated for minor injuries
53. In May 2022, Malone announced that he was expecting his first child with his longtime girlfriend
54. In March 2020, a video surfaced that showed Malone falling and behaving oddly on stage to his song, “I Fall Apart”
55. The video made fans worry about his well-being and health
56. Malone himself denied the claims, saying that he was “not on drugs and I feel the best I’ve ever fucking felt in my life”
57. His manager Dre London likewise claimed there was no need to worry and that Malone’s behavior was part of the “act”
58. Malone’s father Richard Post also commented on the artist’s behavior, stating that he does not “want to come across as dismissive to those of you who have expressed concern about Austin. Your sincerity and kindness regarding him is certainly heartwarming and appreciated”
59. Malone has a number of tattoos that he inked himself and has also inked tattoos on several friends and acquaintances
60. Currently, he has at least 78 different tattoos