Post Malone releases 'F-1 Trillion', follows with surprise bonus tracks. What to know
Post Malone's long-awaited sixth studio album, "F-1 Trillion," has been released.Twelve hours later, the 18-track release (featuring 14 collaborators) had nine additional tracks revealed.
"F-1 Trillion arrived in Music City Thursday evening at a Spotify-sponsored event at the Midtown location of renowned Nashville "dive bar" Loser's Bar and Grill.
There, Malone greeted a humid and sweat-drenched capacity-filled crowd of onlookers before premiering album tracks for them with the aid of a DJ.
"F-1 Trillion"'s highlights
Among all 27 tracks, a few other noteworthy highlights exist alongside Country Music Hall of Famers Dolly Parton and Hank Williams, Jr. as featured collaborators on the recording.
Artists responsible for over 100 Billboard No. 1 country radio singles, including multiple-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs — who appears on the album twice for "Guy For That" and "Missin' You Like This" — are featured.
Also notable are ERNEST's 14 contributions as a songwriting collaborator, plus his appearance as a vocalist on "Devil I've Been."
Tracks already premiered from the album include current multi-week Billboard all-genre Hot 100 chart-topper "I Had Some Help" (featuring Morgan Wallen), Blake Shelton duet ("Pour Me A Drink") and cuts Malone played at his Grand Ole Opry debut including Brad Paisley collaboration "Goes Without Saying" and Lainey Wilson duet "Nosedive. Also, those seen at his recent Bud Light-sponsored mini-concert at Nashville's Marathon Music Works, including "Never Love You Again" (a pairing with Americana Honors & Awards Entertainer of the Year nominee Sierra Ferrell) and HARDY murder ballad duet "Hide My Gun" also appear.
Who are the collaborators on "F-1 Trillion?"
In total, "F-1 Trillion"'s collaborators include the following names:
Luke Combs
ERNEST
Sierra Ferrell
HARDY
Jelly Roll
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
Dolly Parton
Blake Shelton
Chris Stapleton
Billy Strings
Morgan Wallen
Hank Williams, Jr.
Lainey Wilson
Collaborators highlight how broad and deep Malone's public embrace of country music has expanded in the past half-decade.
In the past few years, his set lists have also included Johnny and June Carter Cash's "Jackson," Tyler Childers' "Whitehouse Road." Sara Evans' "Suds In The Bucket," Vince Gill's "One More Last Chance," Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl," John Michael Montgomery's "Be My Baby Tonight," "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson, Toby Keith's "Who's Your Daddy," Brad Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss Her," George Strait's 1995 chart-topper "Check Yes or No" and Dwight Yoakam's "Little Ways."
Via his previously-mentioned Opry appearance, he's checked "One More Last Chance" and "Be My Baby Tonight" off the list of songs he's performed with their original vocalists, joining Stagecoach appearances by Evans, Paisley and Yoakam to continue to add to a growing list of bucket-list moments for the pop-to-country crossover performer.
What's next for Post Malone, hits like 'I Had Some Help'
On Oct. 19, 2024, Malone will headline a concert at Nissan Stadium as the final date of a nationwide six-week, 21-date tour. Tickets are on sale now via livenation.com.
By October, "I Had Some Help" could have 1 billion streams on Spotify alone and still hold the mark for being the longest-running number-one song of 2024.
The song, a global hit on Billboard's Global 200 chart, could extend that chart-topping run.
More information on Post Malone and "F-1 Trillion" is available by visiting postmalone.com.
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