We're definitely on the cusp of Post Malone's pivot. The “Rockstar” rapper-turned-rocker/folk singer is teasing his move toward a more edgy sound, and on Wednesday (March 20) he released a clip from a new song that proves he's ready to dance to a new tune.
“Let's go with the real mix this time @morganwallen,” Posty posted on Instagram of an untitled collaboration with top country singer Morgan Wallen, after an unauthorized mix of the song reportedly leaked recently. In the 30-second accompanying video, Malone hangs alone in a dark room, smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer as he belts out a spirited country collaboration.
“It takes two to break a heart in two,” Wallen sings before Malone enters with a soulful, “Baby you blame me, and baby I'll blame you” over banjo and backup drum kicks on the mid-tempo tune. “I had some help, I can't do this mess by myself,” the men sing together on the rousing chorus. “Don't act like you won't help me pull that bottle off the shelf/ If you couldn't tell, they say teamwork makes the dream work/ Hell, I had some help.”
In the video, Malone seems happy with the sound of the track, smiling, shaking his head and tapping his foot as he blasts the song from his phone. Among the comments on the post was one from Malone's label, Republic Records, which read: “We are so ready!!! [crying laughing emoji].”
Malone has been doing a long, slow experiment of his time in the country, including a post last week that contained a short snippet of a new collaboration with Luke Combs. Again with one of his ubiquitous smokes in hand, Malone plays energetic air drums and shakes his head as he sings a song that appears to be titled “Ain't Got a Guy For That.”
Malone — who's long favored Nashville's flamboyant Nudie-style outfits along with his professed love of old-school country singers like Hank Williams — leans more and more toward his pedal steel torques. His forays include his first appearance on the Country Airplay chart last year on a “duet” version of Joe Diffie's “Pickup Man,” which debuted at No. 54 right after Malone teamed up with Wallen and HARDY to perform the song at the 2023 CMA Awards. ? the track will appear on HARDY's upcoming Hixtape Vol. 3: Difftaper, it will be released on March 29th.
He recently posted covers of Sturgill Simpson songs (“You can have the crown“), paid tribute Toby Keith, shared photos of himself hang with combs in the studio and teased a snippet of a raging acoustic ballad called “I miss you like this.”
At press time, Malone – who can now be seen in Jake Gyllenhaal Motel remake on Amazon Prime — hadn't officially announced a full country project, and no additional information about the Wallen tune was available. However, it will definitely appear on Taylor Swift's upcoming album Department of Tormented Poets (April 19) on the opening track, “Fortnight.”
Watch Malone jam on his collaboration with Wallen below.
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