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Post Malone Thought Blake Shelton's 'Austin' Was About Him

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Did Blake Shelton write “Austin” about Post Malone? No, but that’s what Posty always believed, thanks to his mother.

“Austin” — actually written by David Kent and Kirsti Manna — was Shelton’s debut single, from his self-titled 2001 debut album. But Post Malone — birth name Austin Richard Post — says that his mother, who loved country music, told a young Austin Malone that the song was written about him, and he believed it.

Per American Songwriter, Post told this story to Shelton when the two were working together on Malone’s much-anticipated country album, F-1 Trillion. Now, obviously, Shelton’s song wasn’t written about an unknown first grader, but you’d have tough luck convincing little Posty of that when the song was popular.

“Post’s real name is Austin, and he told me that when he was a kid, his mom told him that that song was written about him,” Shelton tells American Songwriter. “That’s what he told me, and he said he believed it.”

“His mom was, I guess, the country music fan in the family, and his dad was the rock guy. So, I guess that’s how Post Malone was created.”

Malone tapped into the country world for help with his upcoming album. Not just Shelton — Jelly Roll, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson are just a few artists of the who will appear alongside Post.

F-1 Trillion is set for an August 16 release, followed by the F-1 Trillion Tour, kicking off in September. The debut single, “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, is holding down the top spot on the country Billboard chart and the Billboard pop chart.

Wood is host of the ‘Taste of Country Mornings with Wood and Nicole‘ that can be heard every morning from 6-10am CST on the ‘Taste of Country’ app, on local affiliates where available and online at tasteofcountry.com.

Post Malone Facts: 11 Things Country Fans Need to Know

Everyone knows Post Malone (Austin Richard Post) was born in 1995, lived in Texas and serves up originally pleasing pop, hip-hop and country music. These 11 facts about the “I Had Some Help Singer” dig deeper and reveal the man beneath the tattoos and music.

Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes

Post Malone Debuts Country Album at Nashville Show

Post Malone packed a full house at Music City’s Marathon Music Works on Tuesday July 17. There, he performed many of his pop hits as well as multiple songs from his upcoming album F-1 Trillion. During his time on stage, he performed two unreleased songs. “Yours” that tells about his daughter getting married one day, and “Would You Hide My Gun” with Hardy.

Gallery Credit: Adison Haager


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