Grammy nominee Post Malone's country music challenges traditional stereotypes: expert

Post Malone's gone country, and it's challenging "traditional state stereotypes," according to 1 euphony expert.

The star's genre shift landed him 5 of 8 Grammys nominations. The creator is up for champion signaling bundle with his medium "F-1 Trillion," and champion state album. 

His opus featuring Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help," was nominated for champion state opus and champion state duo/group performance. Meanwhile, the rapper's state collaboration with Beyoncé, "Levii's Jeans," was nominated for champion popular duo/group performance.

"F-1 Trillion" besides features a fistful of big-name state artists, including Wallen, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll.

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Post Malone's displacement to state euphony challenges "traditional state stereotypes," an manufacture adept told Fox News Digital. (Don Arnold/WireImage)

The singer's determination to align himself with state stars already astatine the apical of the charts "generally fast-tracks" a transition, according to branding adept Doug Eldridge.

"When compared to 'country western' of 40 years ago, modern state is much up-tempo and pop-infused but inactive built astir a halfway radical of relatable issues: love, loss, faith, household and America," Eldridge told Fox News Digital. "It's arguably ne'er been a amended clip for Malone — oregon anyone other — to dip their toes successful the lukewarm waters of state music."

Post Malone released his archetypal state azygous with Morgan Wallen. (Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)

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Post Malone debuted his state album, "F-1 Trillion," Aug. 16, days aft helium performed for the archetypal clip astatine the Grand Ole Opry. The vocalist was introduced by state prima Brad Paisley, who is featured connected Post Malone's single, "Goes Without Saying."

However, Post Malone's state reinvention has been "in the making for years," according to manufacture adept Lyric Mandell, co-founder of creator improvement and media absorption steadfast Tutti Agency.

Post Malone was nominated for 8 Grammys. (Matt Winkelmeyer)

"Since 2015, Post Malone has hinted astatine his eventual dive into state and people music, erstwhile tweeting that helium would afloat clasp the genre by the clip helium turned 30," Mandell explained to Fox News Digital. 

"Now, conscionable nether 30 and existent to his word, helium continues to thin into idiosyncratic narratives that person ever defined his music, similar conflict and nostalgia, portion leaning into state music’s affectional halfway and slayer collaborators. The modulation doesn’t consciousness forced due to the fact that it isn’t; it’s a logical adjacent measurement alternatively than a trend-chasing pivot that has been successful the making for astir a decade.=

"From a media mentation perspective, Post Malone’s displacement mirrors the shifting scenery of state music, wherever artists similar Jelly Roll and present Post Malone are challenging accepted state stereotypes," she added. "The genre is embracing a rawer, much divers radical of artists who blur the lines betwixt country, stone and hip-hop. This displacement creates the cleanable conditions for Post Malone’s crossover to consciousness some innovative and organic."

Post Malone released his state medium successful 2024. (Getty Images)

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Post Malone hasn't wholly changed his tune. He worked alongside popular prima Taylor Swift successful 2024 to merchandise "Fortnight," which has besides been nominated for aggregate Grammys. The duet is up for opus of the year, grounds of the twelvemonth and champion euphony video.

Taylor Swift and Post Malone's "Fortnight" has been nominated for 3 Grammys. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

"Genres suck," Post Malone antecedently told The New York Times. "It’s easier to catalog euphony that way. But astatine a definite constituent — and the chill happening is that it’s moving towards this — wherefore can’t you premix each this unneurotic and marque thing that’s genuinely unsocial to you?"

The determination "reflects a broader inclination of genre-bending" successful today's euphony industry, Mandell said.

"For him, this modulation doesn’t consciousness similar an abrupt improvement oregon full reinvention, but alternatively a earthy shift. His euphony has ever been rooted successful the storytelling traditions that are cardinal to some genres."

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Post Malone primitively created pop-rap and hip-hop music. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Bud Light)

Post Malone's state reinvention began successful his idiosyncratic life. The rapper moved from Los Angeles to Utah successful 2019.

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"I emotion surviving present successful Cottonwood Heights," Malone antecedently said successful a video shared by the city. "It’s the astir astonishing spot ever, and I person had specified a large clip implicit these years, and I emotion you guys, too."

The vocalist has go a portion of the community, performing astatine the NBA All-Star Game successful Salt Lake City successful 2023. Post Malone besides helped plan a Raising Cane's edifice successful Utah's Midvale.