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How Post Malone Cracked the Country Code With the No. 1 Debut of ‘F-1 Trillion’


How did Post Malone crack the country code with the No. 1 debut of his ‘F-1 Trillion’ album? Mercury Records executive vp Alex Coslov explains.

And on his latest release, F-1 Trillion, he shifted focus again — this time to country, putting out an album full of top-shelf collaborators like Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton and Hank Williams, Jr., among many others. But Post was willing to put in the work, making appearances at the ACM Awards, CMA Fest, the Grand Ole Opry and the Bluebird Cafe, all staples of Music City’s circuit, while his high-profile list of writers and collaborators are testament to the embrace he was able to achieve. Morgan builds unparalleled bodies of work that combine his powerful voice, his unique sense of melody with some of the best written songs of the modern era and the brilliant production of Big Loud partner/producer Joey Moi.

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