Post Malone is steering his genre-bending story into another lane, confirming he has "about thirty-five songs" ready for a second country record that he plans to drop before the leaves change color
The news arrives just as fall festival rosters lock in, giving bookers another marquee name who can pull both hip-hop and honky-tonk crowds. Below is a look at what we know, why it matters for the 2025 circuit, and how to prepare if you hope to catch the country-leaning version of Posty on stage.
The singer told American Songwriter that recent trips to Music City yielded dozens of new tracks and writing sessions with Ernest and HARDY, adding that the material "feels honest and raw" in a way fans of F-1 Trillion will recognize. In the same chat he hinted at more pedal-steel flourishes and "some surprise guest vocals," though he stopped short of naming names. iHeartRadio later quoted him saying the album is "very, very soon," suggesting a late-summer single could land ahead of full release.
Booking desks have already moved. Post Malone is billed above Morgan Wallen and Brooks & Dunn at the new Sand In My Boots Festival on the Alabama coast, a three-day event built to mix pop hooks with country storytelling sandinmybootsfest.com. He will also spend September and October on the Big Ass Stadium Tour, a twenty-five-date run with Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell that stops at NFL venues from Dallas to Detroit. Rolling Stone AU notes that his latest duet with Wallen, "I Ain't Comin' Back," is climbing streaming charts, giving him fresh set-list ammunition for those stadium nights Rolling Stone Australia.
Festival programmers chasing crossover audiences see Malone's pivot as proof that ticket-buyers now expect playlists on stage. Last season Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour showed that steel guitars can share space with pop choreography, and Luke Combs just closed Lollapalooza while topping the country charts at the same time. Post Malone's country project extends that momentum into autumn, which explains why promoters from Austin City Limits to Pilgrimage are rumored to be eyeing late-addition slots for Smooth.
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Keep an ear on Nashville radio rotations. Wikipedia's running discography log for F-1 Trillion notes how quickly guest tracks were added after release, hinting that Malone could follow the same playbook with the new album. Analysts at Vulture also point out that the Wallen-Malone pipeline delivers streaming bumps for both artists, suggesting more dual releases may roll out ahead of tour launch in Vulture.
Closing thought: Post Malone's next country collection is not just another stylistic pit stop, it is a signal to venues and festivals that genre lines keep dissolving. When the record lands, expect set lists that jump from "Sunflower" to fiddle-laced ballads and crowds that show up for both.