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The song “Waiting For Never” by Post Malone is about the futile hope of expecting someone to change who they are, and the realisation that it is wasted effort. The narrator has experienced many heartbreaks but keeps returning to the same mistakes, believing that it will be different this time. Ultimately, the chorus of the song encourages the idea of learning from the experience, understanding that expecting someone to change against their will is futile and accepting that they won’t. The narrator reminds himself of this lesson, “I’d be waitin’ for never, waitin’ for never”.

Malone has countless designs incorporated into his arm sleeves, so it can be hard to tell what’s included given they’re mostly all done in black ink. Some smaller or hard-to-see tattoos on his arms include the Motorhead logo, Gallenson’s Gun logo, a samurai skull and a faceless man. Here are the rapper’s most prominent arm tattoos.Malone explained the origins of his large Jesus tattoo in a video for GQ, saying, “Jesus is very handsome so I figured, how can we make him super metal? So we made him Easter Jesus.” Malone paid tribute to his baby daughter by inking her initials, DDP, on the right side of his forehead in a huge gothic script. The sweet, sentimental tattoo is a way for the touring musician to keep his baby near him even when he’s on the road. Malone has a saint lifting up his robe to reveal a skeleton drawn on the top of his left hand and up his arm. A similar design appears on the Too Young album cover.The cracked appearance of the tattoo is partially Bieber’s fault: He bumped Malone while they were playing basketball just days after the rapper got inked. “He just messed up the whole thing, but it still looks kinda tight. It looks like magma,” Malone shared with GQ in 2016. “Justin did apologize but he’s gonna have to buy me a new one.”

Malone has slowly added more ink to his chest and torso over the years. While not every design has been identified, here are the singer’s most notable illustrations.”It’s really tough not being able to see her, but she’s coming out more often now,” Malone told GQ in 2022. “I’m just happy to see her. But it is heartbreaking having to leave and not be able to be with her all the time.”

One of Malone’s earliest face tattoos was the words “Stay Away” written in flowing script above his right eyebrow. He shared that it was inspired by rapper Lil Peep’s “Cry Baby” tattoo and is a reference to his favorite Nirvana song.He also has the word “Patient” tattooed in a jagged font on one bicep as a reference to a music video for his song of the same name. He told GQ that the particular placement of this design really hurt. A suite of blackjack cards sits near Malone’s temple on the right side of his face. He got it in Montreal “for fun” because he loves playing blackjack, he told GQ in 2016. Blink and you’ll miss it! Malone has a small Cartier Love bangle loop tattooed on his left index finger, an addition he says was one of the most painful. “It felt like I was tattooing my soul,” he said.One of Malone’s biggest body tattoos is the Greek phrase “Molon labe,” which loosely translates to “Come and take them.” The historical Greek reference ties into Malone’s support of the Second Amendment.

Malone is a huge Nirvana and Kurt Cobain fan. He’s covered Nirvana songs and has a few tributes to Cobain and the band on his body, including “Nevermind” and “Whatever” on his palms, a portrait of Cobain on one arm and the “Stay Away” script. He has also paid tribute to other music legends like Bob Dylan and Bob Marley through tattooed portraits on his arms.While most of Malone’s tattoos are black and gray, he does have a few colorful pieces in his collection, like this smiling skull with a blue-and-red Texas flag motif. It’s another nod to his Texas upbringing.

Malone continues to add new tattoos to his legs, including a brightly colored ode to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with the two characters in a heart, another gun design and a huge skull wearing a feather headdress. He also has a colorful tattoo of Vault Boy, the corporate mascot of the Vault-Tec Corporation. Malone’s last tattoo of 2019 was a bold medieval gauntlet and flail weapon, which tattoo artist Kyle Hediger inked on the “Circles” singer’s face right before his Times Square New Year’s Eve performance. The gloved hand holds a spiky flail that dips below one cheekbone. A portrait of the late president appears on one hand. Malone got the tattoo in 2016 and has said he admires JFK. The Anheuser-Busch logo also flanks the portrait.Over the years, Malone has continually inked designs onto his face. However, not every facial tattoo is always visible as some are covered by his beard or head of hair. Here are Post Malone’s most notable face tattoos. In 2023, Malone was denied entry to an Australian bar because of his tattoos, which was something he “never really experienced” before. “They turned me away for my tattoos,” he told The West Australian of QT Perth’s rooftop bar. The hotel later issued an apology. He has a skull face surrounded by a puff of cigarette smoke on his outer thigh. Below the design are the words “smoke sum.” He also has another skull tattoo with the phrase, “To serve and protect.”

When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site.Japanese-inspired wave designs decorate one side of Malone’s head, adding a touch of artfulness to the weapons drawn across his skin. The tattoos were courtesy of artist Ganji, who inked the singer in Tokyo.You’ll see the Oblivion logo tattooed atop one of Malone’s feet, a shout-out to the popular RPG video game series. Malone is a noted gamer so the placement makes total sense.According to Malone, his friend Kyle grabbed inspiration from a video game and added the rapper’s face to one of the characters. “I gotta add the face tattoos to my tattoo,” he told GQ. “So it’s like tattoo inception.”The words “REST EASY” are spelled out on Malone’s knuckles, and he also has portraits of some of his favorite musical inspirations and a thick length of barbed wire incorporated into the design. The portraits include Elvis, Dimebag Darrell, John Lennon, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and George Harrison, among a few others. “Without these guys, I wouldn’t be making music right now,” Malone told GQ. Malone has a cow skull inked on his throat and upper chest. Next to the skull are two bald eagles in flight — a light eagle on one side of his neck and a dark eagle on the other. According to Malone, the Playboy Bunny on his arm was his first tattoo ever — and it was inspired by Justin Bieber. “We were working on Stoney, and then we had a tattoo artist come through, and I was like, ‘You know what? Justin Bieber’s got some tats, and I love you, but I know I’m way tougher than you,’ ” he shared at the time, adding that he doesn’t know why he chose a bunny for his monumental first tat.

“I feel like the face tattoos make me interesting to look at. What I might lack in handsomeness, I make up for in intrigue, at least,” he’s said. As for the placement, it was painful. “It was like getting poked on your eyeball through your eyelid,” Malone told GQ.

On the front of Malone’s right forearm are two different tattoos: one of a Minuteman and another of a “guy on a horse stabbing a guy with a spear,” the latter of which he told GQ was “pretty cool.”Snakes, like skulls, are a common motif in Malone’s body art. One of his first arm tattoos was a snake wrapped around a gun, another reference to Malone’s fascination with firearms.The “Sunflower” singer’s many tattoos range from tributes to his young daughter and portraits of music legends to recurring motifs of snakes, skulls and guns.While Malone has several big, bold tattoos on his face, he also has a small collection of teeny designs under his right eye: a small Playboy Bunny rabbit head, a heart, his daughter’s initials and a smiley face with Xs for eyes grouped together. (The smiley tattoo, one of his first pieces, is an “accidental” Marshmello reference and was not intended to pay homage to the DJ.)

Another ode to his Texas upbringing, Malone has a Dallas Cowboys football helmet emblazoned on his left clavicle. Next to it is a large mural of a four-horned figure holding a staff.Malone has a line of barbed wire tattooed around his hairline, although it is not always visible depending on his hair length. “I just think barbed wire is cool. I’m going to regret it when I start balding,” he previously joked to GQ.

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When everyone got together to watch the very first episode at a launch party, she cried over the way she was portrayed. \”I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. Everyone thinks I’m this bitch and I’m not. I’m seven!’\” In October 2019, Post Malone made it rain with $50,000 worth of singles at a nightclub appearance; in April 2017, TMZreported that he spent $8,000 just on Popeye’s biscuits, and in October 2018, it was revealed Post Malone dropped a whopping $40,000 on Postmates in just a year, usually getting eats delivered to him while he’s on tour. He also owns a sprawling $3 million mansion outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2015, Post Malone released “White Iverson” on Soundcloud, where it became a hit after receiving praise from hip-hop bigwigs including Wiz Khalifa and the late Mac Miller. The streaming success led to Post Malone’s signing with Republic Records. Justin Bieber picked up Post Malone as his opening act and even sang on his 2016 debut album Stoney.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Siena College, where she graduated with honors after publishing her thesis on the effects of Hollywood medical myths on emergency bystanders.”Post Malone’s songwriting style is a bit repetitive,” Berklee College of Music songwriting professor Kareem Clarke explained to Vice. “We’ve got a lot of sixteenth note rhythms that’ll maybe repeat for three times and then go into a nice ending phrase.” He added, “Even if it’s the first time you’re hearing the song, you can anticipate the fact that there is going to be that down, on-the-one phrase. It makes it easier for the normal listener to latch on to that and remember it and know what’s about to come next.” Clarke also said that opening a song with the hook, like Post Malone does with “Better Now,” draws listeners in and encourages them to stream his songs for at least the opening 30 seconds.

Indeed, it was a tad lighter but still creamy and delicious. And I did come in fifth in my age group with a time comparable to my pre-baby races. Was it the extra shot of caffeine, my playlist or eight weeks of training? I’m not sure (though caffeine may help fuel a workout), but I think I have a new pre-race beverage.As his own principal songwriter, Post Malone is able to keep more of his royalties than artists who employ others to write their material. That comes in handy when you’ve sold 60 million records and have had, to date, one track certified Diamond (“Congratulations”). Additionally, experts have claimed that Post Malone’s writing style is almost specifically designed to draw listeners in.

Post Malone has joked that people think that he smells. While he admits he doesn’t wear deodorant, he says he’s asked people close to him if he stinks—and they said no.The former child star shared some of what her mom said to her during a recent interview on Emily Ratajkowski’s podcast, High Low With EmRata, revealing that during a panic attack last year, in the middle of which she called her mom, certain things from the past were dredged up.

Fellow Berklee professor Brian “Raydar” Ellis explained that Post Malone’s limited vocal range actually works to his advantage as well because it’s easy to sing along to even if you aren’t, say, a Mariah Carey type. “People find that Post’s music is easy to sing along to because he doesn’t really stray far from the root of the song. The notes that he sings are what we call diatonic, which means they’re in the scale degree of what he’s singing.” Ellis compared Post Malone’s track “Rockstar” to one like “Love on Top” by Beyonce, which hits a lot more varied notes within its running time.As a mother of two, I’m powered by coffee—specifically Starbucks. My reward for making it through Saturday-morning soccer practice or swim lessons? A grande skinny vanilla latte that I get to drink hot while my husband drives (a treat for this mom). It’s creamy, just a little sweet and has two much-needed espresso shots.

Post Malone’s net worth is staggering—not that you’d necessarily be able to tell he’s wealthy by looking at him. The singer-rapper’s signature style is low-key, save for his grills and tattoos. His success in streaming, touring and brand endorsements, plus his sense of humor and relatable and self-effacing nature, have contributed to his cash flow in a big way.Since she started so young, she barely remembers what life was like beforehand, sharing that she’s \”blocked out so much of my childhood that I actually don’t know what my life was like even just before working.\”Kelsey Kryger wears many hats. She is a freelance writer, social media manager, UGC creator, and a TikTok influencer (@kelseywritesnstuff). When she’s not working online, you can find her teaching group fitness classes or lounging outside with her pets.

Most viewers also assumed she was \”the most well-treated dancer,\” thanks to the editing, but she actually had some of the highest pressure on her shoulders. \”…she was like, ‘You’re my girl, so you have to lead everyone to victory every time,’ which is just not sustainable,\” she added.Just last year, she had a \”really bad\” panic attack. \”I called my mom and things were coming up from the past, and she apologized to me,\” Maddie revealed. \”She was like, ‘I’m so sorry that I put you through that.’ And it’s so sad, because she would never want to hurt us, but none of us knew how crazy it would get.\”

I ran in my first road race since getting pregnant four years ago on Saturday. Tired from getting up at 6:15 a.m. after my son woke me up at 3 a.m., there was no way I would opt for trying out the decaf espresso shot at Starbucks. Instead, I sprung for the blonde.If you’re on the hunt for egg-cellent puns and jokes about eggs that are poached, scrambled or pan-fried (depending on your preference) to perfect hilarity? You’ve cracked the code here! Whether you’re an egg enthusiast or pun aficionado looking to add some funny yolks to your repertoire, you’ve come to the right place. The best egg puns are just a whisk away!

When you go on the Starbucks site and look up espresso, you’ll see SIX options in the pull-down menu: Signature Espresso Roast, Blonde Espresso Roast, Decaf Espresso Roast, 1/3 Decaf Espresso Roast, 1/2 Decaf Espresso Roast and 1/3 Decaf Espresso Roast. Those last three options are the ratio of decaf to signature roast, which means you can really dial in your level of caffeination.As of press time, Post Malone has 51 tattoos, including several on his face. He has “Always Tired” written under his eyes, which he’s said is a testament to his “always grinding” work ethic.

Maddie recalled being \”perceived as a little brat in the first season\” because of the script that crew members gave her. \”When I was doing the show, in the first season I was seven, there were male producers saying, ‘This is what you have to say,’\” she explained. \”My mom wasn’t in the room, so I was like, ‘Okay, I just have to do whatever I’m being told.’ They would say, ‘Say you’re the best, say you’re better than everyone else, say blah blah blah.’\”Wait…what? Seriously? Have you been missing anything by not knowing this news? How does changing an espresso shot impact your favorite Starbucks beverage?

In May 2019, TMZreported that Post Malone was also embarking on a non-musical venture: the marijuana business. His company, Shaboink, will reportedly sell its own strain of cannabis, plus vaporizers and other merchandise.Post Malone was born Austin Richard Post on July 4, 1995 in Syracuse, New York, where he lived until he was 10 years old, at which point he moved to Grapevine, Texas, where his father worked for the Dallas Cowboys. He was inspired to learn to play guitar from playing Guitar Hero when he was a teenager, and his mother bought him his first guitar the following Christmas. He taught himself the ins and outs of the instrument via YouTube videos, which he admitted didn’t always go well. Post Malone makes big money—and he spends it, too. He confessed to Rolling Stonethat before he was famous, he worked in a chicken joint and blew $800 of his hard-earned money on Versace slippers. Since becoming famous, well, his habits haven’t changed much: He showed the magazine his Rolls Royce Wraith and a pair of $1,700 slippers. After his Wraith was T-boned by a Kia, he upgraded to a $420,000 Phantom. He also owns a Lamborghini and a souped up Ford Explorer for which he originally paid $1,700. The now-20-year-old picked up a lot of traits during her time on the show, many of which she says she’s trying to unlearn now. \”You have to be the best. If you don’t win, you’re not good,\” she gave as an example of the thought process she grew up with while dancing under Abby Lee Miller. \”It’s an ongoing battle.\”Post Malone released Beerbongs & Bentleys in April 2018, buoyed by the massive success of “Rockstar” and “Psycho.” The album was certified platinum in just four days and spawned three top 10 songs and six top 20 songs. Later that year, he released “Sunflower” featuring Swae Lee for the film Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. The song spent over eight months in the top 10 and went eight-times Platinum in the United States.

That said, it might not be the best choice for everyone. For folks who love sweeter Starbucks beverages—Caramel Macchiato or the Double Chocolate Cream Frappuccino with whipped cream and chocolate syrup, for example—it might be best to stick with the less-sweet dark roast. And decaf is always a good option if it’s later in the day or if caffeine isn’t you friend.Posty is also a betting man: He paid rapper YG a whopping $20,000 after losing a bet on a Dallas Cowboys game against the St. Louis Rams in the NFL playoffs.

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In September 2017, Post Malone told Billboardthat after “Rockstar” debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100, he was shocked and wanted to continue the hot streak he had starting with “White Iverson” in 2015. “I guess as an artist, it’s never really enough,” he admitted. “You always wanna strive to get bigger and better and push the limits of what you can actually do. I guess I just want to keep on growing and one day be the biggest artist in the world, and just do my best to put out the best music that I can. The Apple streaming record actually really surprised me, so I’m hoping for the next one, I can beat my own record. I just want to keep kicking a**, man. There’s a lot of pressure to make the best music and I just want to make music that I can relate to and that my fans can relate to at the same time.”TikTok has clued her into a lot of things she doesn’t remember, as fans upload old clips. \”It’s weird to find out things that I did when I was younger on TikTok. I’ll see people posting things of me, and I’m like, ‘I don’t even remember doing that,’\” she said. When she’s not writing, Sammi moonlights as an EMT. She also enjoys playing post-apocalyptic video games, attending Broadway musicals over and over, and adding new Taylor Swift tracks to her guitar repertoire. In May 2018, Post Malone broke the record for the most simultaneous top 20 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 with nine songs in the top 20—smashing the record previously held by The Beatles and J. Cole, who were tied at six each. In August 2018, Rolling Stonereported that Post Malone’s album Stoney hit 77 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, shattering a 34-year record previously held by Michael Jackson’s Thriller. While neither was a record, Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys charted every single of its songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018, and he did the same in September 2019 with Hollywood’s Bleeding. Hollywood’s Bleeding also was the fifth-highest streaming record ever for a debut week.Post Malone was in a flight emergency at Teterboro Airport in August 2018. The tires blew out from a private jet during takeoff and the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing.Beth Ann Mayer is a New York-based writer and brand strategist. Her bylines have appeared in Parents, Healthline, The Knot and USA Lacrosse Magazine. She is the co-founder of the content agency Lemonseed Creative. When she’s not writing or running, you can find her wrangling her two sons (Peter and Noah), two dogs, cat and husband, Pete.I tend to drink lighter roasts when I sip regular coffee in the morning because they’re less bitter and acidic. What I didn’t know? They may be lighter in flavor and color but not in caffeine. Blonde roasts have more caffeine. Why? The shorter roast time lets the beans hang onto more oil, which increases the caffeine content.

Her first song to top the Hot 100 was also her debut single, “Vision of Love,” in 1990 when she was 20 years old. Her next three singles would also top the charts — 1990’s “Love Takes Time,” and 1991’s “Someday” and “I Don’t Wanna Cry.” “Emotions” would also top the chart in 1991.Madonna, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, and Whitney Houston all put in the work, and they have garnered 10 or more chart-topping singles in their careers.

The next 11 No. 1 singles go as follows: “Crazy for You” in 1985, “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” and “Open Your Heart” in 1986, “Who’s That Girl” in 1987, “Like a Prayer” in 1989, “Vogue” and “Justify My Love” in 1990, “This Used to Be My Playground” in 1992, “Take a Bow” in 1994, and “Music” in 2000.

Houston has no shortage of iconic songs, and her first No. 1 was “Saving All My Love for You” in 1985 when she was 22. That same year, she also had “How Will I Know.” After that, she released “The Greatest Love of All” in 1986, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All” and “So Emotional” in 1987, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” in 1988, “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “All the Man That I Need” in 1990, “I Will Always Love You” in 1992, and “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” in 1995.In the history of the Billboard Hot 100, there have been plenty of record-breaking songs and artists. These 10, however, have earned a special distinction: They are the best-selling musical artists in history, in terms of No. 1 songs. His reign continued into the ’60s: “Stuck on You,” “Now or Never,” and “Are You Lonesome Tonight” in 1960, “Surrender” in 1961, “Good Luck Charm” in 1962, and “Suspicious Minds” in 1969. That’s 18 chart-topping songs in 13 years. But as a solo artist, he had 13 No. 1 songs, including five all from one album, a record. As follows, his chart-topping songs are: “Ben” in 1972 (when he was 14), “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” and “Rock with You” in 1979, “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and “Say Say Say” in 1983, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Bad,” and “The Way You Make Me Feel,” in 1987, “Man in the Mirror” and “Dirty Diana” in 1988, “Black or White” in 1993, and “You Are Not Alone” in 1995.

In chronological order, they topped the charts with: “Love Me Do” in 1962, “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1963, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “I Feel Fine,” in 1964, “Eight Days a Week,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Help!,” “Yesterday,” and “We Can Work It Out” in 1965, “Paperback Writer” in 1966, “Penny Lane” “All You Need Is Love,” and “Hello, Goodbye” in 1967, “Hey Jude” in 1968, “Get Back” and “Something” in 1969, and “Let It Be” and “The Long and Winding Road” in 1970.The King had five No. 1 songs in 1956 alone: “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Hound Dog,” and “Love Me Tender.” He was 21 at the time.

Jackson’s reign began with 1986’s “When I Think of You” when she was 20 years old. Then, there was 1989’s “Miss You Much,” 1990’s “Escapade,” “Black Cat,” and “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” 1993’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” and “Again,” 1997’s “Together Again,” 2000’s “Doesn’t Really Matter,” and 2001’s “All for You.”Afterwards, there was “I Hear a Symphony,” also in 1965, “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1966, “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” and “The Happening” in 1967, “Love Child” in 1968, and “Someday We’ll Be Together” in 1969.Next there was “Umbrella” in 2007, “Take a Bow,” “Live Your Life,” and “Disturbia” in 2008, “Rude Boy,” “Love the Way You Lie,” “Only Girl (In the World),” and “What’s My Name” in 2010, “S&M” and “We Found Love” in 2011, “Diamonds” in 2012, “The Monster” in 2013, and “Work” in 2016.The Supremes are still the best-selling girl group of all time, and with 12 No. 1 hits, it’s easy to see why. They had five No. 1 singles in a row: “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” and “Come See About Me” in 1964, then “Stop! In the Name of Love” and “Back in My Arms Again” in 1965.

Besides being the second best-selling artist of all time, the best-selling solo artist of all time, and the best-selling female artist of all time (in terms of No. 1s), Carey has plenty of other records under her belt.

The next year, there was “Too Much,” “All Shook Up,” “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,” and “Jailhouse Rock.” In 1958, he had “Don’t” and “Hard Headed Woman.” In 1959, there was just “A Big Hunk o’ Love.” Featuring two bonus tracks, “Waiting For Never” and “Hateful,” taken from Post Malone’s fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, this exclusive 12” single is pressed on translucent red vinyl and is the first time these two singles will be released physically. LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Post Malone performs during Wireless Festival 2018 … [+] at Finsbury Park on July 6th, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)Since 2013 I’ve written about Korean media for various publications. For three years I worked as a writer and editor at KPopStarz, a popular k-pop and k-drama news site. My stories also appear on my That Only Happens In K-dramas FB page.I am a staff writer on the vices beat, covering cannabis, gambling and more. I believe in the many virtues of vices. Previously at Forbes, I covered the world’s richest people as a member of the wealth team. I have been a staff writer at Inc. magazine where I wrote about entrepreneurs doing business in the legal fringes of society. Before that, I reported stories that took me to the West Bank, Moscow and Brooklyn. Jim Ryan is a Chicago based writer/broadcaster who’s interviewed a Ramone and a Rolling Stone. Follow him on Twitter @RadioJimRyan or visit online at radiojimryan.com. Email: [email protected] The song rises from No. 2 to No. 1 after being kept at bay by Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved,” which owned the Hot 100 for three consecutive turns, stepping aside once to make room for Selena Gomez’s “Lose You to Love Me.”

“Circles” is featured on Malone’s most recent No. 1 album Hollywood’s Bleeding, which dips to No. 3 on the current Billboard 200, and impressive placement for a title that’s already been out for two months.I am an author, consultant and educator with a professional interest in the business implications of new media and a personal passion for comics and visual communication. My 2012 book Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture (McGraw-Hill) looks at trends in entertainment, media, marketing and technology through the lens of the world’s wildest fan event, San Diego Comic-Con.\nI am a founding partner of MediaPlant, a Seattle-based communications firm, and consult with clients on strategy, storytelling and engaging fan audiences. I have worked in the marketing, technology and start-up world since the early 1990s and have previously written books on generational change in the workplace and the impact of young entrepreneurs in emerging economies.\n I teach at the University of Washington in the Communication Leadership graduate program and speak at conferences worldwide. I live and work in Seattle, Washington

As was predicted just a few days ago by this writer, Post Malone’s current single “Circles” lifts to No. 1 on the Hot 100, giving the hip-hop and pop superstar yet another leader on the chart.

I’m an Emmy award-winning multimedia journalist who has worked as a reporter, anchor, producer, columnist and writer for Spanish and English-language broadcast, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox’s KTTV in L.A., and the San Jose Mercury News, before moving into the digital news world. \n\nAn expert on Hispanic media, I’m the founder, Editor and Publisher of MediaMoves.com, a site dedicated to covering Latinos in the media and the issues that affect the industry since 2007. Due to my journalism experience and the popularity of my site Media Moves, I’ve built a solid reputation and wealth of contacts in the industry that has given me access to exclusives and key people in Hispanic media. \n\nI’m a former national President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and a voracious consumer of media.“Circles” is Malone’s fourth Hot 100 No. 1, an impressive sum for a musician who has only released four albums and who only first reached the list’s summit back in 2017. He scored his debut leader in late 2017 with “Rockstar,” which featured 21 Savage and which ended up as one of the longest-running rulers that year. In 2018 he tacked “Psycho” (which features Ty Dolla $ign) on to his growing list of champions, and earlier this year his massive tune “Sunflower” (with Swae Lee) also led the charge for just one frame, though it ended up living inside the top 10 for a historically-long tenure.

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Who would’ve thought that America’s Sweetheart is none-other than Post Malone? Fans of the “Better Now” singer have known for a while that Malone isn’t just a top 10 hit maker — he’s also a majorly nice guy too.

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What looked like overnight success took years of behind the scenes work — though he was already working with a savvy team of marketers, managers, and producers even before the release of White Iverson. Growing up in Dallas, Malone’s father was a wedding DJ, and Guitar Hero II piqued his interest in music. From there he learned how to play the guitar, performed in a slew of rock bands, rapped and eventually moved to Los Angeles to realise his dreams. According to The New Yorker, it was here he shared a place with other aspiring artists including gamers and YouTubers.

As history has shown us time and time again, Malone’s style of diet hip-hop has always struck a chord with mainstream audiences. He isn’t the first to do it, just the latest. Hip-hop surpassed rock as the most popular genre in the US in 2018. Yet people still prefer a homogenised version of the music, one that erases blackness and racial pain – but doing so doesn’t strip hip-hop of its origin. An art and cultural movement born in the Bronx, New York City, hip-hop was created by the African American, Latinx and Caribbean communities. It represented rebellion and freedom while giving a voice to people who often went unheard.In an interview with Vice, Berkeley College of Music songwriting professors Kareem Clarke and Brian “Raydar” Ellis explained what makes his songs so catchy. “Post Malone’s songwriting style is a bit repetitive,” Clarke explains. “Even if it’s the first time you’re hearing the song, you can anticipate the fact that there is going to be that down, on-the-one phrase. It makes it easier for the normal listener to latch on to that and remember it and know what’s about to come next.” A study conducted by UCF found that after looking through thousands of tracks, the most repetitive ones were likely to become chart-topping hits.

The viral success of White Iverson scored the Dallas singer a deal with Republic Records who released it as the lead single off of his debut album, Stoney. The song was certified 5x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of five million digital copies, leading some to speculate whether he was just a one-hit-wonder. Others called him an industry plant. Then his debut album, Stoney, went double platinum. Features from Kehlani, Quavo, 2 Chainz and Justin Bieber helped its cause, but it was, in fact, Malone’s larger than life personality, his cheeky Southern charm and his quivering high notes that had people hooked. Songs like Congratulations, I Fall Apart and Go Flex fit right into hip-hop’s new melancholy groove.By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Cool Accidents based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing [email protected].

Removing context from 808s, trap beats and hip-hop’s inherent sadness is more palatable for some and Malone is just a conduit for this brand of music. We’re not the first ones to ponder his success and we certainly won’t be the last. But somewhere between his charming smile, face tattoos and catchy music, the reason why we’re all obsessed exists; depending on who you are, the answer is complicated. Malone’s relationship with hip-hop has been complicated from the beginning but his comments have continued to fuel the tension. In a 2017 interview with NewOnce, Malone said that modern hip-hop lacked “people talking about real shit”. He also added that “if you’re looking to think about life, don’t listen to hip-hop.” It was a strange take from someone who enjoyed insurmountable success thanks to the genre, specifically Canadian superstar Drake’s sing-song flow. He later apologised, chalking up his comments to a few too many Bud Lights. But it isn’t just his music that has everyone obsessed. The Chicago Tribune posited that Malone’s success comes down to “his sparse, chilly and pop-hook laden music [which] is at its core a more palatable version of current trends in hip-hop”.

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Today, Malone is at a stage of pop ubiquity rivalled only by the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake and the greats. Somewhere along the way, Malone went from a hip-hop outsider to mainstream success. His popularity transcends lines drawn by factors like genre, age and geography. He’s even become a heartthrob. One Facebook group, Posty Moms (Moms who adore Post Malone), which has almost 10,000 members sees users fawning over the rapper. “I wish I were his boxers,” one mum writes.Malone hails from Dallas, TX, and though his town has a small but thriving hip-hop scene, I’m sure the genre of choice is good ‘ol honky tonky barbecue-stained country. Post only goes for the OG, outlaw stuff, though, as he cites Johnny Cash as his number one influence.

You may think it silly of Republic to sign Malone off of one hit, but Post has a more than a few other buzzing tracks out right now, and if you dug “White Iverson,” you’ll likely appreciate their similar vibes — slow, woozy, ATL-inspired ballads in which Post sings about typical trap motifs as if they were elements of a love song. For starters, check out another athlete-inspired FKi-produced cut, “Holyfield.”

Unfamiliar with Post Malone? Well it’s time to get acquainted. The Dallas singing rapper just signed a contract with Republic Records based largely in part off the stunning success of his breakout record, “White Iverson,” which now has over 30 million plays on soundcloud. Malone is white, but he doesn’t play basketball. Like Iverson, though, he shares an aversion toward practice, and he prefers to go straight into the studio for unmeditated, off-the-top recordings.