Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995),known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor gained acclaim for blending a range of genres including hip hop, R&B, pop, trap, rap rock, and cloud rap. He first attained recognition in 2015 following the release of his debut single "White Iverson".He subsequently signed a recording contract with Republic Records. His stage name is derived from his last name and from a rap name generator. Malone's debut album Stoney (2016) featured the hit single "Congratulations", and set the record for most weeks on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with 77. His second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018), debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and broke several streaming records upon release. Featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Rockstar" and "Psycho", it was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2018 Grammy Awards. In 2018, Malone collaborated with American singer-rapper Swae Lee on the song "Sunflower" for the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. His third album, Hollywood's Bleeding, explored indie pop and was released in late 2019. It became his second number-one album on the Billboard 200 and featured the Hot 100 number-one single "Circles", which spent a record 39 weeks in the top ten on the Hot 100. Malone has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists.