artist research of chosen artist

1. ARTIST RESEARCH:
Post Malone

2. • Real Name: Austin Post
• Age: July 4, 1995 (22)
• Genre of Music: Hip hop, R&B, trap, cloud trap
• His image/style is quite messy and informal, Malone's music has been described as
a "melting pot of the country, grunge, hip-hop and R&B“ and Malone himself has
been described as versatile. His vocal style has been described as laconic.

3. • He is signed to Republic
• He got discovered after his song on SoundCloud got over 4 million streams.
• Before he was signed Malone first began learning how to produce music through FL
Studio. When he was 16 years old, he started working on his first mixtape. He
showed it to some of his classmates at Grapevine High School, garnering him
notoriety at the school. He credited his love for music to his father, who exposed
him to music making for all genres, including country music. He enrolled in Syracuse
University, attending for only a few months.

4. • His target audience is 16-30 year olds interested in rap/pop/hip hop.
• He's been nominated for iHeartRadio Much Music Video Award for best new
international artist
• Got nomination for MTV Europe Music Award Best Hip Hop