Post Malone & His Slew of Star-Studded Friends Partner with Bud Light for A Night in Nashville

A Night in Nashville is much too vague to describe the star-studded evening that took place at the city's Marathon Music Works last night (July 16).

Partnering for his third show with the beloved beer company, Bud Light, Post Malone took the stage to deliver a smattering of countrified versions of his most popular songs, a handful of unreleased tunes and almost more special guests than we could take.

Alongside a modest – yet completely sold out – crowd of 1,500 of our closest friends, which also featured a who’s who of artists and industry execs ranging from Zac Brown and ERNEST to Ella Langley and Ian Munsick, Holler was there to take it all in as we hoped to get a sneak peek at what to expect on Malone's forthcoming country project, F-1 Trillion.

Backed be a live band that featured some of the revered country musicians that call Music City home, it was Post Malone in his rarest form, stripping back the 808 beats and high-energy tracks usually gracing his songs and instead supplementing them with fiddle, acoustic guitars and a pedal steel.

Emerging on stage in a neatly pressed plaid button down and camo baseball cap, a newly lit cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a massive smile across his face, the New York born, Texas raised artist shared southern-singed versions of his well-worn rap hits, like 'rockstar,' 'Sunflower,' 'Circles,' 'Chemical' and 'Congratulations.' The eager audience, who were all randomly picked to attend the larger-than-life pop-up show – and some of whom came all the way from Denmark – screamed them all back in equal measure, often taking over for the seasoned hitmaker who happily soaked in the moments while enjoying an endless supply of ice cold Buds.

While we would've been just as content with the countrified versions of his discography, Malone quickly began picking through the revolving door of special guests that were on hand, starting with his most recent duet partner, Blake Shelton. Cutting up with each other between songs, their newly forged friendship was on display as they partnered up for their UK Radio Country Airplay No. 1, 'Pour Me A Drink,' as well as Shelton's 2004 cult-favorite, 'Some Beach.' Before we had the chance to come down, seasoned hitmaker Joe Nichols took Shelton's place for an inspired rendition of 2002's 'Brokenheartsville.'

Turning down the temperature for an unreleased tune called 'Yours,' written about Malone's daughter and teased back on Father's Day, the crowd were also treated to surprise performances from Americana queen, Sierra Ferrell, who joined Malone for their unreleased duet titled 'Never Love You Again,' as well as a spitfire cover of Johnny & June Cash's 'Jackson.' The unreleased tune, expected to be featured on F-1 Trillion come August, got its live debut earlier his year at the 2024 ACM Awards, where Ferrell was apparently supposed to perform it as well.

Rounding out the string of special guests was none other than country's resident rockstar, HARDY, who helped Malone with a fiddle-led, southern rock ballad called 'Hide My Gun.' Before HARDY's exist, the pair also joined forces for 'Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die),' paying' tribute to Joe Diffie much like they did on the project that started it all: Hixtape Vol. 3: Difftape.

"At the beginning, everyone had so much to say. Everyone called me a one hit wonder and had nothing nice to say," Malone shared with the ravenous audience as he reminisced on the last decade of his career. "I just wanted to say thank you to each and every single one of you tonight for coming out. Thank you for your love and support over all these years, ladies and gentlemen.

I know that there might be some people out there that might not feel as loved and supported as you actually are. You're loved more than you f*cking know, ladies and gentlemen," he continued with conviction. "Do whatever the f*ck you want to do in this life and in this world. Express yourself and be yourself because there's no one on this planet that's cooler than who the f*ck you are, ladies and gentlemen."

The 10x Grammy-nominated entertainer sent us off with the Song of the Summer as he worked the stage for a solo version of his debut country chart-topper, 'I Had Some Help,' bedecked in a fitting Bud Light cowboy hat.

It was a night like no other, and one that brings up a lot of questions and theories about Malone's forthcoming country record. Will it be an album full of country renditions of his already beloved hits? Will it be a country covers album, in full? Will we ever get the heavily teased and almost fabled Luke Combs collab??

Only time will tell, but one thing's for sure: Post Malone gave us one hell of a time last night in Nashville.

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