Could a Post Malone country album be in the works? “There’s nothing stopping me,” he says

Rapper Post Malone is known for blending elements of pop, R&B and hip-hop into his style, but he says he’d like to venture even further into new genre territory.

“To be honest, there’s nothing stopping me from taking a camera or setting up in my studio in Utah and just recording a country album on YouTube,” he said during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show. “I’m allowed to do that. I’m a human being.”

Though Post Malone and country music might sound like a strange combination, it’s actually not that far-fetched. He’s a devoted Shania Twain fan, which he proved by singing and dancing along to her performance of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” at the 2019 American Music Awards.

He also covered Brad Paisley’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her” and Sturgill Simpson’s “You Can Have the Crown” during the Matthew McConaughey-led We’re Texas benefit in 2021.

Malone’s country fandom is mutual: Michael Ray and Danielle Bradbery have both covered his song “Psycho,” proving that the rapper’s songwriting works just fine with a country arrangement.

The only thing stopping Posty from going country is logistics, he adds. “And then I’m happily obligated to write music and make beats by myself, and I’m happily obligated to, you know, take care of my family,” he points out. “So it’s a lot of time, and it’s about finding the space to allot that time. If I get another year to myself, maybe I’ll make a f***ing country album.”