Post Malone performs with Morgan Wallen and Hardy at the 2023 CMA Awards
Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Hardy
Getty Images(3)PostMalone showed his love for country music during his performances Morgan Wallen And HARDY at the 2023 CMA Awards.
The trio took the stage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 8, to sing a medley of classics in honor of the late country legend Joe Diffie. After an introduction from Joe’s eldest son, Parker Diffie Wallen, 30, and HARDY, 33, got the crowd on their feet with “John Deere Green.” They were later joined by Malone, 28, for a cover of “Pickup Man,” which ended in a standing ovation.
While Malone made his CMA debut on Wednesday, Wallen performed twice at the awards show and wowed the audience with his performance Erik Kerk out earlier in the evening for a duet. Wallen was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. HARDY, for his part, was nominated for Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year.
Malone has expressed his appreciation for country music over the years, singing covers of beloved songs such as Henk Williams Jr.‘There’s a tear in my beer’ and Brad Paisley“I’m going to miss her.” He also sang a duet of “A Thousand Miles” with Dwight Yoakam at SiriusXM studios in 2018.
Ahead of his performance at the CMA Awards, Malone teased that he would be open to recording a country album. “To be honest, there’s nothing stopping me from picking up a camera or sitting in my studio in Utah and just recording a country album and just putting it on YouTube,” he said on The Howard Stern Show in June 2022. “Nothing can stop me. I may have to deal with some repercussions from the label and st. But nothing stops me from doing that.”
Fans speculated about a possible country project for Malone after he was spotted in what appeared to be a recording studio with Wallen and Ernst on Sunday November 5, Instagram post. (Ernest, 31, is a close friend and collaborator of Wallen and HARDY.)
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As for how Malone’s performance with Wallen and HARDY came about, HARDY, 33, hinted that his longtime support of Malone may have played a role in it. “I’ve been manifesting this for years,” he said Audacys Katie Neal earlier this month. “A little flexibility here, but I started following him when he had about 300,000 Instagram followers.”
HARDY noted that his love for Malone dates back to his 2016 debut single. “I was on the ‘White Iverson’ train. The first thing he ever released,” he said. “I was like, ‘This is dope,’ and I’ve been with him ever since.”
He added: “I just love what he’s done for hip-hop and pop music. It’s just great. I’ve always said that from the beginning. I’ve been a big fan. So the time has come.”
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