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Post Malone is born Austin Richard Post in Syracuse, New York. Raised in Grapevine, Texas, from age 9, he's living in Los Angeles when his song "White Iverson" takes off on SoundCloud in 2015 and launches him to stardom.

Post Malone, 19, uploads a demo of his song "White Iverson" on SoundCloud. It takes off, landing him a record deal and launching his career.

To thwart low payouts on YouTube, Post Malone releases a version of his latest single, "Rockstar," that is just the chorus looped five times. Comments are disabled, and users are offered a link to hear the full version on more profitable platforms.More

"Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee becomes the first song ever certified Double Diamond by the RIAA for 20 million units in America, which translates to 3 billion streams. The song is featured in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Saturday Night Live celebrates their 50th season with a Radio City Music Hall concert stocked with some of their most memorable musical guests, including Cher, Eddie Vedder, Arcade Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Lady Gaga and Brandi Carlile. One memorable moment is Post Malone teaming with the living members of Nirvana to play "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

The Adam Sandler movie Happy Gilmore 2 is released on Netflix. Bad Bunny plays Happy's caddy, Eminem is a heckler, and Post Malone shows up as an announcer.

Page Six reports on Blue Dot Fever, a contagion of artists cancelling tours because of poor ticket sales (empty seats show up as blue dots on Ticketmaster). Those affected include Post Malone, Meghan Trainor and Zayn Malik. In this age of high post-pandemic ticket prices and rising inflation, many fans are opting out of these shows.