What Country Stars Really Think About Post Malone

It's rare a country artist will bad-mouth another country artist, but they may stay quiet or go glib when pressed.

With Post Malone, you can barely get the question out before long, eloquent answers that highlight why singers like Jason Aldean, Carly Pearce, Jelly Roll and more are so happy to have him here.

• Post Malone's F-1 Trillion album drops on Friday (Aug. 16).
• There are 15 collaborations with top-tier artists like Hank Williams Jr., Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Morgan Wallen.
• For six months, Taste of Country Nights' host Evan Paul has been asking artists what they think of Post and artists who cross over to country.

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Throughout the gallery below, fans will learn several things about Post and his way of doing business. The first is that he starts work late and drives into the early morning hours if a song is worth it. That's counter to what often happens on Music Row; believe it or not, Nashville is a 9-to-5 town.

Several artists also commented on Post Malone's knowledge of the genre and its history. In fact, Jelly Roll made a particularly bold claim that put a half dozen or so hitmakers on blast.

Finally, it's clear that the "I Had Some Help" hitmaker entered the space and looked around before he started to make music. The album is filled with the most popular country songwriters of today, as well as a few icons. He embraced the community and sought input before putting music to tape.

It's almost guaranteed that F-1 Trillion will debut at No. 1 on Billboard album charts and remain there for weeks. That money isn't all going back to L.A. or New York City. It's difficult to underestimate how important this is in establishing healthy roots in Nashville. A DIY approach is the best way to alienate yourself.

Next month, Post Malone will begin the F-1 Trillion Tour, with dates through October.

Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music. Additionally, Billy covers Yellowstone, 1923 and related television shows through the Dutton Rules podcast. To date, he's written more than 13,000 articles for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube channel.