Post Malone electrified the stage at the 2024 ACM Awards!
On Thursday, May 16, live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, Malone, 28, made his ACM debut with a performance of the old-school country classic morphed into his recently released single “I Had Some Help,” with Morgan Wallen.
Malone took the stage in a white Dallas Cowboys jersey, while his band wore a bright blue version of the NFL uniforms.
Although Wallen didn’t join him for the performance, fans were thrilled to see him perform a surprise acapella version of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Ramblin’ Man” with host Reba McEntire. After the show, he chatted backstage with Bobby Bones, joking, “My bottom was tight the whole show.”
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Reba McEntire and Post Malone during a surprise performance at the ACM Awards on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas.
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Fans have been eagerly anticipating Malone’s transition into country music since he first shared his song with Wallen on social media in March. A few weeks later, fans saw the rapper join Wallen at Stagecoach to perform the song live for the first time.
Malone also showed his love for country music at the festival by performing a set of his favorite country covers with the help of Brad Paisley, Sarah Evans and Dwight Yoakam.
While this is his first ACM performance, he previously appeared at another major country music show, the 2023 CMA Awards, honoring the late Joe Diffie with performances of “John Deere Green” and “Pickup Man” alongside Wallen and HARDY.
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According to Billboard, Malone said he was working on a country record during an April live stream on Twitch.
“There’s a country record coming. I keep singing the song we did when I was in Nashville. It’s so fucking sick, but it didn’t come out,” he said, according to the paper.
Although there is no official announcement, Malone has already received the support of country music star Wynonna Judd.
During the conversation with October 2023 Party tonightJudd, 59, said she saw him perform live, describing his performance as “one of the best performances I’ve ever seen.”
Never miss a story—subscribe to PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.”If you watch his shows, you know It’s Easy judge a book by its cover and all these things you hear,” Judd added. “He’s got the most tender heart, he’s had a baby, he’s in love, he’s happy, he’s pretty damn normal in a sense because he’s very present.”
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