Post Malone; Nirvana. Photo:
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Post Malone is celebrating Record Store Day by paying tribute to Nirvana.
The “Circles” singer, 29, who’s also the Record Store Day ambassador for 2025, is releasing the Nirvana tribute album packed with the songs he performed at his Salt Lake City home amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The 14-track record, coming in April, will feature Travis Barker on drums, bassist Brian Lee, and guitarist Nick Mac. Included on the track list are covers of Nirvana’s “Come as You Are,” “Lounge Act,” “On a Plane” and “Heart-Shaped Box,” among others.
The original YouTube livestream took place in April 2020 and raised funds for the UN Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund to benefit the World Health Organization.
Profits from the tribute album, aptly titled Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana will go towards MusiCares’ Addiction Recovery/Mental Health division.
Post Malone in 2025. Leon Bennett/Getty
In addition to Post’s Nirvana album, he will also be featured on Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” special edition double sided 7-inch vinyl single. Swift, 35, was previously the Record Store Day ambassador in 2022.
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“What an honor, I can’t believe I was chosen to be Record Store Day’s Ambassador for 2025,” Malone said in a statement, expressing his excitement for record stores. “We love hitting local shops when we’re on the road, seeing all the crazy artwork, the whole energy in a record store is just super inspiring.”
He added: “I feel at home. It’s really an unexplainable feeling to hit up a shop and dig through crates, just see what grabs your eye. You can be looking for something super specific and end up finding something totally different. It’s the best.”
“Keep supporting y’all and let’s keep records and these local shops going strong,” continued Malone. “Happy Record Store Day everybody!”
Record Store Day started in 2008 to celebrate independently owned brick-and-mortar record stores along with the artists, staff members and customers who make the shops feel like home to many, including Malone.
Record Store Day takes place on Saturday, April 12. Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana will release the same day.
