Record Store Day Names Post Malone as 2025 Ambassador

Put up Malone is the most recent artist to carry the title of File Retailer Day Ambassador, the annual occasion has introduced.

Set to happen on April 12, File Retailer Day returns for its 18th 12 months in 2025, celebrating near 20 years of supporting bodily media, unbiased artists, and brick-and-mortar document shops. Now, Malone has been introduced because the artist who’s being honored with the title of 2025’s File Retailer Day’s Ambassador.

“What an honor, I can’t consider I used to be chosen to be File Retailer Day’s Ambassador for 2025,” Malone mentioned in an announcement. “File Retailer Day is so essential and I actually hope to do my half to maintain it alive. We love hitting native outlets once we’re on the highway, seeing all of the loopy art work, the entire power in a document retailer is simply tremendous inspiring. I really feel at dwelling.

“It’s actually an unexplainable feeling to hit up a store and dig by way of crates, simply see what grabs your eye. You could be searching for one thing tremendous particular and find yourself discovering one thing completely completely different. It’s the very best. Preserve supporting y’all and let’s maintain information and these native outlets going sturdy. Glad File Retailer Day all people!”

Malone joins an inventory of musical luminaries to carry the title, which has been bestowed yearly since 2009. Earlier years have seen the likes of Jack White, Run the Jewels, Ozzy Osbourne, Brandi Carlile, Metallica, and St. Vincent assume the position. In 2024, Paramore have been the U.S. Ambassadors whereas Kate Bush took on duties for File Retailer Day’s U.Ok. version.

Historically, the File Retailer Day Ambassador additionally partakes within the occasion by issuing a restricted version launch on the day, although the record of unique releases for 2025 has not but been introduced. Nonetheless, contemplating the success of his F-1 Trillion album in 2024 – which marked his transition to nation music and topped the Billboard 200 – it may very well be speculated any potential launch can be associated to his newest document.

“I’m very enthusiastic about Ambassador ‘Posty’”, added File Retailer Day co-founder Carrie Colliton in an announcement. “Musically, he’s everywhere — identical to document shops and their prospects, particularly a few of the latest, youngest folks to embrace their native brick-and-mortar areas.”