HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston
Technology Company, Inc. today announced the signing of Post Malone, an award-winning global superstar, as a HyperX Gaming Brand Ambassador. An avid Call of Duty console
gamer, Post Malone will represent HyperX headsets while gaming and streaming. In
addition, HyperX is set to sponsor Post Malone’s first-ever festival “Posty
Fest” in Dallas on Oct. 28 with a full roster of talented artists.
“HyperX
is an innovative gaming company that shares my passion about gaming and its
community,” said Post Malone. “I am honored to be the first musical artist to
join the HyperX ambassador family and look forward to the collaborative
projects ahead.”
As part of the gaming headset partnership, Post
Malone will be prominently featured in
HyperX marketing and branding campaigns in 2019. Additionally, Post will be integrating HyperX branding into his
Twitch channel.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Post Malone to the HyperX family,” said HyperX. “As HyperX’s first
sponsored musician, we’re confident Post’s talent, style, and incredible
passion for gaming will play an essential part in our ongoing brand story.”
As a sponsor of the
inaugural “Posty Fest,” where Post Malone, Tyler, the
Creator and Travis Scott are currently scheduled to perform, HyperX will
display gaming headsets including the new Cloud MIX™ wired for
gaming and Bluetooth-enabled for listening to music or chatting with friends.
About Post Malone
Post Malone stirs a mix of genres
into his own sonic sound that’s both intoxicating and invigorating. His RIAA
Platinum certified debut album, Stoney, led the genre-bending Dallas, TX artist
to his first Top 10 Billboard 200 and first #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album while
being the “#1 Debut Hip-Hop Artist of 2016”. In 2018, his sophomore album,
beerbongs & bentleys, debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #1 and achieved
one the year’s “biggest streaming weeks ever”. Additionally, Post charted nine
songs in the Top 20 of the Hot 100, notching “the most songs in the Top 20 of
the Hot 100.” Moreover, he also smashed the record for most simultaneous Top 40
Hot 100 hits with 14. As beerbongs & bentleys returned to #1 for the second
consecutive week on the Top 200, his domination shows no sign of slowing down. More recently, Post Malone won Best Pop/Rock
Male Artist and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the American Music Awards of 2018. He
also won the 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year as well as Top Rap
Song at Billboard Music Awards.
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