Post Malone Is 'Ready To Rock On' After Private-Plane Emergency

By any metric you pick to use, Post Malone had a good time on Monday night (August 20) at the 2018 VMAs. Soon after he nabbed Song of the Year for "rockstar" (and accepted the award in an exceedingly humble way), Posty teamed up with actual rock stars Aerosmith for a very loud, very smoky mash-up efficiency that closed out the night.


Before the night ended, MTV News grabbed a still-sweaty Post backstage for a fast exit interview, and any time the show wrapped, he (presumably) went on his way to a well-earned night of celebration and revelry.


But by Tuesday, as Post tried to fly out of the New York area and head to a gig in England, two of the wheels on his private plane reportedly blew out on takeoff. For a little there, it looked hazardous: Twitter exploded because the news made its way across the web.


Luckily, the plane eventually landed safely in New Windsor, New York, about 70 miles north of New York City, soon after being originally diverted to an airport in Massachusetts. Post rapidly took to Twitter to 1) confirm his safety, and 2) give a virtual middle finger to the people who weren't pulling for him while in the harrowing episode.


Post is scheduled to hit the Reading Festival in the U.K. On August 24 the same night as Travis Scott, who also had a big night at VMAs.


because the man himself mentioned in simple, extra statement he made to Billboard right following the ordeal, "I'm alive. I'm prepared to rock on."