Post Malone's 'Rockstar' Is Officially The 2018 VMAs Song Of The Year

For decades right now, the term "rock star" has been used to characterize a certain kind of celebrity behavior, one where you could party with impunity and your excesses are not only celebrated however emulated across the world.


It only makes sense, then, that a song called "rockstar" by megastars Post Malone and 21 Savage would take one of the night's top honors at the 2018 MTV VMAs by winning Song of the Year.


Onstage to accept the award, Post kept it simple and brief, starting by ceding the spotlight to his collaborator. "Everybody give it up for 21 Savage real quick!" He mentioned before Savage returned the favor.


It's funny: There were no nods toward the song's debaucherous tendencies in the speech, which Post and Savage kept earnest and humble. Some of that might have had to do with Post's mind blanking when he got to the stage, nevertheless either way, it worked!


The ethereal "rockstar" dropped a little bit over each year, ultimately reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remaining in the best spot for eight weeks — the longest run at No. 1 for any hip-hop song in 2017. In 2018, though, it presaged Post's beerbongs & bentleys album in April, which also hit No. 1. Post is set to re-take the VMA stage later for an efficiency tonight as well.


Tonight, to take the best honor of Song of the Year, "rockstar" beat out worthy competition from the likes of fellow 2018-defining cuts "Finesse (Remix)" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B, "Havana" by Camila Cabello and Young Thug, "God's Plan" by Drake, "New Rules" by Dua Lipa, and brilliant by Ed Sheeran.


"Honestly, in a hundred million years, I would never expect to do this ever, so this is sick," Post mentioned. "Thank you guys so much."