Halsey was forced to postpone their Maryland concert Wednesday night at the last minute after a storm flooded the venue.
24.05.2022 - 21:05 / variety.com
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe relationship between artist and label is often perceived as being between art and commerce, but it’s rarely that simple — and that ongoing push-pull has broken into the open with Halsey’s recent social media posts about her label apparently declining to release a new song until there was a viral TikTok “moment” to help promote it.No question: It’s crass when an artist’s creation is reduced to being marketed like a soft drink. On the other hand, the label’s job is to promote the music in the most effective and creative way they can — and in subsequent posts and replies, Halsey wrote, “I value the expertise and work of all the amazing people at my label.
There are so many talented professionals there,” before taking exception to the manner in which the message was apparently delivered. “But surely we can have an opinion on the entry point of consumption they’re trying to enforce?! A suggestion is great, an ultimatum?” While there’s been an enormous amount of support for Halsey online, there’s been no shortage of detractors either.
“Everyone has to do things they hate at their jobs,” one wrote, “your job is to sell music and your boss is telling you to make videos on the biggest music promotion platform. I don’t see that as some terrible dystopian oppression lol.” That received a strong and evenhanded response from the singer: “it’s not about making the tiktoks I already make tiktoks! They are saying if they don’t reach some imaginary goalpost of views or virality than they won’t give me a release date at all.
Halsey was forced to postpone their Maryland concert Wednesday night at the last minute after a storm flooded the venue.
Johnny Depp has thanked fans for their support in a message on social media after winning a defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.After joining TikTok on Tuesday (June 7) Depp shared a video montage of his recent UK tour with Jeff Beck with a caption thanking his “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters”.In the post, also shared on Instagram, Depp wrote: “We’ve been everywhere together, we have seen everything together. We have walked the same road together.
Johnny Depp has thanked his “unwavering” fans in his first TikTok post on Tuesday. More than four million people welcomed the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, to the social media platform by following him in on the day he joined. His first TikTok post showed highlights from his run of live concerts with musician Jeff Beck and moments of fans showing their support with banners.
Johnny Depp has thanked his “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters” in his first TikTok post.
video has garnered 2.7 million views in under two hours since he shared it on the platform.The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star had joined TikTok Tuesday and racked up 4.5 million loyal followers.Set to Love Joys’ “Stranger,” his clip thanked followers for their support during his contentious defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.On both Instagram and TikTok, he wrote alongside his post: “To all of my most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters. We’ve been everywhere together, we have seen everything together.”“We have walked the same road together,” the Kentucky native went on. “We did the right thing together, all because you cared.
Halsey has shared a cinematic trailer for their upcoming new single ‘So Good’, which is due to arrive later this week.The single comes after the star recently shared their battle with her label to get it released on their social media accounts.The teaser clocks in at 25 seconds and opens with the camera slowly zooming in on a chair at a dressing table. It then cuts to a close-up of a shelf that holds crystals, a candle, perfume, a glass trophy from Red Rocks in Colorado and a box that reads: “Halsey, July 30 2018.”As the video continues, it shows a brief clip of Halsey’s partner Alev Aydin looking at the camera, before cutting to the star themselves doing the same.
Johnny Depp has joined TikTok to thank fans for their support throughout his defamation trial against Amber Heard. The star posted a video compilation on Tuesday which showed him arriving at the courthouse to crowds of fans, as well as clips of him playing guitar on stage with his friend's band afterwards. He captioned the 30-second video: 'To all of my most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters.
If you missed the news, Johnny Depp joined TikTok and quickly amassed 4 million followers since joining on Tuesday (June 7).
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK’s Music Managers Forum new report on the topic of digital burnout and the wider debate around pressures being placed by the music industry on artists – particularly female artists – to be heavily active on TikTok, plus the petition calling on UK song rights collecting society PRS to reconsider its decision to reduce the funding it provides to the PRS Foundation.
Halsey has shared a release date for ‘So Good’, their new song that was reportedly delayed due to demands from their record label surrounding TikTok posts.Last week, Halsey shared a message claiming that their label are holding a new song hostage until they can “fake” a viral TikTok.Taking to their TikTok page, the singer – who released latest album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ last year – said in a post titled “I’m tired” that there is new music she wants to release “ASAP,” but that “marketing” is getting in the way and the label won’t let her share the new song.Taking to Twitter yesterday (May 31), her label Capitol Records then responded, “committing” to a June 9 release date for ‘So Good’ and sharing a message of support for Halsey.“We love you and are here to support you,” the label wrote to Halsey, adding in an attached statement: “We are an artist first company that encourages open dialogue.“We have nothing but a desire to help each one of our artists succeed, and hope that we can continue to have these critical conversations.”– @halsey, we love you and are here to support you. We are committing to a release of “So Good” on June 9th, 2022.
fake viral moment.”Capitol Music tweeted in support of Halsey, saying they will release their new single “So Good” next week.“@halsey, we love you and are here to support you. We are committing to a release of ‘So Good’ on June 9th, 2022,” Capitol wrote.The label shared a written-out statement with the tweet, saying: “We are an artist first company that encourages open dialogue.
It appears tensions have cooled a little between Halsey and their record label.
Halsey‘s new music is on the way.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticHalsey’s next single has a release date — with or without a TikTok moment to fuel it. Capitol Records announced in a tweet Tuesday morning that “So Good” will come out June 9, with Halsey additionally declaring that the “fiasco” over its release is apparently over.Curiously, the release date was framed as an open letter to Halsey, suggesting that the two parties may still be doing a lot of their dialoguing via social media right now, although the promise of “open dialogue” may be as much for the fans and other artists who have rallied behind Halsey in the dispute as for the artist.“Halsey,” tweeted Capitol, tagging the singer, “we love you and are here to support you.
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You’ll occasionally see tweets from artists half-jokingly saying they’re waiting to go viral on TikTok so they can live off their music. But Halsey showed that it’s not just indie artists who are expected to have their songs become massive hits on the platform to make their label happy. Over the weekend, Halsey posted a TikTok featuring an audio clip of a yet-to-be-released track with text that reads, “Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP but my label won’t let me.
Halsey is opening up more about how and why her record label won’t release one song of hers unless she goes viral on TikTok first.
Halsey is not here for fake buzz!
was the “viral marketing video” their label was looking for, Halsey replied with laughing emojis. “Bruh I wish it was haha.