Chloe and Halle Bailey have found great success with solo projects lately, but what does that mean for their duo project Chloe X Halle?
03.08.2023 - 13:17 / nme.com
Halle Bailey has announced that she will be releasing her debut solo single ‘Angel’ this week – her first release without her sister, Chloe.Bailey and Chloe used to release music as Chloe x Halle. As a duo, they were signed to Beyoncé‘s Parkwood Entertainment label in 2013.
They went on to release two albums – 2016’s ‘The Kids Are Alright’ and their second album ‘Ungodly Hour’. The latter was critically-acclaimed and nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards.Since 2021, the two have embarked on solo careers – with Halle Bailey starring as Princess Ariel in the live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid earlier this year.‘Angel’ will be the first song Halle has put out since the release of ‘Ungodly Hour’ in 2020.
She released a teaser this week, showing a collection of childhood videos, baby photos and recent performance footage. In the end, a potential lyric from ‘Angel’ is written on the screen: “Angels make a way somehow.”‘Angel’ will be out on August 4 via Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.This year, Halle’s sister Chloe released her debut solo album, ‘In Pieces’.
It featured her viral tracks such as ‘No Mercy’ and ‘Treat Me’ as well as a controversial collaboration with Chris Brown called ‘How Does It Feel’. In a three-star review of the album, NME said ‘How Does It Feel’ “simply treads water with a limp beat and smooth, straightforward harmonies.”Defending her decision to work with Brown, Chloe told The Big Tigger Morning Show in April: “I always just wanna let the music speak for itself.
And to be honest, no matter what I do people always find things to say about it, so I’m used to it.“I just choose to ignore it. People have every right to their opinions, freedom of speech, and it’s up to me to
.Chloe and Halle Bailey have found great success with solo projects lately, but what does that mean for their duo project Chloe X Halle?
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Halle Bailey has dropped her debut solo single ‘Angel’, following her success in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.Bailey (monomously known as Halle) and her sister Chlöe formed the singing duo Chloe X Halle in 2011 and in 2015, their YouTube cover of Beyoncé‘s ‘Pretty Hurts’ earned them a record deal with Queen Bey’s Parkwood Entertainment.After signing to the label, they dropped two albums; 2018’s ‘The Kids Are Alright’ and 2020’s ‘Ungodly Hour’ – both earning Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Progressive R&B Album.After teasing her debut single earlier this summer, Halle dropped the anthemic and uplifting single with an accompanying music video. Produced by Theron ‘NeffU’ Feemster (Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo), ‘Angel”s lyrics are empowering over the punchy orchestral arrangements: “Heaven knows your wings can weigh you down, but angels make a way somehow.”The Wendy Morgan-directed music video echoed the song’s angelic theme with contemporary dancers strutting around Bailey, surrounded by a colour palette reminiscent of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.“This song for me is so very special and near and dear to my heart,” Halle said in a statement.
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earlier this summer, Halle Bailey has officially entered a new era of her career with her latest release.On Friday, the 23-year-old unveiled her debut single, «Angel,» alongside its ethereal music video. The new single is Halle's first solo song, marking her first non-theatrical release without her sister, Chloë Bailey, and is her first release since the Chloë x Halle duo's critically acclaimed album,, in 2020.Performing under the mononym Halle, the GRAMMY-nominated singer soulfully croons lyrics that encourage listeners to soar despite the weight the world attempts to place on their wings, promising that «angels find a way somehow.»«Rich blood, you can probably see the gold in my skin/ I'm more than a girl, won't let the troubles of the world come weigh me down,» the Georgia native sings passionately.«Black girl here, Black girl with the Black girl hair/Took a little sun kiss just to look like this,» Halle sings, surrounded by Black dancers who sport their hair in braids, ponytails, afro puffs, waves and more beautiful styles.
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