Halsey‘s new song is finally out!
23.05.2022 - 19:05 / variety.com
Thania Garcia Since Halsey posted a TikTok that her label will not let her release a new song she loves, the singer has sparked an intense debate amongst fans and industry professionals alike on the role the platform plays in the music world. The singer frustrations at her record label in a TikTok on May 23, claiming that they’re being blocked from releasing her next single for marketing reasons.“Basically, I have a song that I love that I want to release ASAP, but my record label won’t let me,” read the text of the original TikTok Halsey (who uses she/they pronouns) posted that originally stirred the debate.
“I’ve been in this industry for eight years and I’ve sold over 165 million records and my record company is saying I can’t release [the song] unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok.” Shortly after, she uploaded a second TikTok — this time it was an audio of a conversation one can assume to be between Halsey and a member of their label or team about the potential release schedule for the song. “I just hate this,” they say to the person off-camera who responds: “Oh I know, I hate it.”A rep for the singer’s longtime label, Astralwerks-Capitol, responded on Monday morning, saying in a statement to Variety: “Our belief in Halsey as a singular and important artist is total and unwavering.
Halsey‘s new song is finally out!
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.
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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.
Halsey has accused her record label, Capitol Records, of refusing to release the first single from her new album.
Halsey has 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.“My record company is saying that I can’t release it unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok,” Halsey said.“Everything is marketing,” they added. “And they [the label] are doing this to basically every artist these days.”See the TikTok, which includes a snippet of the new song, below.I’m tired ♬ original sound – Halsey Back in March, Halsey teased that she had been writing new music and intends to make “a pop album” for their next release.The singer shared several posts on her Instagram Stories to update fans about their progress, writing: “Due to personal reasons I will be making a pop album.“I have an incredible song that I could put out as a single for radio next but I feel like that’s insane to do bc I haven’t even toured iichliwp [‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’] yet idk,” they wrote in a follow-up post.
Halsey took to TikTok on Sunday to open up about not being allowed to release a new song.The singer posted a video, which apparently featured the new song in question, and claimed, «Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP but my record label won't let me.»«I've been in this industry for 8 years and I've sold over 165 million records. And my record company is saying that I can't release it unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok,» Halsey wrote in text over the video. «Everything is marketing, and they are doing this to basically every artist these days.»«I just wanna release music, man.