Halsey performed at a private show for Snapchat in New York earlier this month.
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #17 is Björk who inspired track 18, ‘The Great Impersonator.’ Halsey said this is her first album with a title track, influenced by “the coolest, most ethereal being to ever exist.” Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #16 is Tori Amos who inspired track 14, ‘Life of the Spider.’ Halsey said she grew up on Amos and always considered her “in a class of her own.” She said ‘Life of the Spider’ is the most personal song on this album and it’s just her and her piano, because “that’s all Tori ever needed to rip your heart to shreds.” Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #15 is Fiona Apple who inspired track 13, ‘Arsonist.’ Halsey said Apple is the “Chief inspo for [her] entire life” but her influence shows up especially in this song and “a few others on this album.” Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #14 is Joni Mitchell who inspired track 6, ‘The End.’ Halsey said she saw Mitchell perform at the bowl last night and it was “one of the greatest privileges of [her] life.” Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #13 is Aaliyah who inspired track 17, ‘Letter to God (1998).’ Halsey said layered this song with vocals from her son when he was baby, which was inspired by ‘Are You That Somebody?’ Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #12 is herself AKA Badlands Halsey who inspired track 15, ‘Hurt Feelings.’ Halsey said it was only right for her honour the album she wrote a decade ago considering her new one takes place across decades. Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #11 is Britney Spears who inspired track 16, ‘Lucky.’ Halsey said Britney was the “first superstar” who inspired her and said there were so many incredible looks to choose from but she had to go with this iconic album (In the Zone). Check out the photos and snippet below:
Until ‘The Great Impersonator‘ releases on October 25th, Halsey will be impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired. Day #10 is Linda Ronstadt who inspired track 7, ‘I Believe in Magic.’ Halsey said this is a tribute to Ronstadt’s “endless versatility” and called her “a true chameleon.” Check out the photos and snippet below:
Halsey is on the cover of Rolling Stone UK‘s December/January issue. Halsey spoke to Hannah Ewens about battling life-changing illnesses for two years and emerging with an album she thought could be her last. Here, she tells the whole story of motherhood, separations, treatments, recovery, and meeting Avan Jogia. Click here to read the full interview and click here to pre-order the issue, which will ship November 28th.
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