celeb news Halsey: '[My new] singles don't seem to be doing much [on the charts]'

[RihannaLoverrr]

Good response, hope the era picks up for her!
I've loved everything she's released this era so far, looking forward to the album

[Sugar-Rush]

I'm not sure I agree with the implication that you need TikTok to score a hit single, but I admire her self-awareness

[BrattyBottom]

Yeah, I get her. It's clear nothing is sticking this era.

[ontherocks]

I hope the fascination and joy she felt watching somebody else's career dissolving in front of her own eyes, is still the same same for her own one. 

[dumbsparce]

I like the transparency but her recent songs are just not hit material. They lack the hooks the HFK singles or even the Manic singles had and she's too big to have a slow burning alt hit moment. I'm not sure if she herself cares about hits though. She probably just wants to please her label and is worried about getting dropped.

[mxoonlight]

LONELY IS THE MUUUUUUUUUSEEE AAAAAAAHHHH

[chiliam]

its a shame that those songs didnt do anything on the chart.

Love all of those except The End. 

They deserve to be moderate hits

[rivingtonrebel]

Well I always thought of the reason that she is underperfoming even while the music is stellar was because of the lack of promo for this era. It's kind of sad to see it and I hope this era works out for her. 

[Dolce Vita]

i think halsey is one of those artists that are incredibly versatile and has an artistic vision but are pressured by the label to recapture the sound that brought them success in the first place.

if capitol was smart they'd see the potential there and should let her pull a charli by consistently dropping solid music that aligns with her artistry; she'll eventually grow a bigger following of fans which brings more consistent success, which is better than flaky GP oriented success 

Edited September 26 by Dolce Vita

[ontherocks]

24 minutes ago, Dolce Vita said:

i think halsey is one of those artists that are incredibly versatile and has an artistic vision but are pressured by the label to recapture the sound that brought them success in the first place.

if capitol was smart they'd see the potential there and should let her pull a charli by consistently dropping solid music that aligns with her artistry; she'll eventually grow a bigger following of fans which brings more consistent success, which is better than flaky GP oriented success 

Capitol dropped her actually after allowing her to do her "arts not the charts" vanity project that was her last album. After losing millions of Dollars, they dropped her. 

[crymelanie]

If nothing is sticking and makes her sad

then her music exists which is why she should happy because its qualitea lately 

[punisher]

just keep dropping quality albums sis! it will figure itself out

[prézli]

2 hours ago, KillingYourCareer said:

She's very self-aware. May she let the music speak for itself!

By sampling other artists. The American-marketed Ava Max.

[Yakult]

2 hours ago, Saintlor said:

I never understand people's labelling of music

 

Charli's music is viewed as cool and edgy and not mainstream but people would view it as dated or uncool if practically any other pop girl sung it

 

A lot of how music is viewed is heavily based on marketing even if people don't want to admit that.

 

The way an artist acts and presents themselves and their marketing is way more influential on people than the actual quality of a song 

 While marketing and radio/streaming service support play a big role into what blows up, what you've said about Charli's music isn't true. 
 

From Vroom Vroom, to Pop 2 and How I'm Feeling Now, Charli has built a dedicated fanbase by consistently pushing the boundaries of pop music & staying ahead of the curve. Sure she has the occasional radio pandering single (Boys, 1999), but she hasn't built a fanbase by making generic, basic music.

 

It's viewed as dated/uncool when ex-Fifth Harmony members do it because they haven't put the work in/shown the community love in the past and are playing catchup.

 

Halsey has been straddling the mainstream and more artistic endeavours for a while now. It's a tough line to walk and it doesn't always work commercially (it didn't always for Charli either!). Plus Halsey has a chip on her shoulder and it's come across as try-hard in interviews unfortunately.

 

She's not the top priority artist at her label anymore…….that combined with evidence that a lot of success is timing/luck based with TikTok right now and it's understandable why nothing has taken off. Single success is more unpredictable than ever now, epically with old songs clogging up the streaming charts & the Christmas freeze taking up 2/3 months of the year.

 

I hope the album connects when it drops though. Her last one was great and the singles have all been good to great so far.

Edited September 26 by Yakult

[Bussea]

Lonely is The Muse deserved to be the biggest hit of the year and i'm not even exaggerating. 

[KahnumDash]

And we're all better for it

[Lose My Breath]

4 hours ago, Saintlor said:

It's sad because it seems to mean a lot to her and I feel like she's hurt by the underperforming music.

 

Hopefully the album is as good as the last one and it will keep the fans very happy and she can hopefully get peace in that

Well, unfortunately it's her job, and if she doesn't bring the money, they may not keep her. 

 

I think a lot of us forget that

[AshleyLovescats887]

1 hour ago, prézli said:

By sampling other artists. The American-marketed Ava Max.

Girlie sampled 1 artist and now she's an Ava Max? In that case we have a lot of Ava Maxes on the charts

[Saintlor]

9 minutes ago, Lose My Breath said:

Well, unfortunately it's her job, and if she doesn't bring the money, they may not keep her. 

 

I think a lot of us forget that

Isn't she rich enough to continue her career independently if she is dropped?

 

I think Forbes reported that her makeup brand made $50M for her

Edited September 26 by Saintlor

[artc0cx]

Sad, her previous two albums were great, im still streaming her last one every week, this one sounds good as well hopefully it will do decent numbers

[Happylittlepunk]

I like Halsey I think she gets unfairly judged by people and imo I feel like she the type of artist who should be focusing on delivering quality albums anyway instead of commercial success.

[Bloodflowers.]

I liked the singles so I am looking forward to the album 

 

The singles have rather slow burn feel to me rather than instant smash 

 

So she should just focus on her vision for the album and let music speak for itself 

 

She might not get another Closer sized hit, but she might re-gain her Bandaids type of fanbase driven success that she lost 

 

[ImpressMeMuch]

5 hours ago, Saintlor said:

In 2024, a song being a GP hit is usually an indicator that it's a bad song anyways

While I agree saying this with a Taylor avi is wild haha

 

 

[Innocencelost]

maybe she should have thought about it before releasing a useless Britney Spears cover as a single

[Ponzi]

Keep doing your own thing, mama the singles have been great/really cute.