Halsey (singer)

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane was born in Edison, New Jersey on September 29, 1994,{{cite news |date=October 15, 2017 |first=Bobby |last=Olivier |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html |title=N.J. pop star Halsey was magnetic in her largest home-state concert yet |department=Music |website=NJ.com |location=Newark, New Jersey |access-date=October 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015191104/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=live}} the daughter of Nicole and Chris Frangipane. Her parents dropped out of college after her mother discovered that she was pregnant with her.{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Alex |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-halseys-troubled-past-chaotic-present-97968/ |title=Inside Halsey's Troubled Past, Chaotic Present |department=Music |date=July 28, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130041926/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-halseys-troubled-past-chaotic-present-97968/ |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |url-status=live}} Halsey's mother works as an emergency medical technician (EMT),{{Cite instagram|date=June 2, 2020|title=It's become very clear to me that some of you need to see what I've seen. Please swipe through this. These pictures and videos don't even...|user=iamhalsey|postid=CA6VPYHpLdS|access-date=June 5, 2020|url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iamhalsey/2322261973529835346_2322260796566274155}} while her father manages a car dealership.{{cite news|last=Lustig|first=Jay|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/14/concert-review-halsey-at-madison-square-garden/92943528/|title=Concert review: Halsey at Madison Square Garden|department=Music|newspaper=The Record (North Jersey)|location=New York City|date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231014122957/https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/14/concert-review-halsey-at-madison-square-garden/92943528/|archive-date=October 14, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2022|quote="Halsey{{snd}} who grew up as Ashley Frangipane in Clark, and is now 21{{snd}} wiped a tear from her eye as she told the story, standing on the Garden's stage herself, Saturday night."}}{{cite news|last=Ringen|first=Jonathan|title=Billboard Cover: How Halsey Became the Voice of Her Generation Through Tweets, Tumblr and Truth-Telling|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/6971430/billboard-cover-halsey-on-fans-fame-music-success|department=Music News|magazine=Billboard|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816120016/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/6971430/billboard-cover-halsey-on-fans-fame-music-success|archive-date=August 16, 2017|url-status=live}} Her mother is of Italian and Hungarian descent, whereas her father is African American with some small Irish ancestry. She has two younger brothers named Sevian and Dante. She played the violin, viola, and cello, before taking up playing the guitar when she was 14 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/artists/halsey/|title=Halsey|website=Paradigm Talent Agency|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123012/https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/artists/halsey/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=dead}} She grew up listening to Alanis Morissette, Justin Bieber, and Brand New.{{Cite news|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina|title=Halsey Has A Response To Those 'F--k Yous' She Got For Working With Justin Bieber|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2423767/halsey-justin-bieber-the-feeling/|department=Music|access-date=August 12, 2020|work=MTV News|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524062631/http://www.mtv.com/news/2423767/halsey-justin-bieber-the-feeling/|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-first-time-with-halsey-850718/|title=The First Time: Halsey|first=Angie|last=Martoccio|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625232912/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-first-time-with-halsey-850718/|archive-date=June 25, 2019|url-status=live}} Throughout her childhood, her family moved frequently, as her parents worked many jobs. By the time she became a teenager, she had enrolled in six schools.{{cite news|last=Martins|first=Chris|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature|title=Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman'|department=Pop|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903002840/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=live}} She was raised Catholic.{{Cite news |first=Jessica |last=Gerhardt |title=A Catholic feminist review of Halsey's album 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power' |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/catholic-feminist-review-halseys-album-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power |access-date=March 21, 2023 |newspaper=National Catholic Reporter |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321140951/https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/catholic-feminist-review-halseys-album-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power |url-status=live }}

Frangipane was bullied at school,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelist.com/132005/the-untold-truth-of-halsey/|title=The untold truth of Halsey|last=Gomez|first=Luis|website=TheList.com|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191828/https://www.thelist.com/132005/the-untold-truth-of-halsey/|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Heinz|first=Natasha|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-panic-at-the-disco-bullying/|title=Brendon Urie had an amazing response to Halsey being bullied at school|date=October 9, 2018|magazine=Alternative Press|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191918/https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-panic-at-the-disco-bullying/|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} and her suicide attempt at the age of 17 led to her being hospitalized for nearly three weeks. Following this, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, with which her mother was also diagnosed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/204397/halsey-bipolar-mental-illness-interview|title=Halsey Opens Up About Juggling Her Career & Bipolar Disorder|last=Fredette|first=Meagan|website=Refinery29|date=July 15, 2018|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221533/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/204397/halsey-bipolar-mental-illness-interview|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/halsey-opens-up-about-being-bipolar|title=Halsey Talks About Her Bipolar Disorder|last=Gharnit|first=Yasmeen|date=May 28, 2015|website=Nylon|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119214331/https://nylon.com/articles/halsey-opens-up-about-being-bipolar|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=live}} She began using drugs soon after, saying her bipolar disorder caused her to become an "unconventional child". When she was 17, she became romantically involved with a man who was 24 and resided near Halsey Street station in Brooklyn, from which she took her stage name. She said, "That's where I first start[ed] writing music and where I started to feel like I was a part of something bigger than my town in middle of nowhere New Jersey. Halsey is kind of like a manifestation of all the exaggerated parts of me, so it's like an alter ego."{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/05/22/who-is-halsey-singer/|title=Halsey: 5 Things To Know About Singer Hitting The Stage For 'The Voice' Finale|department=Celebrity News|last=Brow|first=Jason|date=May 22, 2018|website=Hollywood Life|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112150136/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/05/22/who-is-halsey-singer/|archive-date=January 12, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2012, she graduated from Warren Hills Regional High School in Washington, New Jersey.{{cite news|last1=Buffum|first1=Joanna|last2=Kortebein|first2=Katie|title=Fetty Wap, Halsey & Charlie Puth: New Jersey's Young Pop Heavyweights|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/fetty-wap-halsey-charlie-puth-nj-pop-heavyweights/|magazine=New Jersey Monthly|date=October 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182232/https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/fetty-wap-halsey-charlie-puth-nj-pop-heavyweights/|archive-date=February 9, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=February 8, 2018|quote=Hometown: Washington ... She graduated from Warren Hills Regional High School in 2012 and worked on songwriting until she self-released her first single, 'Ghost', on SoundCloud in January 2014.}}

After graduating, Frangipane enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design, but she withdrew due to financial hardship and instead attended community college. She eventually dropped out of community college and was kicked out by her parents, who she said "just didn't agree with a lot of things about [her]". Soon after, she lived in a basement in Lower Manhattan with a group of "degenerate stoners" she knew through her then-boyfriend.{{Cite news|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|url=https://time.com/4429627/halsey-rolling-stone-interview/|title=Halsey Opened Up to 'Rolling Stone' About Her Life|department=Motto|magazine=Time|date=July 28, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101172455/http://time.com/4429627/halsey-rolling-stone-interview/|archive-date=January 1, 2019|url-status=live}} When she was not living there, she occasionally lived in one of New York's many homeless shelters, and she considered prostitution as a way to make money.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/what-it-means-to-be-halsey.html|title=What it Means to Be Halsey|last=Reilly|first=Phoebe|date=June 2017|website=Vulture|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014165014/http://www.vulture.com/2017/06/what-it-means-to-be-halsey.html|archive-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/halsey-considered-prostitution-sex-work-before-she-got-a-record-deal|title=Halsey considered prostitution, sex work before she got a record deal|department=Music|last=Sager|first=Jessica|date=April 8, 2019|work=Fox News|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415014147/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/halsey-considered-prostitution-sex-work-before-she-got-a-record-deal|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live}} When describing this period of her life, she has said, "I remember one time I had $9 in my bank account, and bought a four-pack of Red Bull and used it to stay up overnight over the course of two or three days, because it was less dangerous to not sleep than it was to sleep somewhere random and maybe get raped or kidnapped." She would occasionally stay with her maternal grandmother during this time.

{{Main|Room 93}}

Frangipane started writing music when she was 17, and in 2012, she began posting videos to social media sites such as YouTube and Kik, and in particular Tumblr, under the username se7enteenblack.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2618129/thank-you-halsey-fangirl/|title=Thank You, Halsey, For Being A Fangirl Just Like Me|last=Lakshmin|first=Deepa|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224024123/http://www.mtv.com/news/2618129/thank-you-halsey-fangirl/|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=dead}} She became known for a parody of Taylor Swift's song "I Knew You Were Trouble", inspired by Swift's relationship with Harry Styles. She then wrote a follow-up song about their relationship, which was posted online in early 2013.{{cite web | url=http://popcrush.com/halsey-haylor-song-sos-listen/ | title=Halsey used to write songs about Taylor Swift + Harry Styles | work=Popcrush | date=September 23, 2015 | access-date=October 27, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033508/http://popcrush.com/halsey-haylor-song-sos-listen/ | archive-date=August 8, 2017 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.girlfriend.com.au/how-halsey-became-famous|title=The way Halsey became famous is totally weird and crazy and we had NO idea|website=girlfriend.com.au|date=February 28, 2018 |language=en-us|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223163947/https://www.girlfriend.com.au/how-halsey-became-famous|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=live}} In early 2014, Frangipane went to a party and met a "music guy" who asked her to collaborate on a song with him because he liked her voice. The result, a song about her ex-boyfriend, titled "Ghost", was posted by Frangipane on SoundCloud several weeks after it was recorded. Within hours, the song gained online popularity and she was subsequently contacted by several record labels, with the song eventually charting and going on radio. She signed with Astralwerks, feeling that they gave her more creative freedom than other labels that contacted her.

Following this, Frangipane played numerous acoustic shows in different cities under several stage names.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6288853/halsey-hurricane-video-premiere|title=Exclusive Premiere: Watch Singer-Songwriter's Halsey's Gritty 'Hurricane' Video From Her Visual 'Room 93' EP|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|date=October 16, 2014|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418233752/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6288853/halsey-hurricane-video-premiere|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}} She chose Halsey as her permanent stage name because it is an anagram of her first name and is also a reference to the Halsey Street station of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn,{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |date=December 16, 2014 |title=Halsey is the New Kid on the Pop Block and She's Doing Exactly What She Wants |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/halsey-interview-2014-57a206a6d94919df6669135e/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108120103/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqqqn/halsey-interview-2014-57a206a6d94919df6669135e |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=Vice |language=en-US}} a place where she spent a lot of time as a teenager.{{cite web|title=Halsey{{snd}} dscvr Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUG8VDYy7CY|via=YouTube|date=January 19, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312083246/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUG8VDYy7CY|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=live}} She also stated Halsey was the most popular name she used.{{Cite web|url=https://www.celebuzz.com/2016-03-28/9-facts-about-halsey/|title=9 Facts That You Should Know About Rising Star, Halsey|date=March 28, 2016|website=Celebuzz|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023707/https://www.celebuzz.com/2016-03-28/9-facts-about-halsey/|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=live}} Having written poems for years, Halsey began writing more serious songs as a way to promote them. Music became her "confessional approach" and a form of therapy after the difficult life she had endured. Halsey began touring with The Kooks in August 2014 and performed various original songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.allthingsgomusic.com/interview-halsey/|title=Interview: Halsey|work=allthingsgomusic.com|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185222/https://www.allthingsgomusic.com/interview-halsey/|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=dead}} She released her debut extended play, Room 93, on October 27, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.astralwerks.com/news/halsey-signs-to-astralwerks-with-debut-single-ghost/|title=Halsey Signs to Astralwerks with Debut Single "Ghost"|date=August 7, 2014|website=Astralwerks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325024144/http://www.astralwerks.com/news/halsey-signs-to-astralwerks-with-debut-single-ghost/|archive-date=March 25, 2015|url-status=dead}} The EP charted in the lower regions of the US Billboard 200 and at number three on the Top Heatseekers chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|title=Halsey|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115123040/http://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|archive-date=November 15, 2017|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Badlands (Halsey album)}}

File:Halsey LA (3).PNG in Los Angeles during the Badlands Tour, March 2015]]Halsey then began work on her debut studio album and performed songs from it at South by Southwest in 2015, where she was the most tweeted-about performer of the night.{{cite magazine |author1=Andrew Flanagan |date=March 23, 2015 |title=Halsey, Run The Jewels & Miley Top Twitter's Most-Shared During SXSW |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/festivals/6509472/sxsw-twitter-stats-miley-cyrus-run-the-jewels |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706211103/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/festivals/6509472/sxsw-twitter-stats-miley-cyrus-run-the-jewels |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |access-date=April 2, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}} She embarked on a co-headlining tour with Young Rising Sons in March, and in June, she became the opening act for Imagine Dragons during the North American leg of their Smoke + Mirrors Tour (2015).{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Ross "Taco" |date=January 12, 2015 |title=Halsey and Young Rising Sons announce a co-headlining tour |url=http://www.thenetwork317.net/halsey-and-young-rising-sons-announce-a-co-headlining-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616050011/http://www.thenetwork317.net/halsey-and-young-rising-sons-announce-a-co-headlining-tour/ |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |website=The Network 317}}

Halsey's debut studio album, Badlands, was released on August 28, 2015. She said Badlands is a concept album about a dystopian future society known as "The Badlands", which was a metaphor for her mental state at the time and that each song meant something different to her.{{cite interview|author=Halsey|title=Halsey Interview With Shelley Rome|url=http://www.z100.com/media/podcast-shelley-rome-interviews-shelleyrome/halsey-interview-with-shelley-rome-26337386/|publisher=WHTZ|location=New York City, New York|date=September 9, 2015|others=Shelley Rome|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045425/http://www.z100.com/media/podcast-shelley-rome-interviews-shelleyrome/halsey-interview-with-shelley-rome-26337386/|archive-date=October 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-august-2015-14574/|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: August 2015|date=August 17, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130939/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-august-2015-14574/|archive-date=January 25, 2019|url-status=live}} She wrote all of the songs on the album when she was 19, and the album has a number of producers, including then-boyfriend, Norwegian producer Lido.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/07/interview-halsey-new-album-badlands|title=Halsey Talks Her New Album, 'Badlands'|last=Morris|first=Jessie|date=July 10, 2015|magazine=Complex|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711215216/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/07/interview-halsey-new-album-badlands|archive-date=July 11, 2017|url-status=live}} The album was described by Halsey as not having a "proper radio hit". It received positive reviews from music critics,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/badlands-mw0002860377|title=Badlands{{snd}} Halsey|last=Collar|first=Matt|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929004338/http://www.allmusic.com/album/badlands-mw0002860377|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/503|title=Alternative Addiction {{!}} Review of Halsey "Badlands" {{!}} Alternative Addiction{{snd}} New Music|website=alternativeaddiction.com|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228131853/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/Review/503|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} with Joe Levy of Rolling Stone citing Halsey as a "new Tumblr popstar with a knack for sticky imagery".{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/halsey-badlands-20150828|title=Halsey 'Badlands' Album Review|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010445/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/halsey-badlands-20150828|archive-date=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}} Badlands debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US, selling 115,000 copies in its first week, of which 97,000 were pure album sales.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685947/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-debuts-at-no-1-billboard-200-charts|title=Halsey's "Badlands" Debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323161116/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685947/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-debuts-at-no-1-billboard-200-charts|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}} The album found success in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, where the album debuted in the top three.{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Halsey&titel=Badlands&cat=a|title=Halsey{{snd}} Badlands|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185224/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Halsey&titel=Badlands&cat=a|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|title=Halsey Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611031020/https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|archive-date=June 11, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Halsey&titel=Badlands&cat=a|title=Halsey{{snd}} Badlands|website=charts.nz|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106142308/https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Halsey&titel=Badlands&cat=a|archive-date=January 6, 2020|url-status=live}} It was further promoted by Halsey's Badlands Tour (2015–16), and her spot as the opening act for select dates of The Weeknd's The Madness Fall Tour (2015).{{cite news|url=http://music.mxdwn.com/2015/10/24/news/halsey-announces-madison-square-garden-show-for-the-2016-time-warner-cable-concert-series/|title=Halsey Announces Madison Square Garden Show For The 2016 Time Warner Cable Concert Series|last1=Morecraft|first1=Shannon|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=January 12, 2016|publisher=MXDWN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127175243/http://music.mxdwn.com/2015/10/24/news/halsey-announces-madison-square-garden-show-for-the-2016-time-warner-cable-concert-series/|archive-date=November 27, 2015|url-status=live}}

Badlands was certified two-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. sales of 2,000,000 units.{{Cite news|url=https://celebmix.com/badlands-goes-platinum-in-the-usa/|title=Halsey's Album 'Badlands' Goes Platinum In The USA|date=September 8, 2016|work=CelebMix|access-date=April 7, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010426/https://celebmix.com/badlands-goes-platinum-in-the-usa/|archive-date=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}} Four singles were released from the album: "Ghost", "New Americana", "Colors", and "Castle", all of which were certified Platinum in the US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}} The latter three singles achieved minor commercial success: "New Americana" reached number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|title=Halsey Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320050441/https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|archive-date=March 20, 2019|url-status=live}} "Castle" was rerecorded for the soundtrack of the 2016 film The Huntsman: Winter's War.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-halseys-elegant-castle-the-huntsman-winters-war-version-video-224538/|title=Watch Halsey's 'Castle (The Huntsman: Winter's War)' Video|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=April 14, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421160934/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-halseys-elegant-castle-the-huntsman-winters-war-version-video-224538/|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}} "Gasoline" was not released as a single and was only included on the deluxe version of Badlands, but became one of the album's most popular tracks and was certified Platinum in the US.

Halsey was featured on the song "The Feeling" by Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015).{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7613089/justin-bieber-purpose-kanye-west-halsey-the-feeling-skrillex |title=Justin Bieber Announces 'Purpose' Has A Halsey Collab, Confirms Kanye West's Involvement |first=Carl |last=Williott |date=October 28, 2015 |website=Idolator (blog site) |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231014115345/https://www.idolator.com/7613089/justin-bieber-purpose-kanye-west-halsey-the-feeling-skrillex |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6745178/halsey-justin-bieber-purpose-the-feeling|title=Halsey & Justin Bieber Duet on Skrillex-Produced Track 'The Feeling' on 'Purpose'|website=Billboard.com|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109152402/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6745178/halsey-justin-bieber-purpose-the-feeling|archive-date=November 9, 2016|url-status=live}} The song was not officially released as a single, though it entered the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold in the US and Silver in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331041236/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2013|title=Certified Awards|date=March 31, 2013}} In February 2016, Halsey was one of four female performers to partner with MAC cosmetics for their Future Forward line; she released a lipstick named after herself.{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/mac-halsey-tinashe-lion-babe-dej-loaf|title=This Might Be the Most Epic MAC Collaboration Ever|first=Sue|last=Williamson|website=Teenvogue.com|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911200031/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/mac-halsey-tinashe-lion-babe-dej-loaf|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=live}} The senior vice president and group creative director of the company, James Gager, said, "It feels like a great thing to be able to support artists who are breaking through but aren't necessarily at the top top, to push them forward."{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6866927/halsey-tinashe-lion-babe-dej-loaf-mac-cosmetics-future-forward|title=Halsey, Tinashe, Lion Babe and Dej Loaf To Front M·A·C Cosmetics Future Forward Campaign (Exclusive)|website=Billboard.com|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130155410/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6866927/halsey-tinashe-lion-babe-dej-loaf-mac-cosmetics-future-forward|archive-date=January 30, 2018|url-status=live}} In May 2016, Halsey released the song "Tokyo Narita (Freestyle)", produced by Lido.{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/05/halsey-and-lido-new-song-tokyo-narita-freestyle|title=Halsey And Lido Link Up For New Surprise Track, "Tokyo Narita (Freestyle)"|website=Complex UK|access-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921135357/http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/05/halsey-and-lido-new-song-tokyo-narita-freestyle|archive-date=September 21, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/20/halsey-tokyo-narita-freestyle|title=Halsey Returns With The "Tokyo Narita Freestyle"|website=The FADER|access-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050547/http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/20/halsey-tokyo-narita-freestyle|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=live}} The song was a standalone track that served as a promotional single for both her and Lido. In July 2016, she collaborated with 26 other artists for the charity single "Hands", which was a tribute for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|title=Britney Spears, Pink, Selena Gomez Join 'Hands' for Orlando: How the All-Star Song Came to Life|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328085602/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424145/britney-spears-pink-selena-gomez-hands-orlando|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/troye-sivan/news/troye-sivan-halsey-orlando-charity-single/|title=LISTEN: Troye Sivan, Halsey, And Others Team Up For Orlando Victims Charity Single|website=PopBuzz|language=en|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111521/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/troye-sivan/news/troye-sivan-halsey-orlando-charity-single/|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=live}}

File:Halsey Grammy Museum 2016 (27256690335).jpg in May 2016]]On July 29, 2016, Halsey was featured as a vocalist on the Chainsmokers' single "Closer", a song she also cowrote.{{cite web|last1=Fekadu|first1=Mesfin|title=2 Fray members get writing credit on Chainsmokers' No.1 hit|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/af7828bbf3d041aeaec60e5510218843/2-fray-members-get-writing-credit-chainsmokers-no1-hit|website=Associated Press|access-date=September 3, 2016|date=September 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105233309/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/af7828bbf3d041aeaec60e5510218843/2-fray-members-get-writing-credit-chainsmokers-no1-hit|archive-date=January 5, 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-chainsmokers-interview-halsey-debut-album|title=The Chainsmokers Get Real About Their Debut Album|website=Teen Vogue|date=September 2, 2016|language=en|access-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327173222/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-chainsmokers-interview-halsey-debut-album|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}} The track achieved major commercial success: it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, topped the charts of 12 other countries, sold more than 15 million units worldwide, and is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-ed-sheeran-eminem-spotify-735527/|title=Drake, Ed Sheeran and Eminem Are Spotify's Biggest Artists Ever|last=Wang|first=Amy X.|date=October 10, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112101328/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-ed-sheeran-eminem-spotify-735527/|archive-date=November 12, 2019|url-status=live}} The official lyric video for "Closer" was released on YouTube on July 29, 2016, and has since garnered over two billion views.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk|title=The Chainsmokers{{snd}} Closer ft. Halsey (Official Lyric Video)|last=ChainsmokersVEVO|date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=January 30, 2019|via=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320202842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk|archive-date=March 20, 2020|url-status=live}} Billboard magazine noted Halsey's solo verse as a favorable part of the song, and the song earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7453685/chainsmokers-halsey-closer|title=The Chainsmokers & Halsey's New Song 'Closer' Sounds Like an Instant Classic|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328222339/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7453685/chainsmokers-halsey-closer|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2012|title=Nominees And Winners {{!}} GRAMMY.com|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=March 24, 2019}}

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Halsey announced work on her second studio album prior to the release of Badlands, with progress on the record continuing throughout 2016 and 2017.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeWb_-fEKfI|title=Firefly 2015: Halsey Explains Why She Wants to Leak Her Own Album|date=June 21, 2015|work=YouTube|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310090342/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeWb_-fEKfI|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}} In January 2017, she released the single "Not Afraid Anymore"; it appears on the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017).{{cite magazine|last1=Romaine|first1=Jenna|title=Listen to Halsey's Mercurial 'Not Afraid Anymore' Off Upcoming 'Fifty Shades Darker' Soundtrack|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7655123/halsey-not-afraid-anymore-fifty-shades-darker-soundtrack-song-listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617011806/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7655123/halsey-not-afraid-anymore-fifty-shades-darker-soundtrack-song-listen|archive-date=June 17, 2017|url-status=live}} "Now or Never" was released on April 4 as the lead single from her second studio album.{{Citation|title=hopeless fountain kingdom (Deluxe) by Halsey|date=June 2, 2017|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hopeless-fountain-kingdom-deluxe/1221749987|language=en-us|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120084830/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hopeless-fountain-kingdom-deluxe/1221749987|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=live}} The song debuted at number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number 17. It was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}} "Now or Never" also reached the top 20 of Australia and Malaysia, and sold 500,000 units outside of the US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610082804/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2017|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart{{!}} Australia's Official Top 50 Songs |website=ARIA Charts|date=June 10, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2019}}{{Cite web|title=RIM Charts Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia{{snd}} Week 16|url=http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/chart/16_i_dm.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712133504/http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/chart/16_i_dm.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2017|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2019}} Two promotional singles were also made available prior to the release of the album: "Eyes Closed" and "Strangers"'.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/halsey-the-weeknd-eyes-closed-1202409804/|title=Review: Halsey Changes Gears With Weeknd Collaboration 'Eyes Closed'|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|date=May 4, 2017|website=Variety|access-date=May 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506064819/http://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/halsey-the-weeknd-eyes-closed-1202409804/|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=live}}

The record, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, finally came out on June 2.{{cite magazine |last=Stutz |first=Colin |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7717159/halsey-new-album-title-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-date |title=Halsey Announces New Album Title, Release Month |magazine=Billboard |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606210003/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7717159/halsey-new-album-title-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-date |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |url-status=live }} It consisted of more "radio friendly" songs in comparison to her previous work, which she attributed to her desire to prove she was "more than capable" of creating "radio-ready" music.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/halsey-on-sci-fi-breakup-album-following-up-closer-w473305|title=Halsey Talks Sci-Fi Breakup Album, Following Up Megahit 'Closer'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330160337/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/halsey-on-sci-fi-breakup-album-following-up-closer-w473305|archive-date=March 30, 2017|url-status=live}} Much like her debut, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is a concept album that revolves around a pair of lovers in a tale based on Romeo and Juliet; the project was inspired by her breakup with Lido.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/how-halsey-flipped-romeo-juliet-on-its-head-with-her-new-album-hopeless-fountain-kingdom|title=How Halsey flipped 'Romeo and Juliet' on its head with her new album 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom'|publisher=Genius.com|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610032655/https://genius.com/a/how-halsey-flipped-romeo-juliet-on-its-head-with-her-new-album-hopeless-fountain-kingdom|archive-date=June 10, 2017|url-status=live}} The album also focuses on Halsey's bisexuality and on bisexual characters.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Halsey-bad-at-love-lyrics|title=Halsey{{snd}} Bad at Love|access-date=January 30, 2019|via=genius.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091714/https://genius.com/Halsey-bad-at-love-lyrics|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-2495389192.html|title=Halsey: Hopeless Fountain Kingdom|date=June 7, 2017|website=PopMatters|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321142051/https://www.popmatters.com/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-2495389192.html|archive-date=March 21, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite tweet|user=halsey|number=1009529841131982848|date=June 20, 2018|author=Halsey|title=It literally IS a bisexual story}} Hopeless Fountain Kingdom debuted atop the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart. First-week sales in the US were of 106,000 units, with 76,000 being pure album sales. Similar to her debut, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom was certified Platinum by the RIAA.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7825776/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|title=Halsey Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom'|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612005157/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7825776/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|archive-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live}} Due to its rise to number one, Halsey became the first woman to achieve a number one album in the US in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2017/06/halsey-buys-house-beachwood-canyon-los-angeles/|title=Halsey Has the Perfect New House to Celebrate Her Album In|date=June 15, 2017|website=Observer|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130434/https://observer.com/2017/06/halsey-buys-house-beachwood-canyon-los-angeles/|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} To promote the record, Halsey embarked on the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour, which began on September 29, 2017, her twenty-third birthday.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/halsey_announces_hopeless_fountain_kingdom_tour_dates|title=Halsey announces 'hopeless fountain kingdom' tour dates|website=Alternative Press|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902101017/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/halsey_announces_hopeless_fountain_kingdom_tour_dates|archive-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=live}} The artist also performed surprise DJ sets at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://earmilk.com/2017/10/17/living-it-up-from-emo-nite-to-emo-nite-day-interview/|title=Living It Up From Emo Nite to Emo Nite Day|publisher=Ear Milk|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619144221/https://earmilk.com/2017/10/17/living-it-up-from-emo-nite-to-emo-nite-day-interview/|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live}}

The second single from Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, "Bad at Love", was released on August 22. The song peaked at number five in the US, which made it her highest peak as a lead artist at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/halsey/chart-history/hsi/|title=Halsey Bad At Love Chart History|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016173754/http://www.billboard.com/music/halsey/chart-history/hot-100/song/1029084|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=live}} It was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA, and sold more than 300,000 records outside the US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold/Platinum|website=Music Canada|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624042344/http://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=June 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/2/aria-chart-watch-458/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203124043/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/2/aria-chart-watch-458/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2018|title=ARIA CHART WATCH #458 {{!}} auspOp|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=February 28, 2019}} In December, Halsey's collaboration with then-boyfriend G-Eazy, "Him & I", was released, and later peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/g-eazy|title=G-Eazy Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201023727/https://www.billboard.com/music/g-eazy|archive-date=February 1, 2019|url-status=live}} and achieved a 2× Platinum certification by the RIAA in the US.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}} The song also reached the top ten of 13 other countries' charts.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8240709/g-eazy-halsey-him-and-i-pop-songs-chart|title=G-Eazy & Halsey's 'Him & I' Hits No. 1 on Pop Songs Airplay Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185228/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8240709/g-eazy-halsey-him-and-i-pop-songs-chart|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}} Halsey also collaborated with the band Thirty Seconds to Mars on the song "Love Is Madness", from their 2018 album America.{{cite web |title=America by Thirty Seconds to Mars |url=https://www.qobuz.com/album/america-thirty-seconds-to-mars/m9i97qmnj31ia |publisher=Qobuz |access-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828050216/https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/america-thirty-seconds-to-mars/m9i97qmnj31ia |url-status=live }}

On January 13, 2018, Halsey was featured as a musical guest on the American television variety show Saturday Night Live, where she performed "Bad at Love" and "Him & I", with G-Eazy.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8094154/halsey-snl-performance-five-things-we-want-to-see|title=5 Things We Want to See From Halsey's 'SNL' Performance|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430201917/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8094154/halsey-snl-performance-five-things-we-want-to-see|archive-date=April 30, 2019|url-status=live}} On March 15, she released "Alone", together with a new version featuring American rapper Big Sean and British rapper Stefflon Don. It was released as the third and final single from Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, and a music video came out in April.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8248110/halsey-alone-remix-featuring-big-sean-stefflon-don-listen|title=Halsey's 'Alone' Gets a Fresh Remix Featuring Big Sean & Stefflon Don: Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328014448/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8248110/halsey-alone-remix-featuring-big-sean-stefflon-don-listen|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}} "Alone" was certified Platinum by the RIAA and reached number one on Billboard's Dance Club chart, though it only peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|title=Halsey Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301093956/https://www.billboard.com/music/halsey|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live}} Halsey sang with Khalid on Benny Blanco's debut single "Eastside", which was released on July 12, along with a music video discussing various parts of Halsey's life.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/07/benny-blanco-eastside-halsey-khalid-stream/|title=Benny Blanco{{snd}} 'Eastside' (ft. Halsey & Khalid)|date=July 12, 2018|work=Spin|access-date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907120048/https://www.spin.com/2018/07/benny-blanco-eastside-halsey-khalid-stream/|archive-date=September 7, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Citation|last=benny blanco|title=benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid{{snd}} Eastside (official video)|date=July 12, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56WBK4ZK_cw|access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219100435/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56WBK4ZK_cw|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts of five other countries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uselessdaily.com/world/halsey-trivia-95-facts-about-the-musician-that-has-taken-the-world-by-storm/|title=Halsey is one of the singers and musicians that has made a huge impact in the airplays! Her catchy tunes stuck in your mind! {{!}} Useless Daily: The amazing facts, news & trivia free newsletter!|date=March 25, 2019|website=uselessdaily.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327173439/https://www.uselessdaily.com/world/halsey-trivia-95-facts-about-the-musician-that-has-taken-the-world-by-storm/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}} It was certified 2× Platinum in the US, and sold over one million units outside the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231947/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}} Also in the same year, she appeared in two films: she voiced Wonder Woman in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, and cameoed as herself in A Star Is Born, directed by Bradley Cooper.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/halsey-sony-pictures-movie-deal-life-story-1202376737/|title=Sony Pictures Makes Deal With Halsey For Movie Inspired By Singer's Life|website=Deadline Hollywood| first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming|date=April 26, 2018|access-date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426055847/http://deadline.com/2018/04/halsey-sony-pictures-movie-deal-life-story-1202376737/|archive-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |first=Brian |last=Truitt |date=March 12, 2018 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/03/12/exclusive-halsey-plays-wonder-woman-lil-yachty-green-lantern-teen-titans-go/415282002/ |title=Exclusive: Nicolas Cage plays Superman, Halsey is Wonder Woman in 'Teen Titans GO!' |work=USA Today |access-date=December 4, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907033842/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/03/12/exclusive-halsey-plays-wonder-woman-lil-yachty-green-lantern-teen-titans-go/415282002/ |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/music/halsey-has-cameo-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born/|title=Halsey Reveals She Has a Small Cameo in Lady Gaga's A Star Is Born: 'It Was So Humbling'|work=People|access-date=December 4, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151425/https://people.com/music/halsey-has-cameo-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born/|archive-date=December 4, 2018|url-status=live}} Halsey was also a key advisor on the US version of The Voice in its fifteenth season.{{cite magazine | first1=Lily | last1=Milman | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8469088/the-voice-announces-new-advisors-details | title='The Voice' Announces Halsey, CeeLo Green, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban as New Advisors | magazine=Billboard | date=August 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807231714/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8469088/the-voice-announces-new-advisors-details | archive-date=August 7, 2018}}

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After the release of Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, Halsey was "upstreamed" to Capitol Records, Astralwerks' parent company.{{Cite web |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Halsey on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1528787563410071553 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416121304/https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1528787563410071553 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en |quote=I'm not signed to astralwerks anymore! Astralwerks is the label that signed me, and then they upstreamed me to Capitol.}} Her debut single on the label, "Without Me", was released on October 4, 2018.{{cite web|title=Halsey teases new single 'Without Me'{{snd}} watch|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-teaser-without-me-2383681|date=September 26, 2018|work=NME.com|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926172143/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-teaser-without-me-2383681|archive-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-H7gCrFSgw|title=Halsey{{snd}} Without Me (Teaser)|date=September 26, 2018|work=YouTube|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510144200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-H7gCrFSgw|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} She stated that the song was very personal to her.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halseys-breakup-song-without-me-733023/|title=Hear Halsey's Personal New Breakup Song 'Without Me'|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=October 4, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002849/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halseys-breakup-song-without-me-733023/|archive-date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-11-29-halsey-explains-why-without-me-is-more-than-just-a-breakup-record/|title=Halsey Explains Why 'Without Me' Is More Than Just A Breakup Record|website=iHeartRadio|language=en|access-date=December 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110704/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-11-29-halsey-explains-why-without-me-is-more-than-just-a-breakup-record/|archive-date=December 17, 2018|url-status=live}} On October 29, the official music video for "Without Me" was released, featuring a "G-Eazy lookalike", following their second breakup.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAfAud_M_mg|title=Halsey{{snd}} Without Me|date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2019|via=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130051207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAfAud_M_mg|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}} This song went on to become Halsey's most successful single as a lead artist to date, becoming her first solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. It topped the chart for two non-consecutive weeks and remained in the top five for 22 weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://wixx.com/news/articles/2018/dec/17/ariana-grande-halsey-are-first-two-women-to-score-the-top-two-chart-spots-in-more-than-a-year/|title=Ariana Grande & Halsey are first two women to score the top two chart spots in more than a year |publisher= Midwest Communications, Inc|website=101 WIXX|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224024026/https://wixx.com/news/articles/2018/dec/17/ariana-grande-halsey-are-first-two-women-to-score-the-top-two-chart-spots-in-more-than-a-year/|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=dead}} It also reached the top three of the UK, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland. The song has been certified 9× Platinum in the US,{{Cite certification | region=United States|artist=Halsey|title=Without Me|type=single|access-date=June 2, 2021}} 2× Platinum in the UK,{{Cite certification | region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Halsey|title=Without Me|id=8307-4186-1|access-date=February 9, 2021}} 8× Platinum in Australia,{{Cite certification | region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2020|access-date=August 22, 2020}} and 9× Platinum in Canada.{{ Cite certification | region=Canada|artist=Halsey|title=Without Me|type=single|access-date=October 1, 2020}} Due to "Without Me" reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Halsey became the eighth woman to achieve multiple number ones on the chart during the 2010s.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492429/halsey-without-me-billboard-hot-100-number-one|title=Halsey's 'Without Me' Tops Billboard Hot 100, Becoming Her First No. 1 as a Lead Artist|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129122940/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492429/halsey-without-me-billboard-hot-100-number-one|archive-date=November 29, 2019|url-status=live}}

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The singer made several releases and collaborated with various artists during the first several months of 2019, including a remix of "Without Me", featuring American rapper Juice WRLD on January 9,{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-juice-wrld-without-me-remix-776590/|title=Hear Halsey Tap Juice WRLD for Stirring 'Without Me' Remix|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116045934/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-juice-wrld-without-me-remix-776590/|archive-date=January 16, 2019|url-status=live}} the song "11 Minutes" with Yungblud (featuring Travis Barker) on February 14,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8498310/halsey-yungblud-11-minutes-travis-barker|title=Yungblud & Halsey Release New Song '11 Minutes' With Travis Barker|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307071318/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8498310/halsey-yungblud-11-minutes-travis-barker|archive-date=March 7, 2019|url-status=live}} with the accompanying music video released on February 22,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/yungblud-halsey-travis-barker-11-minutes-single-2447747|title=Watch Yungblud and Halsey team up with Travis Barker in '11 Minutes' video|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=February 22, 2019|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000620/https://www.nme.com/news/music/yungblud-halsey-travis-barker-11-minutes-single-2447747|archive-date=February 21, 2019|url-status=live}} and the song "Boy with Luv" with Korean boy band BTS on April 12, the music video for which became the most–viewed music video within its first 24 hours on YouTube, with 74.6 million views.{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Korea's BTS Shatters YouTube Record for Views in 24 Hours With 'Boy With Luv' Featuring Halsey |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bts-youtube-record-boy-with-luv-halsey-1203188877/ |access-date=April 14, 2019 |work=Variety |date=April 13, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414062310/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bts-youtube-record-boy-with-luv-halsey-1203188877/ |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |url-status=live }} On April 19, she and 29 other musical acts were featured on the Lil Dicky song "Earth", a charity single about climate change awareness.{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/lil-dicky-earth-video-song-new-release/|title=Lil Dicky reveals epic "Earth" video featuring Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Leonardo DiCaprio, more: Watch|date=April 19, 2019|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419150317/https://consequence.net/2019/04/lil-dicky-earth-video-song-new-release/|url-status=live}}

On February 9, Halsey again appeared on Saturday Night Live; this time, she was as both host and musical guest.{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Halsey Is Hosting SNL in February |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/halsey-is-hosting-saturday-night-live-february-9.html |website=vulture.com |date=January 27, 2019 |access-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082808/https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/halsey-is-hosting-saturday-night-live-february-9.html |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} Her performance was praised, with ratings for the show rising and a younger audience watching.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/saturday-night-live-ratings-host-musical-guest-halsey-1202553831/|title='Saturday Night Live' Ratings Rise With Host & Musical Guest Halsey|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=February 10, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211001429/https://deadline.com/2019/02/saturday-night-live-ratings-host-musical-guest-halsey-1202553831/|archive-date=February 11, 2019|url-status=live}} In March, she announced that her third studio album would be released in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-album-confirmation-new/|title=Halsey reveals next album will be released this year|date=March 26, 2019|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326205951/https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-album-confirmation-new/|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}} The album is titled Manic, and was eventually released on January 17, 2020.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529849/halsey-manic-album-title |title=Halsey Announces 'Manic' Album Title, Begins Painting on Mysterious Live Stream |magazine=Billboard |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |author=Aniftos, Rania |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913223602/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529849/halsey-manic-album-title |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |url-status=live }} On May 17, 2019, Halsey issued the single "Nightmare", which debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the US Hot 100.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1126680745387462656|title=new single. NIGHTMARE. may 17th|via=Twitter|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185221/https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1126680745387462656|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}} On September 13, 2019, she released the single "Graveyard".{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-graveyard-announcement/|title=Halsey Announces New Track "Grave Yard", Artwork Sparks Fan Album Theories|work=AltPress|last=Shoemaker|first=Whitney|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904233359/https://www.altpress.com/news/halsey-graveyard-announcement/|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}} On September 23, 2019, Halsey announced the Manic World Tour, in support of her third studio album. The first leg of the tour took place in Europe between February and March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-announces-2020-uk-ireland-manic-arena-tour-2550475|author=Andrew Trendell|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 23, 2019|work=NME|title=Halsey announces 2020 UK and Ireland 'Manic' arena tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923110939/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-announces-2020-uk-ireland-manic-arena-tour-2550475|archive-date=September 23, 2019|url-status=live}} She released a promotional single, "Clementine", on her birthday, September 29, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/halsey-releases-third-single-clementine-from-upcoming-album-new-song.1984680.html|title=Halsey Releases Third Single, "Clementine", From Upcoming Album|website=Hot New Hip Hop|first=Noah|last=C|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929163412/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/halsey-releases-third-single-clementine-from-upcoming-album-new-song.1984680.html|archive-date=September 29, 2019|url-status=live}} On January 25, 2020, she again appeared on Saturday Night Live, where she performed two songs from Manic: "You Should Be Sad" and "Finally // Beautiful Stranger". She also appeared in a few sketches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/01/halsey-saturday-night-live|title=Watch Halsey Perform 'You Should Be Sad' and 'Finally // Beautiful Stranger' on 'Saturday Night Live'|website=Complex|access-date=January 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126120148/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/01/halsey-saturday-night-live|archive-date=January 26, 2020|url-status=live}}

In December 2019, Halsey appeared on the Bring Me the Horizon EP Music to Listen To.... The band's vocalist, Oli Sykes, later teased additional collaborations;{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/oli-sykes-confirms-bring-me-the-horizon-halsey-are-teaming-up-for-new-music|title=Oli Sykes Confirms BRING ME THE HORIZON & HALSEY Are Teaming Up For New Music|date=July 29, 2019|website=Metal Injection|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225133451/https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/oli-sykes-confirms-bring-me-the-horizon-halsey-are-teaming-up-for-new-music|archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}} one of them was revealed a month later to be the Oli Sykes and Jordan Fish-produced{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/heres-that-halsey-song-that-bring-me-the-horizon-co-wrote-for-the-harley-quinn-movie|title=Here's That HALSEY Song That BRING ME THE HORIZON Co-Wrote For The Harley Quinn Movie|date=February 10, 2020|website=Metal Injection|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225133451/https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/heres-that-halsey-song-that-bring-me-the-horizon-co-wrote-for-the-harley-quinn-movie|archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}} song "Experiment on Me", from the soundtrack of the superhero film Birds of Prey (2020), which was released on February 7, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://wild949.iheart.com/content/2020-01-09-birds-of-prey-soundtrack-includes-halsey-normani-saweetie-more/|title=Birds Of Prey Soundtrack Includes Halsey, Normani, Saweetie & More|publisher=iHeartMedia|date=January 9, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110035047/https://wild949.iheart.com/content/2020-01-09-birds-of-prey-soundtrack-includes-halsey-normani-saweetie-more/|archive-date=January 10, 2020|url-status=live}} A collaboration with Marshmello titled "Be Kind" was released on May 1,{{Cite web|title=Halsey and Marshmello release new collaboration 'Be Kind'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-halsey-and-marshmello-collaboration-be-kind-coming-this-week-2656500|date=May 1, 2020|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505201248/https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-halsey-and-marshmello-collaboration-be-kind-coming-this-week-2656500|archive-date=May 5, 2020|url-status=live}} with the music video premiering on June 27.{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=June 27, 2020|title=Watch Halsey and Marshmello's Colorful 'Be Kind' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-marshmello-be-kind-video-1021488/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627223436/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-marshmello-be-kind-video-1021488/|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone}} On June 25, 2020, Halsey announced that her first book of poetry, entitled I Would Leave Me If I Could, was available for preorder.{{Cite web|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=June 25, 2020|title=Halsey announces debut poetry collection 'I Would Leave Me If I Could'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-announces-debut-poetry-collection-i-would-leave-me-if-i-could-2695813|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627132434/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-announces-debut-poetry-collection-i-would-leave-me-if-i-could-2695813|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=NME|language=en-GB}} The same year, she also released her first live album, Badlands (Live from Webster Hall), on August 28.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9441220/halsey-first-live-album-badlands-listen|title=Halsey's First Live Album 'Badlands (Live From Webster Hall)' Is Here: Stream It Now|magazine=Billboard|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 29, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828211658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9441220/halsey-first-live-album-badlands-listen|url-status=live}}

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On August 27, 2021, Halsey released her fourth studio album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, with little prior promotion.{{Cite web|last=Oleinik|first=Marie|date=August 27, 2021|title=On the bold and ambitious If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey gets both|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power-album-review|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827181309/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power-album-review|url-status=live}} Produced by Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross,{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2152557/halsey-new-album-trent-reznor-atticus-ross/news/|title=Halsey's New Album is Produced by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross|last=Rettig|first=James|date=June 28, 2021|website=Stereogum|access-date=July 9, 2021|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703184430/https://www.stereogum.com/2152557/halsey-new-album-trent-reznor-atticus-ross/news/|url-status=live}} it received critical acclaim.{{cite web|title=If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power/halsey|website=Metacritic|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909210603/https://www.metacritic.com/music/if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power/halsey|url-status=live}} Leading up to the album's release, a companion film of the same name was screened at select IMAX theaters;{{Cite web|last=Bosselman|first=Haley|date=July 13, 2021|title=Halsey to Debut 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power' IMAX Film Ahead of Album|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power-film-imax-1235018581/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005045736/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/halsey-if-i-cant-have-love-i-want-power-film-imax-1235018581/|url-status=live}} it was later released on HBO Max on October 7.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/halsey-album-film-hbo-max-1235082168/|title=HBO Max Acquires Halsey's 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power' Album Film|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|work=Variety|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006144114/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/halsey-album-film-hbo-max-1235082168/|url-status=live}} The album was further supported by the single "I Am Not a Woman, I'm a God".{{cite web|url=https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/halsey/actus/halsey-sort-son-nouveau-morceau-i-am-not-a-woman-im-a-god-71355076|title=Halsey sort son nouveau morceau "I am not a woman, I'm a god"|trans-title=Halsey releases her new track "I am not a woman, I'm a god"|last=C.|first=Clara|website=NRJ|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021|language=fr-FR|quote=Cette chanson fait office de nouveau single.|trans-quote=This song serves as a new single.|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116142934/https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/halsey/actus/halsey-sort-son-nouveau-morceau-i-am-not-a-woman-im-a-god-71355076|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2162585/halsey-releases-i-am-not-a-woman-im-a-god-remixes-by-underworld-hot-chip-gazelle-twin-more/music/|title=Halsey Releases "I am not a woman, I'm a god" Remixes By Underworld, Hot Chip, Gazelle Twin, & More|last=Helman|first=Peter|work=Stereogum|date=September 30, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005092406/https://www.stereogum.com/2162585/halsey-releases-i-am-not-a-woman-im-a-god-remixes-by-underworld-hot-chip-gazelle-twin-more/music/|archive-date=October 5, 2023|url-status=live}} If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and would become certified Gold by the RIAA in February 2023, but due to a lack of a hit single, had a shorter stay on the charts than her previous albums.{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=If+I+can%27t+have+love#search_section |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=RIAA |language=en-US |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416120527/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=If+I+can%27t+have+love#search_section |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=April 15, 2023 |title=Halsey Splits From Capitol Records |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/halsey-leaves-capitol-records-1235584417/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416070354/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/halsey-leaves-capitol-records-1235584417/ |archive-date=April 16, 2023 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In January 2022, Halsey wrote and produced a song, titled "So Good". When the song was withheld from release due to Capitol needing to test the song's "virality", Halsey posted a TikTok video criticizing Capitol Records on May 22, 2022, for not being allowed to release "So Good" without an "accompanying campaign or TikTok video to make it go viral."{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Halsey joins chorus of celebs complaining about record label TikTok demands |url=https://www.newsweek.com/halsey-complains-about-record-label-tiktok-demands-charli-xcx-fka-twigs-florence-welch-1709195 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005023920/https://www.newsweek.com/halsey-complains-about-record-label-tiktok-demands-charli-xcx-fka-twigs-florence-welch-1709195 |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Halsey's Label Responds to Singer's TikTok Claim That They Won't Release New Song |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/halsey-tiktok-label-responds-1235275187/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819053233/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/halsey-tiktok-label-responds-1235275187/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Five days prior, without the approval of Capitol, Halsey played a snippet of her song in a TikTok video. In the days following her post, questions arose regarding whether or not Capitol was going to take legal action against her. Music industry attorney Erin M. Jacobson mentioned in an article by TIME that "it is rare that a label would sue one of its own artists, especially when the label plans to continue working with that artist. Further, using such a short piece of the record could also be seen as a promotional use."{{cite news |last1=Chow |first1=Andrew R. |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Halsey Is the Latest Artist Complaining About the Music Industry's Reliance on TikTok |url=https://time.com/6180377/halsey-tiktok-label/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831160223/https://time.com/6180377/halsey-tiktok-label/ |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |agency=TIME}} Capitol Records eventually conceded on May 31, 2022, amid criticism and scrutiny from a variety of music artists, and set a release date for the song of June 9, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Halsey Gets a Release Date for 'So Good' Single That Fueled TikTok Debate, as Label Promises 'Open Dialogue' |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/halsey-elease-date-so-good-single-tiktok-capitol-1235281588/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416155447/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/halsey-elease-date-so-good-single-tiktok-capitol-1235281588/ |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Although some believed that the release controversy was a marketing stunt, Halsey maintained that it was not fake.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Halsey Claims Label Is Holding Up Release of New Song: Here's Why |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-claims-label-holding-up-single-tiktok-1235074164/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618202750/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-claims-label-holding-up-single-tiktok-1235074164/ |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Many news outlets commented on the increasing nature, and problem, of pressures for TikTok virality on musicians by record labels.{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2022 |title=TikTok Is Turning Music Marketing Into a Labyrinthian Game |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/tiktok-is-turning-music-marketing-into-a-labyrinthian-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813053818/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/tiktok-is-turning-music-marketing-into-a-labyrinthian-game/ |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=May |first=Carly |title=Halsey, TikTok and the Pursuit of Authenticity |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-fantastic-irony-of-the-halsey-v-label-standoff-14137347 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628143219/https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-fantastic-irony-of-the-halsey-v-label-standoff-14137347 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dellatto |first=Marisa |title=TikTok's Power Revealed: Halsey Claims Label Won't Release Song Without Viral Post |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/05/23/tiktoks-power-revealed-halsey-claims-label-wont-release-song-without-viral-post/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628143219/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/05/23/tiktoks-power-revealed-halsey-claims-label-wont-release-song-without-viral-post/ |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Weekman |first=Kelsey |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Artists Are Complaining About Their Record Labels Forcing Them To Make TikToks, But That's Nothing New |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/halsey-tiktok-trend-label-complaint |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816013554/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/halsey-tiktok-trend-label-complaint |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}

On February 24, 2023, Halsey released "Die 4 Me". The song is an updated and extended cut of Halsey's verse on the Post Malone song "Die For Me".{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Halsey Puts Years-Long Emotional Ride to Rest on 'Die 4 Me' Extended Version |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-die-4-me-extended-studio-recording-release-1234685407/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224070335/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-die-4-me-extended-studio-recording-release-1234685407/ |archive-date=February 24, 2023 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Halsey releases solo version of 'Die 4 Me' |url=https://diymag.com/news/halsey-die-4-me |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227162614/https://diymag.com/news/halsey-die-4-me |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=DIY |language=en}} On April 15, 2023, Variety announced that Halsey and Capitol Records had parted ways.{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2023 |title=Halsey Splits With Capitol Records In The Wake Of Dispute Over TikTok Strategy |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2220493/halsey-splits-with-capitol-records-in-the-wake-of-dispute-over-tiktok-strategy/news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416121932/https://www.stereogum.com/2220493/halsey-splits-with-capitol-records-in-the-wake-of-dispute-over-tiktok-strategy/news/ |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} On June 14, 2023, it was announced that Halsey had signed to Columbia Records.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=June 14, 2023 |title=Halsey Signs With Columbia Records |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/halsey-signs-with-columbia-records-1235643450/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614191732/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/halsey-signs-with-columbia-records-1235643450/amp/ |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |access-date=June 14, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en}} On June 21–22, 2023, Halsey performed two string ensemble shows in Newark, New Jersey, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, performing an orchestra version of some of her discography.{{cite web |year=2023 |title=Halsey with Live String Ensemble - NJPAC |url=https://www.njpac.org/event/halsey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230708132325/https://www.njpac.org/event/halsey/ |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=New Jersey Performing Arts Center}} She performed the songs "Ya'aburnee" and "Bells in Santa Fe", from If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power live for the first time. In partnership with Hard Rock Live, she scheduled three more orchestra shows, June 24 in Hollywood, Florida; June 30 in Gary, Indiana; and July 2 in Wheatland, California.{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Halsey Schedules Intimate Summer Shows Benefiting LGBTQ+ Organizations |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-summer-concerts-benefiting-lgbtq-organizations-1234715366/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230708133939/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-summer-concerts-benefiting-lgbtq-organizations-1234715366/ |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |publisher=Rolling Stone}}

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On June 4, 2024, Halsey released "The End", the lead promotional single of her fifth studio album The Great Impersonator, which deals with her health battles.{{Cite news |last=Czachor |first=Emily Mae |title=Halsey reveals private health battle in "The End," first song off new album |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/halsey-reveals-illness-the-end-new-album/ |publisher=CBS News |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611155452/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/halsey-reveals-illness-the-end-new-album/ |url-status=live }} On July 26, 2024, she released "Lucky" as the official lead single of the album. The song samples Britney Spears' 2000 single of the same name.{{Cite magazine |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Halsey says new album is "all over the place" and "full of experimentation" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-says-new-album-is-all-over-the-place-and-full-of-experimentation-3776430 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |magazine=NME |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726115437/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-says-new-album-is-all-over-the-place-and-full-of-experimentation-3776430 |url-status=live }} She has appeared as Tabby Martin in MaXXXine, the third film of the X trilogy.{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=Damian |title=First look at Halsey in new A24 film 'MaXXXine' shared |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/first-look-at-halsey-in-new-a24-film-maxxxine-shared-3437843 |magazine=NME |date=May 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611155453/https://www.nme.com/news/film/first-look-at-halsey-in-new-a24-film-maxxxine-shared-3437843 |url-status=live }} Halsey released a third single, "Lonely Is the Muse" on August 15. The song describes efforts to avoid being defined by others and exploited.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-rocking-lonely-is-the-muse-single-listen-1235753777/ | title=Halsey Lets It Bleed on Visceral, Rocking 'Lonely is the Muse' Single: 'I Will Always be a Martyr' | magazine=Billboard | access-date=August 17, 2024 | archive-date=August 16, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816015241/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-rocking-lonely-is-the-muse-single-listen-1235753777/ | url-status=live }} On September 6, she released a fourth single, "Ego", alongside a video clip, which she wrote and directed, playing a double role in it where the characters try to kill each other.{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Hear Halsey's Propulsive, Nineties-Inspired Single 'Ego' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-ego-single-the-great-impersonator-1235096378/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone }}{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Halsey Fights Their Own 'Ego' in 90s Inspired Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-ego-music-video-1235769208/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} She also performed it at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, embracing more its 1990s aesthetic by creating her ideal "90s garage rock band" alongside Victoria De Angelis on bass, Jazzelle Zanaughtti on synths and Maya Stepansky on drums.{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Halsey assembles "dream '90s garage rock band" featuring Victoria De… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/halsey-assembles-dream-90s-garage-rock-band-featuring-victoria-de-angelis-for-vmas-performance |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=Kerrang!}} The album was released on October 25, 2024.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-the-great-impersonator-release-date-album-cover-revealed-1235766900/ |title=Halsey Reveals 'The Great Impersonator' Release Date After Fans Uncover Main Album Cover |date=September 4, 2024 |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904175003/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-the-great-impersonator-release-date-album-cover-revealed-1235766900/ |url-status=live }} In order to reveal the album's different covers, she organized a hunt of clues an campsules with items reminding of different decades around major cities in the world for her fans to find.{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Halsey Sends Fans on 5-City Scavenger Hunt to Reveal 'The Great Impersonator' Album Covers |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-scavenger-hunt-great-impersonator-album-covers-1235766254/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} She also announced in the beginning of October that she would impersonate a different celebrity and release a snippet of a song that they have inspired through her Instagram account.{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=October 7, 2024 |title=Halsey Looks Exactly Like Dolly Parton in First 'The Great Impersonator' Teaser |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-dolly-parton-the-great-impersonator-teaser-1235795315/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}

During Halsey's childhood, her mother listened to the Cure, Alanis Morissette, and Nirvana, while her father listened to the Notorious B.I.G., Slick Rick, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Tupac Shakur. She has said that their musical tastes have been a great influence on her. She was "really influenced" by Matty Healy's lyrical approach stating: "His lyrical content is a lot of dialogue, a lot of places. It's very descriptive and it creates this honest, authentic image."{{cite news |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Interview: Halsey {{!}} All Things Go |url=https://www.allthingsgomusic.com/interview-halsey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031231941/https://www.allthingsgomusic.com/interview-halsey |access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=October 31, 2014 }}{{Cite magazine |last=Martins |first=Chris |date=August 21, 2015 |title=Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature-6671107/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511165937/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature-6671107/ |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |access-date=May 11, 2023}}

In addition, she has called Panic! at the Disco the "band that changed [her] fucking life"{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/halsey-nylon-june-july-cover/page-4|title=Halsey Is Our June/July Cover Star|last=Butterworth|first=Lisa|website=Nylon|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617120335/http://www.nylon.com/articles/halsey-nylon-june-july-cover/page-4|archive-date=June 17, 2016|url-status=dead}} and credits Lady Gaga for giving her the strength to be herself.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7549028/halsey-lady-gaga-twitter-love|title=Watch Halsey Geek Out to Lady Gaga Tweeting Her|last=Redfearn|first=Dominique|date=October 18, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022152000/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7549028/halsey-lady-gaga-twitter-love|archive-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=live}} Having begun her online presence as a One Direction fan, she "loved [them] with an all-consuming force when I was younger".{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-10-17-halsey-mourns-the-loss-of-liam-payne-in-emotional-letter/|title=Halsey Mourns The Loss Of Liam Payne In Emotional Letter|work=iHeart|first=Taylor|last=Fields|date=17 October 2024|accessdate=18 October 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/halsey/one-direction-stan-1d-harry-zayn-louis-niall-liam/|title=Resurfaced Video Of Halsey Proves She's A Huge One Direction Stan: "When 'Little Things' Came Out I Cried For 16 Hours"|work=Capital FM|date=5 October 2020|accessdate=18 October 2024}} She has also mentioned the Long Island emo band Brand New as both an influence and a favorite of hers, once changing her biography on Instagram to "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me", a reference to their third album.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/iamhalsey/|title=halsey (@iamhalsey) • Instagram photos and videos|date=September 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929231211/https://www.instagram.com/iamhalsey/|archive-date=September 29, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=March 8, 2017}} Halsey has cited Taylor Swift as a huge reason why she always insists on writing her own music.{{cite tweet |user=halsey |number=1145435250295635968|date=July 1, 2019 |title=🦋 @taylorswift13}} Her other influences include Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/1/21/halsey-transforms-bowie-jagger-hendrix-and-dylan-our-cover|title=Halsey, the 'Poet' of Pop Music, Gender Bends Into Bowie and Bob Dylan|last=Gilchrist|first=Tracy E.|website=The Advocate|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805053843/https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/1/21/halsey-transforms-bowie-jagger-hendrix-and-dylan-our-cover|url-status=live}} Christina Aguilera,{{cite web|author=Lauren Rearick|date=January 10, 2020|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/halsey-you-should-be-sad-music-video|title=Halsey References Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and More Pop Stars in Her 'You Should Be Sad' Video|publisher=Teen Vogue|access-date=February 18, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202014234/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/halsey-you-should-be-sad-music-video|url-status=live}} Marilyn Manson, Beck,{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/224373/halsey-tattoo-marilyn-manson|title=Halsey Just Got A Huge Marilyn Manson Tattoo — & Fans Are Divided|author=Stalder, Erika|work=Refinery29|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823015944/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/224373/halsey-tattoo-marilyn-manson|archive-date=August 23, 2019|url-status=live}} Kanye West,{{cite web|url=http://www.redeyechicago.com/music/redeye-halsey-interview-20150320-story.html|title=Honesty is the best policy for rising star Halsey|last=Pais|first=Matt|date=March 24, 2015|work=RedEye|access-date=February 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008070428/http://www.redeyechicago.com/music/redeye-halsey-interview-20150320-story.html|archive-date=October 8, 2015|url-status=live}} Amy Winehouse,{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/sound-scout-halsey-interview|title=Sound Scout: Meet Halsey, Songstress Who's Making Waves With Her Feminist Pop Mystique|last=Thurmond|first=Alexandra|date=April 11, 2015|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=January 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906015606/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/sound-scout-halsey-interview|archive-date=September 6, 2017|url-status=live}} the Weeknd,{{Cite web|first=Alex|last=Kazemi|title=Halsey On Satire, Sexuality And Finding Solace In Music|url=http://www.oystermag.com/halsey-on-satire-sexuality-and-finding-solace-in-music|work=Oyster|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920114130/http://www.oystermag.com/halsey-on-satire-sexuality-and-finding-solace-in-music|archive-date=September 20, 2016}} Alex Turner,{{Cite web|first=Alex|last=Morris|title=Halsey A Rebel At Peace|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/halsey-rebel-peace-cover-story-849084/|work=Rolling Stone|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828100410/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/halsey-rebel-peace-cover-story-849084/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Justine|last=Harman|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|work=Elle|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209072439/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|url-status=live}} Bright Eyes, and the Wonder Years.{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=How The Wonder Years Turned Their Songs Into Renewable Resources |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8551418/wonder-years-interview-dan-campbell-burst-decay |access-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201123928/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8551418/wonder-years-interview-dan-campbell-burst-decay |url-status=live }}

Halsey credits Dolores O'Riordan as her major vocal influence, saying "Dolores O'Riordan was a massive influence for me. I grew up listening to the Cranberries with my mother and learned so much about having an unconventional singing voice. Dolores taught me how to use my voice in a manner that was emotive, even if I wasn't classically skilled... Her voice was beautiful to me. And she was a fierce badass trailblazing woman in the rock landscape... Always an inspiration to me...".{{cite news |author= |title=Music World Reacts to the Death of Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan |url=http://ppcorn.com/us/music-world-reacts-to-the-death-of-cranberries-singer-dolores-oriordan/ |url-status=live |work=PPcorn |date=n.d. |orig-year=Published January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200621153031/http://ppcorn.com/us/music-world-reacts-to-the-death-of-cranberries-singer-dolores-oriordan/ |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |access-date=June 22, 2020 }}

Halsey has said "There's plenty of musicians that I love and respect, but I think that I'm the most inspired by cinema."{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/o9yq5j/halsey-reveals-the-unconventional-inspiration-behind-badlands-could-there-be-a-screenplay-about-it-to-come|title=Halsey Reveals The Unconventional Inspiration Behind 'Badlands' & Could There Be A Screenplay About It To Come?|author-last=Downing|author-first=Megan|date=January 19, 2016|website=MTV UK|access-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821165118/http://www.mtv.co.uk/halsey/news/halsey-reveals-the-unconventional-inspiration-behind-badlands-could-there-be-a-screenplay-about-it-to-come|archive-date=August 21, 2016|url-status=live}} Filmmakers who have influenced her include Quentin Tarantino, Harmony Korine, and Larry Clark.

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Halsey is noted for her distinctive "indie" style of singing,{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/7/27/halsey-says-using-her-weird-voice-to-play-wonder-woman-in-te.html|title=Halsey says using her "weird voice" to play Wonder Woman in "Teen Titans Go! to the Movies" is 'her calling'{{snd}} Music News |website=ABC News Radio |access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216220438/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/7/27/halsey-says-using-her-weird-voice-to-play-wonder-woman-in-te.html|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/109731388.html|title=Bananis and Avocadis : 5 Singers With Indie-Style Singing (ONTD Original)|website=ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com|date=February 23, 2018 |language=en|access-date=December 24, 2018|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828050216/https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/109731388.html|url-status=live}} which has garnered controversial feedback.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/10/schoolboy-q-tyga-halsey-mean-tweets-kimmel|title=Schoolboy Q, Tyga, and Halsey Read Some Mean Tweets on 'Kimmel'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224024205/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/10/schoolboy-q-tyga-halsey-mean-tweets-kimmel|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2743531/is-indie-girl-voice-just-the-latest-version-of-emo-boy-voice/|title=Is 'Indie Girl Voice' Just The Latest Version of 'Emo Boy Voice'?|last=Beauchemin|first=Molly|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191939/http://www.mtv.com/news/2743531/is-indie-girl-voice-just-the-latest-version-of-emo-boy-voice/|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6889496/halsey-young-performs-blink-182-mall|title=Watch Halsey Perform Blink-182 in a Shopping Mall{{snd}} Before She Was Halsey|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202220828/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6889496/halsey-young-performs-blink-182-mall|archive-date=February 2, 2019|url-status=live}} She sings with an accent different from her speaking voice.{{Cite web|url=https://vampmusicnashville.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/the-indie-pop-voice-phenomenon-part-1-where-did-it-come-from/|title=The Indie Pop Voice Phenomenon, Part 1: Where Did It Come From?|last=kellyhoppinjams|date=February 4, 2016|website=(voicing all my passions)|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093626/https://vampmusicnashville.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/the-indie-pop-voice-phenomenon-part-1-where-did-it-come-from/|archive-date=January 31, 2019|url-status=live}} She is known as a pop,{{cite news|first=Maeve|last=Mcdermott|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/06/01/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-review-future-of-pop-music/102356426/|title=Is Halsey's 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' the future of pop music?|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621061344/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/06/01/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-review-future-of-pop-music/102356426/|archive-date=June 21, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=Halsey's 'Nightmare' May Not Become Her Biggest Single, But It's Her Most Important One|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8512254/halsey-nightmare-importance-video-analysis|magazine=Billboard|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612063005/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8512254/halsey-nightmare-importance-video-analysis|archive-date=June 12, 2019|url-status=live}} electropop,{{cite web|url=http://www.flare.com/celebrity/electro-pop-singer-halsey-girls-are-angry-and-they-should-be/|title=Halsey Talks Social Media and Selling Out a Tour|website=Flare|language=en-US|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223160953/http://www.flare.com/celebrity/electro-pop-singer-halsey-girls-are-angry-and-they-should-be/|archive-date=February 23, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature|title=Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman' {{!}} Billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215141756/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature|archive-date=December 15, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vanyaland.com/2015/07/02/photo-gallery-rising-alt-pop-singer-halsey-lights-up-td-garden-last-night-in-boston/|title=Photo Gallery: Rising alt-pop singer Halsey lights up TD Garden last night in Boston|website=Vanyaland|date=July 2, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033711/http://www.vanyaland.com/2015/07/02/photo-gallery-rising-alt-pop-singer-halsey-lights-up-td-garden-last-night-in-boston/|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=live}} synth-pop,{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7751504/halsey-now-or-never-video|title=Watch Halsey's Graphic New Video for 'Now or Never'|last=Frankel|first=Jillian|date=April 4, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606020010/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7751504/halsey-now-or-never-video|archive-date=June 6, 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/halsey_teases_new_ghost_music_video|title=Halsey teases new "Ghost" music video|date=June 10, 2015|work=Alternative Press|access-date=June 7, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613070419/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/halsey_teases_new_ghost_music_video|archive-date=June 13, 2017|url-status=live}} art pop, alternative pop,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2019/09/29/halsey-celebrates-her-25th-birthday-with-new-clementine-music-video/#2595163955d2|title=Halsey Celebrates Her 25th Birthday With New 'Clementine' Music Video|website=Forbes|first=Lauren|last=Alvarez|date=September 29, 2019|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930064448/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2019/09/29/halsey-celebrates-her-25th-birthday-with-new-clementine-music-video/#2595163955d2|archive-date=September 30, 2019|url-status=live}} alternative rock,{{cite web|first=Timothy|last=Monger|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/halsey-mn0003010517/discography|title=Halsey Bio|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621061344/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/halsey-mn0003010517/discography|archive-date=June 21, 2019|url-status=live}} R&B, indie pop,{{Cite web |title=HALSEY - biographie - discographie - hit singles |url=https://laurentpons.eu/halsey.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=laurentpons.eu |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718000538/https://laurentpons.eu/halsey.htm |url-status=live }} and alternative R&B artist.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/halsey-nightmare-song-838427/|title=Song You Need To Know: Halsey, 'Nightmare'|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=May 16, 2022|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605040823/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/halsey-nightmare-song-838427/|url-status=live}}

The New York Times{{'}} Jon Caramanica noted, "Halsey arrived as part of a slew of female pop rebels who emerged in the wake of Lorde's early-2010s recalibration of the genre's operating hierarchies."{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/music/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-review.html|title=Halsey's Second Album: Something New, but a Lot Borrowed|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=May 31, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602144551/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/music/halsey-hopeless-fountain-kingdom-review.html|archive-date=June 2, 2017|url-status=live}} When speaking of Badlands, Billboard stated, "Halsey's larger-than-life vision combines the synthy darkness of Lorde, the neon-pop chutzpah of Miley Cyrus and the flickering film noir of Lana Del Rey."{{cite magazine |author=Chris Martins |title=Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman' |magazine=Billboard |date=August 21, 2015 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature |access-date=January 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903002840/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}

Halsey's music focuses on her personal experiences and telling a story.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voxmagazine.com/music/halsey-s-new-album-almost-tells-the-full-story/article_2323c76c-49a8-11e7-982c-773fd7ab6d1c.html|title=Halsey's new album almost tells the full story|last=Epps|first=Zach Van|website=Vox Magazine|date=June 5, 2017 |language=en|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415014149/https://www.voxmagazine.com/music/halsey-s-new-album-almost-tells-the-full-story/article_2323c76c-49a8-11e7-982c-773fd7ab6d1c.html|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live}} She writes about relationships with other women in her music as a way of solidifying her bisexuality.{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/bisexuality/2018/10/12/halsey-defends-bisexuals-after-claims-shes-not-lgbtq-community|title=Halsey Defends Bisexuals After Claims She's Not in LGBTQ Community|date=October 12, 2018|website=advocate.com|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604005520/https://www.advocate.com/bisexuality/2018/10/12/halsey-defends-bisexuals-after-claims-shes-not-lgbtq-community|archive-date=June 4, 2019|url-status=live}}

The biggest influence on her live performances is Adam Lazzara, the frontman of Taking Back Sunday;{{cite web |url= http://www.fuse.tv/2015/08/halsey-style-guide |title= 10 ways to adopt halsey's style: a guide to being a badass |author-first= Maria |author-last= Sherman |date= August 31, 2015 |website= fuse |access-date= July 5, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160810152854/http://www.fuse.tv/2015/08/halsey-style-guide |archive-date= August 10, 2016 |url-status= live }} she noted, "One of the most inspiring things I've ever seen is watching [Taking Back Sunday] live and watching Adam use that microphone as a prop and I thought yep, I'm gonna do that."{{cite web|last1=Garland|first1=Emma|title=A First Date with Halsey, the New Queen of the Tumblr Generation|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-first-date-with-halsey/|website=Noisey|date=August 10, 2015 |publisher=Vice Media|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421190647/http://noisey.vice.com/blog/a-first-date-with-halsey|archive-date=April 21, 2016|url-status=live}}

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In her early career, Halsey drew criticism for allegedly calling herself "tri-bi" in an interview, due to her being biracial, bipolar, and bisexual. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, she criticized the label as a trivializing way to describe her.{{Cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=February 10, 2016|title=Halsey on Duetting With Bieber, Hating 'Tri-Bi' Label|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-on-duetting-with-bieber-hating-tri-bi-label-177167/|access-date=December 17, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224024428/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/halsey-on-duetting-with-bieber-hating-tri-bi-label-177167/|url-status=live}} Halsey became most known for her signature dyed blue hair in her early career.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7511343/halsey-hair-evolution|title=Halsey's Hair Evolution, From Blue 'Dos to Buzz Cuts|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228163643/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7511343/halsey-hair-evolution|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} She sparked controversy in 2016 after several fan interactions, some involving the artist kissing underage fans.{{Cite web|url=https://studybreaks.com/culture/halsey-problematic/|title=Is Halsey Problematic?|date=May 14, 2018|website=Study Breaks|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407175132/https://studybreaks.com/culture/halsey-problematic/|archive-date=April 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

In June 2017, Halsey received backlash for collaborating with Quavo, an artist who has made homophobic remarks. She stated she has never spoken to Quavo, and continued to say that she would not put "a lot of people" in her songs. She criticized Iggy Azalea for her "complete disregard for black culture".{{Cite web|url=https://fuse.tv/2017/06/halsey-apology-iggy-azalea-diss-quavo|title=Halsey Responds to Backlash After Calling Iggy Azalea a 'F-cking Moron'|website=Fuse|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191818/https://fuse.tv/2017/06/halsey-apology-iggy-azalea-diss-quavo|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} She also criticized Demi Lovato for, in Halsey's view, treating bisexuality as taboo in the song "Cool for the Summer".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/halsey-deletes-tweets-criticising-demi-lovato-media-2098940|title=Halsey deletes tweets criticising Demi Lovato and the media|last=Butler|first=Will|date=July 5, 2017|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130640/https://www.nme.com/news/halsey-deletes-tweets-criticising-demi-lovato-media-2098940|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}

Halsey has described herself as an "in-between role model" and an "inconvenient woman", due to her music and style.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model|last=Harman|first=Justine|date=May 27, 2015|website=ELLE|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404224558/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/halsey/news/iheartradio-outfit-red-carpet/|title=The internet is roasting Halsey's outfit at the iHeartRadio Music Awards|website=PopBuzz|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317062959/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/halsey/news/iheartradio-outfit-red-carpet/|archive-date=March 17, 2019|url-status=live}} She stated in 2017 that although she passes as white, she is a black woman and proud of her heritage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allure.com/story/halsey-natural-curly-hair|title=Halsey Isn't Here for Trolls Who Criticize Her Naturally Curly Hair|website=Allure|date=August 12, 2018|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227110406/https://www.allure.com/story/halsey-natural-curly-hair|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/halsey-opens-up-about-being-a-white-passing-black-woman_us_599da8f3e4b0d97c4000b33b|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being A 'White-Passing' Black Woman|last=Blay|first=Zeba|date=August 23, 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=February 28, 2019|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212054316/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/halsey-opens-up-about-being-a-white-passing-black-woman_us_599da8f3e4b0d97c4000b33b|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/wj7edp/singer-halsey-says-she-s-a-black-woman|title=Singer Halsey Says She's a 'Black Woman' And The Internet Has Questions|website=BET.com|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805152727/https://www.bet.com/music/2017/08/17/halsey-black-woman-playboy-magazine-internet-reactions.html?cid=facebook|archive-date=August 5, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-opens-white-guilt-bi-racial-struggles-2125227|title=Halsey opens up about 'white guilt' and her bi-racial struggles|last=Andrew Trendell|date=August 16, 2017|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185222/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-opens-white-guilt-bi-racial-struggles-2125227|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}} She was included on Forbes{{'}} 30 Under 30 list, and appeared on the cover of magazines such as Billboard, Paper, and Playboy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganmurrell/halseys-having-one-of-the-best-years-ever-and-im-proud-af|title=15 Reasons Why Halsey Basically Owned 2017|last=Murrell|first=Morgan|date=December 27, 2017 |publisher=BuzzFeed|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111122946/https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganmurrell/halseys-having-one-of-the-best-years-ever-and-im-proud-af|archive-date=January 11, 2018|url-status=live}} She has appeared in advertisements for Jeep, Beats Electronics, and ModCloth.{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/creativity/work/halsey-renegade-30s/52893|title=Is This an Ad for Halsey or an Ad for Jeep?|last=Dumenco|first=Simon|website=adage.com|date=October 6, 2017|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105112832/https://adage.com/creativity/work/halsey-renegade-30s/52893|archive-date=November 5, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispot.tv/ad/dE9c/beats-audio-studio3-wireless-music-the-way-halsey-intended|title=Beats Audio Studio3 Wireless TV Commercial, 'Music The Way Halsey Intended' Featuring Zane Lowe|website=iSpot.tv|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402195616/https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dE9c/beats-audio-studio3-wireless-music-the-way-halsey-intended|archive-date=April 2, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8501339/halsey-awkwafina-modcloth-campaign-international-womens-day|title=Halsey, Awkwafina & More Star in New ModCloth Campaign For International Women's Day|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307000742/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8501339/halsey-awkwafina-modcloth-campaign-international-womens-day|archive-date=March 7, 2019|url-status=live}} At other times, she has been described as a feminist icon.{{Cite web|url=https://onmogul.com/articles/why-halsey-is-music-s-newest-feminist-icon|title=Why Halsey is Music's Newest Feminist Icon|website=Mogul|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828050217/https://onmogul.com/stories/why-halsey-is-music-s-newest-feminist-icon|url-status=live}} She has also been called the "voice of her generation".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/6971430/billboard-cover-halsey-on-fans-fame-music-success|title=Billboard Cover: How Halsey Became the Voice of Her Generation Through Tweets, Tumblr and Truth-Telling|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816120016/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/6971430/billboard-cover-halsey-on-fans-fame-music-success|archive-date=August 16, 2017|url-status=live}} Her relationship with G-Eazy gathered significant media attention due to rumors of drug use, arrest, cheating, and G-Eazy's feuds with other artists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/8-cringey-details-halsey-g-060123175.html|title=8 Cringey Details About Halsey And G-Eazy's Relationship, Including Rumors They Do Drugs Together|website=yahoo.com|date=January 18, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053230/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/8-cringey-details-halsey-g-060123175.html|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-responds-pathetic-machine-gun-kelly-dragged-eminem-g-eazy-2382840|title=Halsey responds to "pathetic" Machine Gun Kelly after being dragged into Eminem and G-Eazy feud|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=September 24, 2018|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053944/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-responds-pathetic-machine-gun-kelly-dragged-eminem-g-eazy-2382840|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}

Much of her music is labeled as pop,{{Cite web|url=https://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/5-24-2017/halseys-genre-identity-crisis.html|title=Halsey's Genre Identity Crisis|website=Baeble Music|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191936/https://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/5-24-2017/halseys-genre-identity-crisis.html|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=dead}} however Halsey has long identified as an alternative artist. She feels that she can do pop collaborations without being considered a pop artist, similar to Kendrick Lamar. She said she is only classified as pop because she is a woman.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7800866/halsey-interview-video-lauren-jauregui-collaboration|title=Halsey Talks Lauren Jauregui Collaboration, Compares Kendrick Lamar to Lady Gaga in New Interview|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228213515/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7800866/halsey-interview-video-lauren-jauregui-collaboration|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2019, she called herself "the anti-popstar" and stated she does not care how people identify her music, as long as it connects with them.{{Cite tweet|user=halsey|number=1083082092068720641|title=Part of being an artist is that I can subscribe to whatever brand of myself I wish. Anti-popstar is more about a mentality I think. It has little to do with genre and more about denying the notion that female pop artists should succumb to the social expectations of the genre!|date=January 9, 2019|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185223/https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1083082092068720641|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}}

During the 2016 presidential election, Halsey was an avid supporter of Bernie Sanders and urged fans to vote for him.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6897171/halsey-bernie-sanders-love-election-2016|title=Halsey on 2016 Presidential Election: 'I Love Bernie Sanders So Much'|date=March 1, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221936/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6897171/halsey-bernie-sanders-love-election-2016|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}} In July 2016, she and 26 other artists were featured on the charity single "Hands", which was a tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Halsey further endorsed Sanders on March 11, 2020, urging fans to vote for him via social media and a promotional video collaborating with the Sanders campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfX6raiEa-k&ab_channel=BernieSanders|title=Halsey Endorses Bernie for President|date=March 11, 2020|website=YouTube|access-date=September 6, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204181738/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfX6raiEa-k&ab_channel=BernieSanders|url-status=live}}

As a result of her own attempted suicide at age 17,{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model|last=Hartman|first=Justine|date=May 27, 2015|work=Elle|access-date=August 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305022711/http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url-status=live}} Halsey took part in the mental health and suicide prevention awareness campaign called "I'm Listening", which was hosted by radio network Entercom and broadcast live on September 10, 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950167/halsey-logic-passion-pit-michael-angelakos-mental-health-awareness-suicide-prevention-campaign|title=Halsey, Logic, Michael Angelakos & More To Participate in Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Campaign 'I'm Listening'|last=Havens|first=Lyndsey|date=September 5, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908163056/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7950167/halsey-logic-passion-pit-michael-angelakos-mental-health-awareness-suicide-prevention-campaign|archive-date=September 8, 2017|url-status=live}}

Halsey identifies as a feminist. Following the 2017 Women's March, she sent out a tweet that promised to donate one dollar to Planned Parenthood for every retweet it received.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/halsey-pledges-donate-100-000-planned-parenthood-article-1.2954946 |title=Halsey pledges to donate $100,000 to Planned Parenthood after social media campaign |last=Feldman |first=Kate |work=New York Daily News |access-date=November 27, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075225/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/halsey-pledges-donate-100-000-planned-parenthood-article-1.2954946 |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |url-status=live }} She ended up donating $100,000 to the organization. Halsey delivered a speech to more than 200,000 protesters at the 2018 Women's March.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/womens-march-scarlett-johansson-viola-davis-halsey-speeches-w515693|title=See Rousing Women's March Speeches from Halsey, Viola Davis and More|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128070325/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/womens-march-scarlett-johansson-viola-davis-halsey-speeches-w515693|archive-date=January 28, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/20/us/womens-march.html|title=Women's March 2018: Protestors Take to the Streets for the Second Straight Year|date=January 20, 2018|website=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523135214/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/20/us/womens-march.html|archive-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}} Instead of a traditional speech, she performed a five-minute poem titled "A Story Like Mine", in which she told personal stories of sexual assault and violence throughout her life. Her personal narrative included accompanying her best friend to Planned Parenthood after she had been raped, her personal account of sexual assault by neighbors and boyfriends, and women sexually assaulted by Olympic physician Larry Nassar.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/celebritypowerfa0000mars|url-access=registration|quote=celebrity empowerment.|title=Celebrity and Power: Fame in Contemporary Culture|last=Marshall|first=P. David|date=1997|publisher=U. of Minnesota Press|isbn=9780816627257|language=en}} She completed her speech by requesting all—"Black, Asian, poor, wealthy, trans, cis, Muslim, Christian"—sexual assault victims to listen and support each other. AJ Willingham of CNN opined in a headline that "Halsey's Women's March speech moved people around the world."{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/halsey-womens-march-poem-speech-trnd/index.html|title=Halsey's Women's March speech moved people around the world|first=AJ|last=Willingham|website=CNN|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227153533/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/halsey-womens-march-poem-speech-trnd/index.html|archive-date=February 27, 2018|url-status=live}} In March 2018, Halsey protested alongside numerous other celebrities at March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/03/194617/kim-kardashian-miley-cyrus-natalie-portman-march-for-our-lives-celebrities|title=These Celebrities Showed Up To Support March For Our Lives|last=Harris|first=Marquita|website=refinery29.com|date=March 24, 2018 |language=en|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415045037/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/03/194617/kim-kardashian-miley-cyrus-natalie-portman-march-for-our-lives-celebrities|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live}} In May 2018, she criticized Ivanka Trump over Twitter, complaining that she was too relaxed while her father, then-president Donald Trump, hurt immigrant children.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8458053/halsey-calls-out-ivanka-trump-photo-with-son-1500-missing-immigrant-children|title=Halsey Calls Out Ivanka Trump Over Photo with Son Amid Anger About Government 'Missing' 1,500 Immigrant Children|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2018|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228163632/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8458053/halsey-calls-out-ivanka-trump-photo-with-son-1500-missing-immigrant-children|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}

In November 2018, Halsey performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show alongside numerous other artists,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/985166/halsey-channels-her-inner-angel-at-the-2018-victoria-s-secret-fashion-show|title=Halsey Channels Her Inner Angel at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show|date=November 8, 2018|work=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121060325/https://www.eonline.com/news/985166/halsey-channels-her-inner-angel-at-the-2018-victoria-s-secret-fashion-show|archive-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}} but in December she criticised the company for its lack of inclusion of transgender models in its various shows, stating, "as a member of the LGBT+ community, I have no tolerance for a lack of inclusivity. Especially not motivated by stereotype."{{Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/12/03/halsey-criticizes-victorias-secret-over-transgender-comments/23607215/|title=Halsey called out Victoria's Secret over transgender comments: 'I have no tolerance for' that|website=AOL.com|date=December 3, 2018 |language=en|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023937/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/12/03/halsey-criticizes-victorias-secret-over-transgender-comments/23607215/|archive-date=December 24, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46423671|title=Halsey criticises Victoria's Secret|date=December 3, 2018|website=BBC News|access-date=December 23, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225011237/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46423671|archive-date=December 25, 2018|url-status=live}} Later that month, she performed her hit song "Without Me" on The Voice and was criticized for "sensually" dancing with backup dancer Jade Chynoweth. Many perceived the backlash as homophobic, including Halsey herself who defended the performance.{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/halsey-the-voice-performance|title=Halsey Responds To 'Homophobic' Backlash Of Her Recent Performance|date=December 21, 2018|website=Nylon|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221213326/https://nylon.com/halsey-the-voice-performance|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/12/20/voice-finale-halsey-without-me-jade-chynoweth/2373402002/|title=Halsey defends 'Voice' performance with dancer Jade Chynoweth, slams 'homophobic viewers'|work=USA Today|language=en|access-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220211022/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/12/20/voice-finale-halsey-without-me-jade-chynoweth/2373402002/|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=live}} In a January 2019 interview with Glamour, she advocated for a stronger presence of women in music.{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/halsey-cover-interview|title=Halsey Is Just 'Not Having It'|work=Glamour|date=January 28, 2019|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227234330/https://www.glamour.com/story/halsey-cover-interview|archive-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=live}} In April 2019, she and 29 other musical acts were featured on the charity single "Earth", which raises climate change awareness. In May 2020, Halsey, alongside Yungblud, joined protests in Los Angeles for racial justice in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.{{Cite news|title=Halsey Reunites With Ex Yungblud At L.A. Protest After Death Of George Floyd — Pics|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/05/30/halsey-yungblud-la-protests-emily-ratajkowski-tinashe-pics-video/|last=Gill|first=Cassie|date=May 31, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607074205/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/05/30/halsey-yungblud-la-protests-emily-ratajkowski-tinashe-pics-video/|archive-date=June 7, 2020|url-status=live}}

In June 2020, she launched The Black Creators Fund, founded to provide financial support, resources, and a platform to black creators.{{Cite magazine|date=June 11, 2020|title=Halsey Launches Fund to Amplify Black Creators' 'Art, Voice and Perspective'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9400312/halsey-launches-black-creators-fund|access-date=June 14, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614151911/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9400312/halsey-launches-black-creators-fund|archive-date=June 14, 2020|url-status=live}}

Halsey is openly bisexual. Prior to her music career, she dated a woman.{{Cite magazine|last=Mazurek|first=Brooke|title=Halsey and Charli XCX, Fall's Wildest Tourmates, Talk Partying, Sexism and Songwriting: 'We're Helping Each Other Win'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/7940978/halsey-charli-xcx-interview-billboard-cover-story-2017|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=December 17, 2020|magazine=Billboard|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130014258/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/cover-story/7940978/halsey-charli-xcx-interview-billboard-cover-story-2017|url-status=live}} In March 2021, she announced that she uses both "she/her" and "they/them" pronouns.{{Cite web|last=Neale|first=Matthew|date=March 14, 2021|title=Halsey thanks fans after announcing she/they pronouns|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-thanks-fans-after-announcing-she-they-pronouns-2899711|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314085458/https://www.nme.com/news/music/halsey-thanks-fans-after-announcing-she-they-pronouns-2899711}}

Halsey dated English musician Matty Healy until 2015.{{Cite web |last=Sisavat |first=Monica |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Matt Healy |url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/45942126 |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=POPSUGAR Celebrity |language=en-US |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026235434/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/who-has-halsey-dated-45941969 |url-status=live }} She met him at a concert by his band The 1975, of whom she said she was a huge fan.{{Cite magazine |last=Martins |first=Chris |date=August 21, 2015 |title=Art-Pop Singer Halsey on Being Bipolar, Bisexual and an 'Inconvenient Woman' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature-6671107/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511165937/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature-6671107/ |url-status=live }} She has said that he was influential when she first started writing music. From 2015 to 2016, she dated Norwegian producer Lido, who helped produce Badlands and inspired Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/halsey/dating-relationship-history-boyfriends/|title=Halsey's Complete Dating History: All Her Ex-Boyfriends From G Eazy To Machine Gun Kelly & More|website=Capital FM|language=en|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324231420/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/halsey/dating-relationship-history-boyfriends/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2017, she and American rapper G-Eazy had a relationship. They had met at a party that year and found musical common ground for their collaboration "Him & I", which discussed their love and lifestyle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-did-halsey-g-eazy-first-meet-the-couple-might-have-met-in-a-totally-normal-way-8007308|title=Halsey & G-Eazy May Have Met In A Completely Normal Way|last=Czachor|first=Emily Mae|website=Bustle|date=January 28, 2018 |language=en|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324231420/https://www.bustle.com/p/how-did-halsey-g-eazy-first-meet-the-couple-might-have-met-in-a-totally-normal-way-8007308|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}} They broke up in July 2018, though their relationship was on-and-off-again until ending that September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/979806/halsey-and-g-eazy-break-up-again|title=Halsey and G-Eazy Break Up Again|date=October 23, 2018|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325142227/https://www.eonline.com/news/979806/halsey-and-g-eazy-break-up-again|archive-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}} She later confirmed that her 2018 song "Without Me" is partially about this relationship.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8495577/halsey-interview-without-me-g-eazy-glamour-cover-story|title=Halsey Opens Up About 'Without Me' & G-Eazy Split in 'Glamour'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329055924/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8495577/halsey-interview-without-me-g-eazy-glamour-cover-story|archive-date=March 29, 2019|url-status=live}} She dated English musician Yungblud from November 2018 to September 2019,{{Cite web|title=Halsey & Yungblud's relationship timeline|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/halsey/yungblud-relationship-timeline-dating-history/|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Capital|date=October 29, 2019|language=en|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125072819/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/halsey/yungblud-relationship-timeline-dating-history/|url-status=live}} and actor Evan Peters, who is from St. Louis, from October 2019 to March 2020.{{Cite web|last=Fowler|first=Kate|date=January 28, 2021|title=When did Evan Peters and Halsey break up? Dating history explained!|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/01/28/when-did-evan-peters-and-halsey-break-up/|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=HITC|language=en-GB|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125072823/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/01/28/when-did-evan-peters-and-halsey-break-up/|url-status=live}}

In July 2021, Halsey's son with Turkish-American screenwriter Alev Aydin was born.{{Cite magazine|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Emily|title=Halsey Announces She's Pregnant: "I Love This Mini Human Already!"|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/halsey-announces-pregnancy-instagram-alev-aydin-endometriosis|access-date=January 28, 2021|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=January 27, 2021|language=en-us|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127221204/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/halsey-announces-pregnancy-instagram-alev-aydin-endometriosis|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Halsey's Pregnant! Everything to Know About Her Screenwriter Boyfriend Alev Aydin|url=https://people.com/music/halsey-boyfriend-alev-aydin-everything-to-know/|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=People|language=en|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128112243/https://people.com/music/halsey-boyfriend-alev-aydin-everything-to-know/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 19, 2021|title=Halsey Gives Birth to Her First Child With Alev Aydin: See the Announcement|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/9600483/halsey-gives-birth-first-child/|access-date=July 19, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719165752/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/9600483/halsey-gives-birth-first-child/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/07/halsey-welcomes-baby-ender-ridley-with-boyfriend-alev-aydin.html|title=Halsey welcomes baby Ender Ridley with boyfriend Alev Aydin|first=Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for|last=NJ.com|date=July 19, 2021|website=nj|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719190943/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/07/halsey-welcomes-baby-ender-ridley-with-boyfriend-alev-aydin.html|url-status=live}} The couple amicably separated at an unknown date; in April 2023, Halsey filed for primary physical custody of their year and a half old son so she could take him on tour with her, as well as requesting joint legal custody and joint expenses with Aydin. The two co-parent, with Halsey also requesting that Aydin have reasonable visitation rights and the ability to make health and education decisions for their son.{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/halsey-alev-aydin-split-custody-2659911392.html#rebelltitem8|title= Halsey Splits From Alev Aydin, Files For Full Physical Custody of Son|date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2023|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426012049/https://www.papermag.com/halsey-alev-aydin-split-custody-2659911392.html|website=papermagazine}}

In 2023, Halsey and Canadian actor Avan Jogia began dating.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/halsey-goes-instagram-official-with-avan-jogia-8383516|title=Halsey and Rumored Boyfriend Avan Jogia Appear to Go Instagram Official, Holding Hands in High-Fashion Pics|first=Gabrielle|last=Rockson|date=October 27, 2023|accessdate=November 1, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101043709/https://people.com/halsey-goes-instagram-official-with-avan-jogia-8383516|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/halsey-and-avan-jogia-go-instagram-official/|work=UsMagazine.com|title=Halsey Confirms Avan Jogia Relationship With Romantic Hand-Holding Moment|accessdate=November 1, 2023|first=Shelby|last=Stivale|date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101044100/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/halsey-and-avan-jogia-go-instagram-official/|url-status=live}} In September 2024, she announced that the couple were engaged.{{Cite web |last=Art |first=Pop Culture & |date=2024-09-12 |title=Halsey announces on X that is she engaged to Avan Jogia |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495564/halsey-announces-on-x-that-is-she-engaged-to-avan-jogia |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912125907/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495564/halsey-announces-on-x-that-is-she-engaged-to-avan-jogia |url-status=live }}

Since the beginning of her career, Halsey has been open about her health issues. In 2015, she said she is "just this fucked up stoner kid who made it".

Halsey has bipolar disorder. She was diagnosed with the mental disorder at age 17, and said that her mother also has it.{{Cite news|first=Justine|last=Harman|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model|date=May 27, 2015|work=Elle|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209072439/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|archive-date=December 9, 2018|url-status=live}} At that age, she attempted suicide, which is what led to her diagnosis and a 17-day admission to a psychiatric hospital.{{Cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/halsey-opens-up-about-her-endometriosis-surgery|title=Halsey Opened Up About Undergoing Multiple Surgeries and Her Endometriosis|last=McNamara|first=Brittney|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221626/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/halsey-opens-up-about-her-endometriosis-surgery|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}} Not long after her suicide attempt, she began having success in the music industry. She said that singing and performing helped her manage the symptoms she experiences.{{Cite news|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/204397/halsey-bipolar-mental-illness-interview|title=Halsey Opens Up About Juggling Her Career & Bipolar Disorder|last=Fredette|first=Meagan|date=July 15, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221533/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/204397/halsey-bipolar-mental-illness-interview|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}} Despite the struggles she has faced as a result of this mood disorder, she said that she embraces being bipolar, because it makes her "really empathetic". On December 11, 2021, Halsey informed fans via Twitter that she was diagnosed with ADHD in high school, and that she assumed she just grew out of it; however, she is now medicated for it as a result of seeking mental health treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite tweet|author=h|user=halsey|number= 1469776420473765890|date=December 11, 2021|author-link=Halsey (singer)|title=I was diagnosed in high school and I assumed I "grew out of it". (Lol) During the start of the pandemic I had 0 routine after years of rigorous and scheduled touring and I fell apart once left to my own devices so I pursued treatment again!|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2021|link= https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1469776420473765890|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211212035051/https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1469776420473765890|archive-date=December 12, 2021}}{{Cite tweet|author=h|author-link=Halsey (singer)|user=halsey|number=1469774726650228740|date=December 11, 2021|title=I do have adhd I'm medicated!|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2021|link= https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1469774726650228740 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212041538/https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1469774726650228740|archive-date=December 12, 2021}}

Halsey was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016, and went public with it on Twitter.{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/health/halsey-hiding-endometriosis-pain/|title=Halsey Is Done with Hiding Her Endometriosis Pain: 'I Can't Pretend Anymore'|work=People|language=en|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324205716/https://people.com/health/halsey-hiding-endometriosis-pain/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/halsey-g-eazy-blossom-ball-endometriosis|title=Halsey Kept Things Real at the 9th Annual Blossom Ball|website=Vogue|date=March 20, 2018|language=en|access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324205434/https://www.vogue.com/article/halsey-g-eazy-blossom-ball-endometriosis|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}} She attributes a miscarriage she suffered in 2015 to her endometriosis, originally stating in 2016 that it was due to her hectic touring schedule.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43407531|title=Halsey: Singer speaks about tour miscarriage trauma|date=April 27, 2018|publisher=BBC|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427150159/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43407531|archive-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/singer-halsey-reveals-miscarriage-tour-year-article-1.2730056|title=Singer Halsey reveals she had a miscarriage on last year's tour, just hours before performing in concert|last=BITETTE|first=NICOLE|website=nydailynews.com|date=July 28, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324210123/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/singer-halsey-reveals-miscarriage-tour-year-article-1.2730056|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}} Only hours after she realized she was having a miscarriage, she went on stage to perform during a tour, because she did not want to hurt her career by missing a performance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.self.com/story/halsey-miscarriage-work|title=When You're Having A Miscarriage, But Have To Go To Work Anyway|last=Barnes|first=Zahra|work=Self|access-date=November 27, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075237/https://www.self.com/story/halsey-miscarriage-work|archive-date=November 28, 2018|url-status=live}} She chronicled her struggles with endometriosis on the talk show The Doctors in April 2018, where she revealed she was going to freeze her eggs.

Also in 2018, Halsey spoke openly about her endometriosis and the pain it causes at the Blossom Ball, which is run by the Endometriosis Foundation of America.{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/health/halsey-hiding-endometriosis-pain/|title=Halsey Is Done with Hiding Her Endometriosis Pain: 'I Can't Pretend Anymore'|work=People|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324205716/https://people.com/health/halsey-hiding-endometriosis-pain/|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live}} She said at the event, "Sometimes I'm bloated, I'm on an IV, I'm sick, I'm on medicine, and I'm backstage, terrified that I'm going to bleed through my clothes in the middle of my show." She told the event's attendees that she wanted to speak out about her condition, because the media often portrays her as having perfect physical health despite her health struggles. In January 2017, she underwent surgery in an attempt to lessen the pain caused by the condition.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7647866/halsey-surgery-endometriosis|title=Halsey Undergoes Surgery to Treat Endometriosis|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128085626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7647866/halsey-surgery-endometriosis|archive-date=November 28, 2018|url-status=live}} She has not disclosed what type of surgery she had.

Halsey is gluten intolerant.{{cite web |last1=Bonner |first1=Mehera |title=Halsey Responds to Pregnancy Rumors After Evan Peters Is Spotted Touching Her Stomach |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a29840627/halsey-denies-pregnant-pancakes/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120346/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a29840627/halsey-denies-pregnant-pancakes/ |url-status=live }} On August 14, 2019, she revealed on Twitter that she had quit smoking cigarettes after a decade.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/halsey-quit-smoking-after-10-years/|title=Halsey Reveals She Quit Smoking After 10 Years: 'I'm So Happy I Did It'|work=People|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815211947/https://people.com/music/halsey-quit-smoking-after-10-years/|archive-date=August 15, 2019|url-status=live}} Halsey has been diagnosed with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Sjögren syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome, and POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).{{cite web | url=https://people.com/health/halsey-is-celebrating-recent-health-diagnoses-after-being-called-crazy/ | title=Halsey is 'Celebrating' Recent Health Diagnoses After Being 'Called Crazy': 'I've Been Sick for a Long Time' | access-date=May 12, 2022 | archive-date=May 12, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512211247/https://people.com/health/halsey-is-celebrating-recent-health-diagnoses-after-being-called-crazy/ | url-status=live }} On June 5, 2024, Halsey disclosed her diagnoses of lupus and T cell disorder.{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Anna |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Halsey Reveals Lupus & Rare T-Cell Disorder Diagnoses: 'I Wasn't Sure How Much I Wanted to Share' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-lupus-rare-t-cell-disorder-diagnoses-1235701640/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608090740/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/halsey-lupus-rare-t-cell-disorder-diagnoses-1235701640/ |url-status=live }}

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• Badlands (2015)
• Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017)
• Manic (2020)
• If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
• The Great Impersonator (2024)

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• Badlands Tour (2015–2016)
• Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour (2017–2018)
• Manic World Tour (2020)
• Love and Power Tour (2022)
• For My Last Trick: The Tour (2025)

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• The American Youth Tour (2015) (with Young Rising Sons)

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