Halsey Claims Label ‘Won’t Let Me’ Release Song Unless They Fake A Viral TikTok Moment

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You’ll occasionally see tweets from artists half-jokingly saying they’re waiting to go viral on TikTok so they can live off their music. But Halsey showed that it’s not just indie artists who are expected to have their songs become massive hits on the platform to make their label happy. Over the weekend, Halsey posted a TikTok featuring an audio clip of a yet-to-be-released track with text that reads, “Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP but my label won’t let me.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe relationship between artist and label is often perceived as being between art and commerce, but it’s rarely that simple — and that ongoing push-pull has broken into the open with Halsey’s recent social media posts about her label apparently declining to release a new song until there was a viral TikTok “moment” to help promote it.No question: It’s crass when an artist’s creation is reduced to being marketed like a soft drink. On the other hand, the label’s job is to promote the music in the most effective and creative way they can — and in subsequent posts and replies, Halsey wrote, “I value the expertise and work of all the amazing people at my label.

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Halsey is opening up more about how and why her record label won’t release one song of hers unless she goes viral on TikTok first.

Halsey is not here for fake buzz!

was the “viral marketing video” their label was looking for, Halsey replied with laughing emojis. “Bruh I wish it was haha.

Thania Garcia Since Halsey posted a TikTok that her label will not let her release a new song she loves, the singer has sparked an intense debate amongst fans and industry professionals alike on the role the platform plays in the music world. The singer  frustrations at her record label in a TikTok on May 23, claiming that they’re being blocked from releasing her next single for marketing reasons.“Basically, I have a song that I love that I want to release ASAP, but my record label won’t let me,” read the text of the original TikTok Halsey (who uses she/they pronouns) posted that originally stirred the debate.

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Halsey has shared a message claiming that their label are holding a new song hostage until they can “fake” a viral TikTok.Taking to their TikTok page, the singer – who released latest album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ last year – said in a post titled “I’m tired” that there is new music she wants to release “ASAP,” but that “marketing” is getting in the way and the label won’t let her share the new song.“My record company is saying that I can’t release it unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok,” Halsey said.“Everything is marketing,” they added. “And they [the label] are doing this to basically every artist these days.”See the TikTok, which includes a snippet of the new song, below.I’m tired ♬ original sound – Halsey Back in March, Halsey teased that she had been writing new music and intends to make “a pop album” for their next release.The singer shared several posts on her Instagram Stories to update fans about their progress, writing: “Due to personal reasons I will be making a pop album.“I have an incredible song that I could put out as a single for radio next but I feel like that’s insane to do bc I haven’t even toured iichliwp [‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’] yet idk,” they wrote in a follow-up post.

Halsey took to TikTok on Sunday to open up about not being allowed to release a new song.The singer posted a video, which apparently featured the new song in question, and claimed, «Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP but my record label won't let me.»«I've been in this industry for 8 years and I've sold over 165 million records. And my record company is saying that I can't release it unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok,» Halsey wrote in text over the video. «Everything is marketing, and they are doing this to basically every artist these days.»«I just wanna release music, man.

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Halsey is speaking out.

Thania Garcia Halsey vented her frustrations at her record label in a TikTok on Sunday morning, claiming that they’re being blocked from releasing a “song I love” for marketing reasons. “Basically, I have a song that I love that I want to release ASAP, but my record label won’t let me,” reads the text starting the 29-second clip.With the unreleased track apparently playing in the background and a frown on their face, Halsey (who uses she/they pronouns) continued: “I’ve been in this industry for eight years and I’ve sold over 165 million records and my record company is saying I can’t release [the song] unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok.”Reps for Halsey and their label, Astralwerks/Capitol, did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for comment on Sunday.

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