Halsey Gets a Release Date for ‘So Good’ Single That Fueled TikTok Debate, as Label Promises ‘Open Dialogue’

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticHalsey’s next single has a release date — with or without a TikTok moment to fuel it.

Capitol Records announced in a tweet Tuesday morning that “So Good” will come out June 9, with Halsey additionally declaring that the “fiasco” over its release is apparently over.Curiously, the release date was framed as an open letter to Halsey, suggesting that the two parties may still be doing a lot of their dialoguing via social media right now, although the promise of “open dialogue” may be as much for the fans and other artists who have rallied behind Halsey in the dispute as for the artist.“Halsey,” tweeted Capitol, tagging the singer, “we love you and are here to support you.

We are committing to a release of ‘So Good’ on June 9th, 2022. “We are an artist-first company that encourages open dialogue,” the statement continues. “We have nothing but a desire to help each one of our artists succeed, and hope that we can continue to have these critical conversations.”In response, Halsey took to social media to say: “Literally all I care is that you get to hear it now, thank u bye luv u.”On TikTok, over an audio snippet of the song, Halsey wrote, “After a tremendous amount of f*ck shit, ‘So Good’ is finally coming out June 9th.

Video dropping the next day. And now I can go back to using TikTok for my real plan: Using witchcraft to take over the world.“Thanks for keeping up with this fiasco,” they continued. “Hope you love the song.”On Twitter, the singer noted, “I didn’t expect so much conversation about this record, all I know is that I wanted you guys to hear it and now you can.