Halsey recreates Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbow’ cover to kick off ‘The Great Impersonator’ preview series

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Halsey has recreated Dolly Parton‘s iconic ‘Rainbow’ cover to begin a new preview series on social media leading up to the release of ‘The Great Impersonator’.‘The Great Impersonator’, Halsey’s fifth studio album is due for release on October 25.

Now, the singer-songwriter has revealed a new social media series in which she impersonates the musicians who have inspired the upcoming album.

To begin, Halsey has paid homage to Dolly Parton, recreating the 1987’s beloved cover.Check out the cover recreation below.A post shared by halsey (@iamhalsey)In a second post, Halsey has shared a snippet of ‘Hometown’ from the forthcoming record, which was inspired by Parton.

The country-tinged songs includes the lyrics: “The American dream means stayin’ young forever / And the picture in our pamphlet gettin’ yellow from the weather / And years will pass since science class and I might forget your name / But when the crow’s feet come, the kingdom come, well, you’ll always look the same“.Listen to a snippet of Halsey’s ‘Hometown’ below.A post shared by halsey (@iamhalsey)Back in June, the singer took to social media to reveal that she had been diagnosed with Lupus SLE and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in 2022. “Both of which are currently being managed or in remission; and both of which I will likely have for the duration of my life,” she wrote in the caption of her post. “After a rocky start, I slowly got everything under control with the help of amazing doctors.