Halsey and Capitol Records part ways after eight year partnership… one year after TikTok dispute

Halsey has cut ties with its longtime label partner Capitol Records after an eight-year partnership.

Over the course of her career, the 28-year-old pop star has released four studio albums through Capitol Music Group and Capitol Records itself

“After eight amazing years, the decision to leave Capitol is bittersweet, but we’re excited about exploring a new collaboration and sharing new music with fans,” wrote Halsey’s executives Jason Aron and Anthony Li of Anti-Pop. , in a statement.

Capitol executives followed suit with a statement of their own.

“Everyone at Capitol has poured their hearts and souls into helping Halsey fulfill their dreams and present their music to the world,” the release began, as reported by Rolling stone. “We are incredibly proud of all we have accomplished together and wish Halsey the very best in all their future endeavors.”

The split comes nearly a year after the Without Me singer-songwriter got into a public dispute with Capitol, where the artist accused the label of shelving the single So Good until a viral TikTok campaign was linked to it.

“My record company says I can’t put it out unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok,” the New Jersey resident said in May 2022. “Everything is marketing and they’re doing this with pretty much every artist these days. I just wanna release music, man. And I deserve better tbh.’

Halsey (Ashley Nicolette Frangipane) added, “Actually, I have a song that I love that I want to release as soon as possible. But my record label won’t let me.’

In late May 2022, a Capitol Music Group spokesperson responded to the artist’s posts in a statement to Billboard.

“Our belief in Halsey as a special and important artist is total and unwavering. We can’t wait for the world to hear their brilliant new music.

“We have nothing but a desire to help each of our artists succeed, and hope we can continue to have these critical conversations,” the statement continued.

Finally, So Good was released on June 9, 2002, just over a month after the dispute was made public.

Halsey’s most recent album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which will now be the last with Capitol, was released in August 2021.

Produced by Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, it would debut at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, behind the backing singles I Am Not A Woman, I Am A God and You Ask for This.

In a statement, Halsey’s managers, Jason Aron and Anti-Pop’s Anthony Li, called the split “bittersweet,” but insisted they’re excited about exploring a new collaboration and sharing new music with fans; she is pictured in October 2020

Major LP arrival: Halsey and Capitol’s collaboration began with her debut studio album Badlands (2015), which was released through Astralwerks, a company distributed through Capitol Music Group in the US; it produced the hit singles Ghost, New Americana. Colors and castle

Halsey and Capitol’s collaboration began with her debut studio album – Badlands (2015) – which was released through Astralwerks, a company distributed through the Capitol Music Group in the US.

The album, which featured the hit singles Ghost, New Americana. Colors and Castle debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart and eventually was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with singles

Her second album – Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017) – topped the Billboard 200 chart, going double platinum behind the singles Now Or Never, Bad At Love and Alone.

Her third effort – Manic (2020) – would spawn the hits Without Me, Graveyard and You Should Be Sad, following in line with the previous two records by reaching the top two on the Billboard 200.

In 2020, Billboard reported that Halsey had sold over one million albums and received over six billion streams in the US. Now, more than two years later, that number is likely much higher, as she released her fourth studio album the following year.

Last album: Halsey’s last studio album with Capitol – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart