It was 2016’s “Closer,” Taggart’s debut as a singer, that sealed their rep as next-gen visionaries: A nostalgic duet with Halsey, the song showcased not just The Chainsmokers’ versatility but also their knack for distilling wide-screen emotions into a single devastating verse.
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They spent the next couple of years headlining increasingly bigger stages, but with 2016’s “Roses” and “Don’t Let Me Down,” they flipped the script, using trap-infused future bass as the springboard for featured singers ROZES and Daya. Taggart and Pall met through their future manager in 2012, and in 2014, they went viral with “#SELFIE,” a social-media satire accompanied by an earthshaking drop. “That’s the most important thing to us.” Taggart and his music partner Alex Pall got their start in EDM, but they found their calling as hitmaking multi-hyphenates-producers, songwriters, and collaborators with unerring instincts for pop that moves both hips and heart. If she plays her cards right, she could become the next major pop star.though that might have been in her future with or without her Chainsmokers collaboration.“Everything starts with the song,” The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart tells Apple Music. Now that her name is in the highest region on the Billboard charts, she would be smart to do her best to take advantage of this opportunity and release something new in the coming months. This latest accomplishment comes at what may turn out to be a perfect time, as it has been a while since her album dropped, and new music might be right on the horizon.
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Now that she has made it to the top spot on the singles tally, there is no telling what is next for Halsey. Last year, during her Badlands tour, she was able to sell out Madison Square Garden, which is something that even some artists with a catalog of hits still can't manage. She has hit capacity at venues across the country, and she has been able to successfully tour around the world, all on an album that didn’t have a true “radio hit.” Her hits are “new hits,” which make their money and collect fans online through social media and streaming platforms, instead of via more traditional routes.ĭespite not taking over radio or the charts in the same way that some of her peers have, the business of Halsey seems to be big, and one that’s growing all the time. On Spotify alone, the track has accrued 122 million clicks, while additional singles “Hold Me Down,” “Colors,” and “Gasoline” all have at least 30 million-and that’s just on one platform. 60 on the Hot 100, but it too also went gold thanks to her dedicated fans playing and replaying the anthemic tune.Ī handful of her most popular songs have been racking up the plays online over the few years they’ve been out, with “New Americana” leading the way. The album’s best-known single, “New Americana,” may have peaked at the less-than-stellar position of No. Since then, the record has been certified gold for over 500,000 equivalent units shifted, which is no small feat for a singer that many in the country still probably couldn’t pick out of a lineup. Her first full-length album Badlands shocked many in the industry when it debuted in the runner-up spot on the Billboard 200. On her own, Halsey has done fairly well for a new artist, especially one that hasn’t been making music specifically aimed at appealing to the masses. 31, falling off the charts in short time, as it was never promoted as an official single.
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Before this, she only had one top 40 hit to her credit, thanks to being featured on the song “The Feeling,” which is an album track off Justin Bieber's latest chart-topping record Purpose. The song, which was powerful enough to debut within the top ten just two weeks back, sees Halsey breaking into the region for the first time in her somewhat short career. Her part on “Closer” has given the singer her first true hit, though she seems like the kind of act that would have made it one way or another. The current FORBES 30 Under 30 member appeals to younger crowds with her funky style, sometimes brightly-hued hair, and even with her name, which comes from the subway stop in Brooklyn where she once lived.
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It might not have been a major success, but it put her on the map, and critics and those that love to discover new pop acts first took notice. So who is Halsey? The 21-year-old singer from New Jersey native first began popping up on the underground music radar only about two years back when her first EP, Room 93, was first released.