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Halsey Says Label Is Blocking New Album After 'The Great Impersonator' Fell Short of Targets

She points to 100,000 first‑week sales and her biggest tour to date as evidence the concept record succeeded by today’s standards despite executive expectations.

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Halsey presents the Rock Icon Award on stage during the MTV EMAs 2019 at FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre on 3 November 2019 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Overview

  • In a Sept. 18 Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe, Halsey said she is "not allowed" to make a new record because her label judged her 2024 album as underperforming.
  • She said The Great Impersonator sold about 100,000 copies in its first week and described it as a failure only in comparison to her past peak.
  • The album, released Oct. 25, 2024, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
  • Her 2025 For My Last Trick tour in support of the album was the highest‑selling of her career, with 32 dates that sold out quickly.
  • Halsey is signed to Columbia Records and has announced a Back to Badlands anniversary tour running from Oct. 14, 2025, to Feb. 19, 2026.