Halsey has just announced her long-awaited fifth studio album, titled The Great Impersonator.
The official announcement was shared with a coinciding album trailer, which spotlights the American singer-songwriter’s musical versatility as she traverses through the varying sounds of the past few decades for the upcoming record. “What if I debuted in the early 2000s? The ’90s? ’80s? The ’70s? Am I still Halsey every time – in every timeline?” Halsey questions. “I spent half my life being someone else, I never stopped to ask myself if it all ended right now, is this the person you would be proud to leave behind? Is it even you?”
Check out the full album trailer below:
Prior to the record’s official announcement, Halsey had already shared three singles off the album — including the ’90s-inspired “Lonely Is The Muse,” the Britney Spears-inspired “Lucky,” and the ’70s guitar-laden track “The End.” All three tracks focus on several aspects of the pop star’s life experiences — particularly that of her real-life health struggles suffering from Lupus and T-cell disorder, which she revealed to the public earlier this June 2024.
The Great Impersonator marks Halsey’s second “confessional concept album,” following If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which was released in 2021 and was produced and co-written by Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The alt-rock record was critically acclaimed upon release, with several outlets describing it as a welcome departure from Halsey’s pop leanings, and marked her most creative and ambitious effort to date. It also marked her final album under Capitol Records.
As we anticipate more details regarding the album and its release, listen to Halsey’s latest single “Lonely Is The Muse” below: