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"Move over Taylor; Halsey is the new cool popstar"
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Halsey, formerly New Jersey cool teen Ashley Frangipane, sold out Madison Square Garden on Saturday night—despite the fact that most people over the age of 13 have never heard of her. Instead, they know “Halsey” as a stop on the L train, on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood. She told the rapt audience how she went to an Ed Sheeran performance at the Garden when she was 19, had a few beers, took the train to Brooklyn and was reborn as indie pop star Halsey. That night, she wrote what became her EP hit “Ghost,” a song about sleeping with someone who eventually becomes a stranger. That very MSG memory had her turning around halfway to hide her tears.
Before that fateful night, she was a Tumblr fanatic with a One Direction obsession so deep she wrote a song about her hatred of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift’s short-lived relationship. Now, she’s in the same otherworldly dimension as those pop stars she once showered with contempt, only not a household name—unless you have your very own cool teen.
In a world of Disney pop stars, Halsey offers lyrics about being bipolar, bisexual and comfortable in your own skin. It’s obvious that she’s different from America’s former sweetheart Taylor Swift, who sings about squad goals and relying on a man. And despite collaborating with Justin Bieber, she’s certainly not Selena Gomez, who has never found a beat, other than as a former Mouseketeer. Halsey’s cool girl style reflects her songs, edgier than Swift’s crop tops and Gomez’s slip dresses. She is literally an alternative to the pop stars that teens are told to emulate, ruling a kingdom of teen girls unafraid to be themselves and dress a little differently.
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Source: Move Over, Taylor Swift: Halsey Is the New Cool Pop Star: http://observer.com/2016/08/move-ove...cool-pop-star/
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