Now that Halsey has gone viral by claiming that their record label demanded a "fake viral moment on TikTok" as a condition for them releasing their new song, the label has responded.
As previously reported, Halsey claimed on TikTok that they "have a song that I love that I want to release ASAP, but my record label won’t let me....unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok.”
Now, Halsey's label, Astralwerks-Capitol, responded in a statement to Variety, saying, "Our belief in Halsey as a singular and important artist is total and unwavering. We can't wait for the world to hear their brilliant new music."
Meanwhile, following their TikToks, Halsey updated Twitter with tons more details about the song and their quest to release it. They wrote, "Talked to my label tonight after my tiktok tantrum. They said 'wow the tiktok is going really strong!' I was like ok cool so can I release my song now? They said 'we'll see!' tell me again how I'm making this up."