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Halsey‘s third album is coming soon, and the artwork for it was unveiled in the coolest way. After days of cryptic teasing, she tweeted a link to a website (revealing its title as ‘Manic’) where fans could watch a live stream of her painting a giant self-portrait in complete silence. The dedication is real.
The masterpiece took over seven-and-a-half hours to create and was then released as a time-lapse visual for the music video of her new single ‘Graveyard’. The portrait depicts Halsey wearing makeup resembling a black eye which ties in with the song’s hard-hitting message. With lyrics like “When the thing you love the most is the detriment” and “The warning signs can feel like they’re butterflies,” it talks about being stuck in a dangerous relationship that’s possibly abusive.
Both the track and the painting demonstrate Halsey’s incredible talent and passion as an artist, so it’s no surprise that fans are obsessed. We’ve rounded up the best reactions from Twitter:
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when I say that no one is doing what halsey does I mean it, NO ONE does what she does. halsey simply exceeds all expectations. graveyard is just one more proof that this woman can do ANYTHING. she is not just an artist. she is THE artist
graveyard is excellency pic.twitter.com/XK0VD2ZlVk
— sarah ᴍᴀɴɪᴄ (@youngskam) September 13, 2019
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https://twitter.com/HalseyInsiders/status/1172389956985085954
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halsey stans halsey stans
after 30 minutes back 7 hours
of the premiere later pic.twitter.com/bgwf0Enk8X— jada ✨ (@frndsnsoho) September 13, 2019
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halsey painting picasso
her album cover
for 7 hours— oli (@manicthealbum) September 12, 2019
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https://twitter.com/badlandmermaids/status/1172265039665016834
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Halsey really said “new year new me” with releasing Manic in January
— Halsey Updates (@HalseyInsiders) September 13, 2019
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https://twitter.com/DarkHorseGurl/status/1172306048327278592
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Us: this new era is going to be all about grunge, dominatrix, punk rock, etc.
Halsey: *laughs* pic.twitter.com/u5HBZS7bfs— Halsey Updates (@HalseyInsiders) September 13, 2019
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halsey: let that sink in
my mind: pic.twitter.com/tX3Zr4uiqo— chelsy. (@reputaytay) September 13, 2019
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Not sure if it was done on purpose, but I appreciated this moment. Also I really love the song! 🙂 Favorite line: “I keep digging myself down deeper.” @halsey #graveyard #Halsey pic.twitter.com/Cz2nEijpTK
— Alybal91 (@alybal91) September 13, 2019
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this sounds so different from everything we’ve heard from halsey because now this is ashley and I feel so much closer to her than I ever did. I’m so fucking proud of her and I just know that manic is gonna be fucking epic #graveyard pic.twitter.com/cgIG1ibJMt
— sarah ᴍᴀɴɪᴄ (@youngskam) September 13, 2019
Halsey’s album ‘Manic‘ will be released on 17th January 2020.