Halsey Confirms New Album, Announces First Single: 'There's So Much To Reveal'

For Halsey's next trick, the artist is erasing their latest era. The pop star has announced that her fifth studio album is finally complete, and the first taste of it will arrive in the form of a new single in less than 24 hours.

On Monday (June 3), the star shared what appears to be a cover and wrote on social media. media, “Releasing the first song from my 5th album tomorrow 6/04 at 9am. pt / 12 et. Before the first single comes out, I wanted to share it. It means a lot to me and I like it.”

They added, “Let's try something different this time and start at 'The End.'

The announcement comes after fans noticed last week that Halsey had revealed some cryptic news Website titled “ForMyLastTrick.com.” The page boasts several illustrated badges, some of which lead to what appear to be clues to the new album.

One shaped like a vinyl record, for example, leads to album/12n11cgnpjXKLeqrnIERoS” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>a Spotify playlist full of iconic songs from the late 60s and early 70s, while a drawing of a doctor x-raying a patient's heart plays an ominous droning sound when clicked. The most telling sign, however, is a ticket stub labeled “The End,” which now prompts a letter from Halsey to appear on the screen.

“As you may have guessed, I wrote a new album,” reads their letter, dated a mysterious “6/?/71.” “But I needed some time to figure out how to say what I needed to say. You see, I was holding [REDACTED] and I must leave it out.'

“There's so much I'm about to reveal on this record, but first you need to know some of the history,” the letter continues. “Well, before the chaos and confetti of big singles and album releases, I just have to tell you, my friend, why it all matters this time. I'm releasing a new song on June 4th. It's just for us.”

“Let's start at the END,” the “Closer” singer added in her note.

Halsey's new record will follow in 2021 If I can't have love, I want Powerwhich peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The About-Face Beauty founder has only released a handful of sparse singles in the three years since, including 2023's “Die 4 Me” and 2022's “So Good,” which both charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

In September, Halsey teased that their next album would be on the emotional side. “I tear myself in two everyday so I can give you my deepest wounds (and a handful of perfect joys) for the 5th time in 10 years,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.

Watch Halsey's announcement below.