Halsey Announces 'Confessional Concept Album' The Great Impersonator, Thought It Would Be the 'Last Record I'd Ever Make'

• Halsey has revealed the title of her fifth studio album
• The LP is titled A great imitator and will be a “confessional concept album”
• Along with the announcement, Halsey shared a decades-spanning trailer in which they revealed how they thought “this album was going to be the last” they ever made

Halsey revealed that their fifth studio album will be titled A great imitator.

On Tuesday, August 27, the pop star – who uses the pronouns she/they – shared a decades-spanning trailer announcing her upcoming, “confessional concept album.”

As the teaser plays, Halsey admits, “I really thought this album was going to be the last one I ever made.”

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The visual cuts to a series of clips of the “You Should Be Sad” musician, 29, wearing retro clothes and hairstyles as they reflect on who they might have been if they had careers in previous time periods.

“What if I debuted in the early 2000s? 90’s? The 80s? ’70s?” asks the voiceover of the “Colors” artist. “Am I still Halsey every time? Do I still get sick in every timeline? Am I going to be a mom?”

In the visual, Halsey plays artists representing different eras, including David Bowie and Britney Spears — the latter of whom they interpolated on their recent single “Lucky.”

The trailer also features clips of the three-time Grammy nominee’s unreleased tracks that showcase the aesthetic of different decades of music.

“If it all ended now, is that a person you would be proud to leave behind? Is that even you?” concludes Halsey.

At the end of the teaser is the headline: “‘The Great Impersonator’ a confessional concept album from Halsey.”

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Halsey Releases New Single ‘The End’ as She Reveals Secret Health Struggle: ‘I’m Lucky to Be Alive’

Before the announcement A great imitatorthe singer/songwriter has shared three singles — “The End,” the aforementioned “Lucky” and, most recently, “Lonely Is the Muse.”

In June, the day after “The End” was released, Halsey took to Instagram to share an update on their health, revealing that they were suffering from serious issues.

“Thank you for the incredible amount of love for ‘The End’ and the support you’ve shown me since its release,” she wrote. “I realize everyone is catching up on news that I’ve been keeping for a very long time and wasn’t sure how much I wanted to share. You have all been so kind so I want to share a little more.”

They added: “2022. I was first diagnosed with Lupus SLE and then a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Both are currently under control or in remission; and I’ll probably have both for the rest of my life.”

Last month, Halsey spoke openly about her reluctance to return to the spotlight.

Halsey in Beverly Hills in March 2023.

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Halsey, 29, diagnosed with lupus and another rare disorder, says she ‘feels better’ after ‘Rocky Start’

In a Tumblr post, MaXXXine star shared her feelings about fans who were negative about her recent return to music and made her “regret coming back.”

“My own fans are meaner to me than any other person on the planet. Not speaking for you of course,” Halsey wrote. “But it used to be just a minority that was awful to me, and now it seems like the majority just stick around to occasionally voice their opinions about how much they hate me or how awful I am.”

She added that it’s hard to “want to engage in a space that is completely devoid of any kindness, compassion, patience; or to be honest, human decency. Especially after years of hiding from interactions for fear that EXACTLY that will happen.”

“I don’t know, man. I almost lost my life,” Halsey said, referring to their diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.

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