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Halsey says there's no competition among peers like Ariana Grande and Lorde: 'We're so supportive'

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Catching up with Halsey on 'GMA'
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ByAndrea Tuccillo
January 30, 2019, 2:54 PM

Double standards between men and women in the music industry? Halsey's not having it.

The singer told Glamour magazine she would rather support her peers than play into the competitive narrative often forced upon female artists.

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“I will say one thing about my generation of artists: We are just not f------ having it,” she said. “Lorde, Ariana [Grande] … if you open any of our text messages at any given time, all of us are just like, ‘Yo, I love your new record. When are you leaving for tour?’ We’re so supportive.”

That’s even been the case on social media. Earlier this month, Halsey’s “Without Me” replaced Ariana’s “thank u, next” at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Ariana congratulated her on Instagram.

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Halsey wrote back, "Luv u bb. Dynamic women who are headstrong + compassionate all 2019."

Unlike female artists, she doesn't think male artists aren’t typically pitted against each other, even if they have similar appeal.

“We live in a world where women are required to be so f------ original, it’s crazy,” she said.

“There are so many male artists who are regurgitations of each other,” she added.

As for what new music she's been working on these days, Halsey replied, “I've written a lot of inward music so far -- it‘s been a reflection of me, my mental health, my experience ... I think moving forward into this [next] record, it will be more outwardly existential, as opposed to introspective.”

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