![]() ![]() Although Halsey has drawn on Nine Inch Nails’ throbbing, disquieting industrial-electronic sonic palette since her 2015 debut, Badlands (and more recently on the blatant NIN pastiche “Nightmare,” a stand-alone single from 2019), she waited years before approaching active NIN band members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross with a pitch to work together. When it came to one lifelong goal, however, Halsey (whose pronouns are “she” and “they”) took their time. Quick to share how, as a kid, she had to pay for school lunches with dollar bills so worn out they felt like “old T-shirts.” And amid all this, Halsey is quick to soothe infant son Ender Ridley Aydin when he makes his presence known from the next room, bouncing him up and down and cooing him back to sleep, whether decked out in spiky Mad Max leather or David Bowie glam effulgence for today’s photo shoot. ![]() Quick to flip into scholar mode, explaining that one of their new songs is named after Biblical Adam’s forgotten first wife, Lilith, who was jettisoned from Eden for daring to enjoy sex. Quick to joke about their New Jersey accent slipping out after a few drinks. This story leads Billboard ’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue, highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. ![]()
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