An album, a new song and a medical diagnosis — the singer Halsey took to social media to announce them all.
The singer announced on Wednesday that they had been diagnosed in 2022 with lupus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.
Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, said both conditions “are currently being managed or in remission; and both of which I will likely have for the duration of my life.”
It came a day after Halsey shared a post on Instagram featuring a series of videos that appear to document the singer receiving infusions. Halsey wrote: “long story short, i’m Lucky to be alive.” The post continued: “short story long, i wrote an album. it begins with The End. out now.”
In the first of the videos, Halsey, 29, sits on a couch while rubbing their legs in apparent pain.
“I feel like an old lady,” they said, adding, “I told myself I’m giving myself two more years to be sick.”
In their newest post, Halsey wrote: “After a rocky start, I slowly got everything under control with the help of amazing doctors.”
They added: “After 2 years, I’m feeling better and I’m more grateful than ever to have music to turn to. I can’t wait to get back where I belong: With you all. Singing and screaming my heart out.”
The pop star tagged both the Lupus Research Alliance and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in their post on Tuesday. Representatives for Halsey did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Associated Press reported that the singer was making a donation to both organizations.
The singer said on Instagram that they were giving themselves two more years to be sick, and then at 30, “I’m having a rebirth and I’m not gonna be sick and I’m gonna look super hot and have lots of energy and I’m just gonna get to redo my 20s in my 30s.”
Halsey — born Ashley Frangipane — has been open about their health problems in the past.
In a series of Instagram Story videos in 2022, USA TODAY reported, they revealed that they had been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren’s syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome — known as MCAS — and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, known as POTS.
They have also been open about their battle with endometriosis, a chronic condition that affects 10 percent of women and girls, according to the World Health Organization.
Halsey’s new song, “The End,” is a first peek at their next album, a follow-up to their 2021 project “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” which was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails.
In a social media post shared before Tuesday’s announcement, Halsey said: “I wanted to share this. It means a lot to me and I love it.”
“Let’s try something different this time and start at ‘The End,’” they said.
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