Halsey Goes Nuclear on Music Critic Anthony Fantano for Bad 2024 Album Review
TMZ • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Halsey publicly criticized YouTube music reviewer Anthony Fantano after he gave her 2024 album "The Great Impersonator" a very low score of 1 out of 10.
- The singer accused Fantano of being "whiny" and "edgy," contrasting her own struggles with blood cancer and chemotherapy during the album's creation.
- Fantano responded by calling Halsey a "queen" and expressing flattery at being noticed, but Halsey dismissed him as a "raised-by-4chan edgelord bully."
- The exchange drew attention to Fantano's reputation as a controversial figure in music criticism, known for his YouTube channel "The Needle Drop" and recent criticism for perceived biases.
- Halsey concluded the social media spat by wishing Fantano luck while highlighting her health challenges as context for her album.
