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DDG announces that he and Halle Bailey have spilt, but says that they’re “still best friends” and will continue to navigate co-parenting their baby boy, Halo. Tetris Kelly DDG and Halle Bailey are going their separate ways. DDG announced that the couple has split with an Instagram Story post. “After much reflection in heartfelt conversations, […]
Troye Sivan talks touring with Charli XCX on their joint Sweat tour, the success of his third album Something to Give Each Other, how the album’s sound was inspired by Janet Jackson, getting a Grammy nomination for his song “Rush,” having a Saturday Night Live skit about the viral choreography in his “Got Me Started” music video, dressing up in drag for the “One of Your Girls” music video, the evolution of his songwriting over his music career, his collaborations with Hyunjin of Stray Kids, PinkPantheress, Ariana Grande, Tate McRae, Kacey Musgraves and more!
Troye Sivan
It was a crazy experience. And also, I think, kind of like, the biggest risk was, like, what if I look super busted, like, what if this just does not work?
Tetris Kelly
I don’t think that was gonna be a problem, Troye.
Troye Sivan
Not but like, you never know. You know, I’d never done drag before. Hey, this is Troy Sivan, and this is Billboard News.
Tetris Kelly
Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News. Hanging out with Troy Sivan, how’s it going Troye?
Troye Sivan
It’s going good. How are you?
Tetris Kelly
I’m great, man. Well man I’m here to talk about one of my favorite albums of the year.
Troye Sivan
Really?
Tetris Kelly
So yeah like come on, man, come on. It was such a great project. And we gotta start with “Rush.”
Troye Sivan
Okay.
Tetris Kelly
Tell me about living through that process and how it was to kind of have this song take over in the way that it did
Troye Sivan
Well, yeah, I mean, honestly, “Rush” completely, like, changed my life.
Watch the full interview above!
As he continues on his trek around North America with Charli XCX, Troye Sivan stopped by Billboard News on Friday (Oct. 4) to take a look back at his latest musical era.
In the interview, Sivan reflects on his time creating and releasing Something to Give Each Other, his third studio album that arrived on Oct. 13, 2023. The project’s first single “Rush” gave Sivan his highest-charting solo release since 2015’s “Youth,” reaching No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 29, 2023.
“I’m so used to releasing music to this group of people that I love that have been with me for like 10-plus years at this point, and then all of a sudden, this was so much wider than that,” he says. “I didn’t expect that. I hoped for it, always, but it was really, really cool.”
But with attention came some criticism — upon its release, the “Rush” music video came under fire for its failure to include diverse body types. But, as Sivan points out, he had learned how to handle online critics thanks to a decade of his career already spent on the Internet.
“I think one of the perks of being chronically online since I was 10, basically, is that I kind of understand how the online conversation moves and changes,” he explains. “[I know] when to listen, when to not listen — because it’s important to protect your sanity. Listening, learning and engaging in conversation, while also knowing when something is just somebody sitting in their basement and trolling just to troll … having an understanding of how to navigate that has been really helpful.”
Sivan also spoke about filming the music video for the album’s other breakout hit “One of Your Girls,” in which the star dressed up in full drag while giving Austin & Ally star Ross Lynch a steamy lap dance. Describing the single as his “favorite song on the album,” Sivan says he wanted the track to serve as the “centerpiece” of Something to Give Each Other with an eye-catching video.
“I didn’t even really think about it as me doing drag; I thought about it as me being a woman,” he says with a laugh. “It was a crazy experience, and I think the biggest risk was, ‘What if I look super busted?’ I’d never done drag before, I’d never worn makeup like that or had a wig like that. So, we did a test the day before … and by the end of the test, I felt good about it.”
After having a groundbreaking 2023, Sivan is now bringing the album to U.S. audiences on the Sweat Tour with Charli XCX. Speaking about his longtime friend and collaborator, Sivan says that he’s proud to share the stage with someone who is actively shifting the culture of pop music in real time.
“Seeing her win has just been one of the greatest pleasures of the last year for me, especially seeing her win at something where it’s Charli at her most Charli,” he says. “She’s always had that power in her, and always had that vision — [she’s] just been waiting for culture to catch up to her. It’s been so rewarding to watch.”
Check out Troye Sivan’s full interview with Billboard News above.
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