Chloe Bailey, half of sister R&B duo Chloe x Halle, releases her solo debut album on Friday, with the message “It’s OK to show your vulnerable side.”
The 24-year-old, who has previously faced online backlash for her work and fashion choices, has titled her album “In Pieces,” and will embark on a North American tour next month.
Earlier, in an inetrview, “The message with this album is that it’s OK to not have it all together … because none of us are perfect and as well-kept as some of us might seem. We’re all in pieces. We all have things that have broken us down … We all have fears. We all have scars but it’s just who wears it the best.”
“Out of anything I’ve ever created, I was the most open with this and my insecurities.”
Bailey rose to prominence alongside her younger sister Halle after the two began posting song covers on YouTube, eventually signing with Beyonce’s Parkwood Entertainment management company in 2015.
The sisters released two studio albums before taking a break in 2021 to pursue solo projects, with Halle starring in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.”
“Not having the moral support and validation from someone who’s been my best friend since I was a little girl… made the creative side feel different.” “It was terrifying,” Bailey said of recording the album solo.
“The first time we were separated for months and months was when she went to London to film ‘Little Mermaid,’ and I stayed at home… and I thought to myself, “Perhaps this is the time.”