Halsey and Anthony Fantano Are Cage Fighting in Music Criticism Hell, and It's Getting Weirder by the Tweet

The feud at the center of Halsey and Anthony Fantano’s music-criticism showdown has escalated into fresh debate online, with both sides trading barbs over her 2024 album The Great Impersonator. The dispute reportedly reignited on June 21, 2026 after a Twitter/X user referenced Fantano’s 2024 review, questioning why the conversation continued. Fantano responded, “If they’re more into the review than the album,” prompting Halsey to defend her work. She said the record was written in response to her health struggles, including a 2022 lupus diagnosis and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, followed by chemotherapy. Fantano had criticized the album’s “main character syndrome,” while Halsey called his take “whiny” and “edgy,” and also labeled him an “edgelord bully,” arguing the critique was misread.