{"id":792894,"date":"2019-02-10T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T15:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=792555"},"modified":"2019-02-10T08:34:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T15:34:18","slug":"watch-halsey-deliver-smoldering-power-ballad-without-me-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/watch-halsey-deliver-smoldering-power-ballad-without-me-on-snl\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Halsey Deliver Smoldering Power Ballad \u2018Without Me\u2019 on \u2018SNL\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After taking a break during Super Bowl weekend, Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> returned with Halsey<\/a> pulling double duty as both host<\/a> and musical guest.<\/p>\n

The Hopeless Fountain Kingdom<\/em> singer delivered a powerful, stripped-down performance of her Number One hit \u201cWithout Me.\u201d<\/a> While singing a piano ballad rendition of the track, a shocking backdrop of words including \u201cAshley, I Cheated in Minneapolis,\u201d \u201cAt home in Los Angeles,\u201d \u201cIn Austin,\u201d \u201cMore Places I Can\u2019t Even Remember\u201d appeared in white letters behind her. \u201cWithout Me,\u201d a song presumed to be about her breakup with rapper G-Eazy, also has a direct reference to Justin Timberlake\u2019s infidelity anthem \u201cCry Me A River.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her second spot, Halsey traded in her lace dress for painter\u2019s overalls, while she performed the Benny Blanco hit \u201cEastside,\u201d which features the singer and Khalid. Instead of standing with the mic as most SNL<\/a><\/em> musical guests do, she sat on the floor and made a painting in the subdued performance.<\/p>\n