Speaker
Chloe Bailey
Appearances over time
1 episodes
Episodes
1
Podcasts
Quotes & moments
Chloe and Halle's YouTube cover of Beyoncé's 'Pretty Hurts' went viral and directly led to them being signed to Parkwood Entertainment, Beyoncé's label.
Chloe Bailey's very first audition was at age 3, where she played a younger version of Beyoncé's character in a film and met Beyoncé on set.
Chloe x Halle opened for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour on the Europe leg before they had mainstream recognition.
Chloe Bailey's debut solo single 'Have Mercy' went platinum and she was invited to perform at the VMAs before the song even officially dropped.
Chloe Bailey's first solo album sold around 10,000 copies, which she says is normal today, but the industry shunned her for the numbers at the time.
Chloe and Timbaland created the mixtape Resurrection entirely remotely over two months by sending beats back and forth without ever meeting in person.
Beyoncé's mother Miss Tina also sent Beyoncé the YouTube video saying 'you need to sign these girls,' to which Beyoncé replied she already had.
When Halle moved to London to film The Little Mermaid, Chloe traveled with her for two months and stayed in her trailer all day making beats.
Chloe Bailey discovered a past partner was cheating through DMs sent to her godmom and by finding physical evidence like lash extensions and a hair tie at his home.
Chloe Bailey's hard dating dealbreaker is not meeting a partner's family within 3 months — she sees it as a sign of being hidden.
During a low point on her first solo tour, Chloe experienced a dissociative episode onstage where she felt she was watching herself perform from the audience rather than being present.
Chloe Bailey placed Grammys and Donald Glover's face on her mood board years before it was realistic, and both eventually came true.
Chloe and Halle were told by acting agents in Atlanta they might get more roles with 'regular hair.' They briefly bought lace front wigs. Within a week Chloe came back to school in her locs. Now she says she'll never change them.
Chloe and Halle's cover of 'Pretty Hurts' went viral, Beyoncé's mom texted her 'sign these girls,' and Beyoncé replied she already had. The warehouse meeting, the white jumpsuit, the angel in the dark — and a sign from a childhood photo taken when Chloe was 4.
Chloe told everyone she and Halle would be the first artists signed to Beyoncé's label — and it happened. She also put Grammy nominations and a Donald Glover script on her mood board years before either seemed possible, and both came true.
Before mainstream fame, Chloe and Halle opened the Europe leg of Beyoncé's Formation World Tour — triggering songs from a beat machine that would overheat in the summer heat. They didn't care. They danced and gave it everything.
After being told by people she knew personally that she'd never succeed as a solo artist, Chloe's debut performance at the VMAs ended with her sobbing in the wings, surrounded by her whole family. It wasn't about the platinum record — it was about proving it to herself.
Chloe's theory: society is uncomfortable with confident women because confidence makes them uncontrollable. When you don't know your worth, you can be kept in a box. The moment you step into it, the game is over.
Chloe found out she was being cheated on through DMs and a lash extension on a shower tile that wasn't her hair texture. She photographed the evidence, texted her godmom, and went back to enjoy the rest of her night — because she still wanted the cuddles.
Chloe spent her whole life putting others first and avoiding conflict. When she finally started saying no, people labeled her difficult. Her reframe: she went from a doormat to throwing people's rocks back at them.
Chloe posted a rough beat on Instagram for fun. Timbaland commented 'this is hard,' then DMed her. Two months of trading beats remotely later, they had a full project. The mixer turned out to be the same man who mixed both Timbaland's catalog and Chloe's first album.
Alex runs Chloe through dating scenarios. Her verdicts: meet the family in 3 months or it's a red flag, no location sharing (she'll obsess), and she's still a sucker for early I love yous — even knowing it's love bombing.
One night on tour, Chloe stopped being present. She watched herself perform from the audience in her own head, arms moving, legs moving, but nobody home. Her godmom-manager Charmaine found her backstage and said: don't ever let them take your gift.
Chloe's therapist gave her the stepping-on-a-toe framework: you don't catastrophize stepping on someone's toe, you apologize and keep moving. She now uses it to stop spiraling into shame every time she makes a mistake.
Chloe's first solo album sold 10K copies and the industry shunned her. Then her manager booked a tour the week after release. Every show sold out. Every fan knew every word. The metrics lied; real life told the truth.
Analysis
What they talk about
- Society & Culture 50%
- Health & Fitness 25%
- Music 17%
- Business 8%
