page_title: Chloe x Halle
section_title: 2018–2019: The Kids Are Alright
hierarchical_section_title: Chloe x Halle / Life and career / 2018–2019: The Kids Are Alright
caption_attribution_description: English: Chloe x Halle opening the On The Run: II tour in Los Angeles before Jay-Z and Beyoncé came out on stage.
context_page_description: Chloe x Halle is an American R&B duo composed of sisters Chloe and Halle Bailey. At a young age, the sisters performed in minor acting roles before moving from Atlanta to Los Angeles in 2012. The two began posting music covers to YouTube and were discovered by Beyoncé, who became their mentor and later signed them to her label, Parkwood Entertainment. They subsequently released the EP Sugar Symphony, as well as the mixtape The Two of Us.
  The duo gained further prominence after starring in the sitcom Grown-ish and releasing their debut album The Kids Are Alright, for which they earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album. In 2020, they released their second studio album Ungodly Hour, which was a commercial and critical success. The album's lead single "Do It" became the duo’s first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
context_section_description: Both "Grown" and "The Kids Are Alright" served as the lead and second singles respectively of Chloe x Halle's debut studio album, The Kids Are Alright, which they announced in late February 2018. Their single "Warrior" appeared on both the soundtrack for the film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), as well as their debut album. Chloe x Halle's performance of "America the Beautiful" at the Super Bowl LIII was praised by their mentor Beyoncé in addition to several news publications. The duo later announced that they would the song once again at Wrestlemania XXXIV in early April 2018. Chloe x Halle released their debut studio album, The Kids Are Alright, on March 23, 2018 to critical acclaim. To promote the album, Chloe x Halle performed "Happy Without Me" and "The Kids Are Alright" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
  Chloe x Halle's performance at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was well-received by critics. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that they would be the opening act for the U.S. leg of Beyonce and Jay-Z's On the Run II Tour, alongside DJ Khaled. Chloe x Halle were nominated for two Grammy Awards in December 2018, namely Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album (for The Kids Are Alright).
  In July 2019, Disney announced that Halle Bailey had been cast as Princess Ariel in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, set to be directed by Rob Marshall. She will also record and perform the soundtrack for the film. Halle Bailey's casting as Ariel caused a small amount of controversy, with some claiming that casting an African American in the role of Ariel was unfaithful to the original character. Facebook and Instagram pages dedicated to 'defending Ariel' began to spring up around this time, and would frequently share racial charged arguments against Halle's casting and stereotypical images of a black women as mermaids.  Disney responded to the public with an open letter defending their casting.
  The duo appeared and performed on American media personality Nick Cannon's television show Wild 'n Out in late July 2019. In September 2019, their cover of The Platters's "Enchanted" was featured in the recap montage of Jesse Pinkman's arc on Breaking Bad to coincide the Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
caption: Chloe x Halle opening for Beyoncé in Los Angeles during the On the Run II Tour
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