Beyoncé protégés Chloe x Halle cover ‘Teen Vogue’s June issue

Chloe and Halle Bailey are the latest stars to grace the cover of Teen Vogue, and the glittery, colourful, drone-shot spread is gorgeous, to say the least. Even more importantly, the musical duo—who count Beyoncé herself as a mentor—get real in the accompanying story, opening up about everything from growing up and finding their voices to staying positive in the current climate.And it’s all in time for their second album, Ungodly Hour, which dropped on June 12. Although, as the publication notes, the sisters postponed the new project’s original release date of June 5 in order to take the time to support the global Black Lives Matter movement to end systemic racism. Now the album is out, and according to Teen Vogue the sisters are ready to show the world a whole new side of themselves.

 

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“We were so excited to just flip the narrative of being the perfect angel and show the other side[s] of us… The dark side, the naughty side, the things that happen that you don't see behind the scenes,” 20-year-old Halle said, referencing the 13-song album, which the publication points out is largely about navigating messy situations. “The way our music has evolved is exactly how we're evolving as young women,” 21-year-old Chloe added, noting that the wings and black latex dresses they sport on the album cover are symbolic of strength and power.

 

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The sisters have been carving a name for themselves in Hollywood and the music industry for the past five years, ever since Beyoncé discovered them on YouTube in 2015. At the time the Grammy winner signed them to her Parkwood Management label, but they’ve been performing together on their YouTube channel since they were in their preteens.According to the sisters, they’ve been spending a lot of time with each other recently while in quarantine, and have taken this time to reconnect at home where it all began. “We've kind of gotten back to our roots and started doing what originally got us started," Halle revealed. "Which is doing YouTube covers, interacting on social media, and connecting with our beautiful fans through there.”[video_embed id='1973100']RELATED: Beyoncé supports Black Lives Matter during YouTube commencement [/video_embed]Pre-quarantine, as the sisters were working on their new musical venture, they were also busy starring in Freeform’s series grown-ish (a spinoff of black-ish), and inking deals to do films. Chloe recently wrapped production on the horror film The Georgetown Project alongside Russell Crowe, Sam Worthington, and David Hyde Pierce. And Halle was historically cast as Ariel in the upcoming live action remake of The Little Mermaid. “We've always learned to just keep our heads up no matter the situation,” Halle explained, when asked about the haters who spoke out against her casting. “No matter what anybody has to say about you... just keep pushing.”“We are learning to embrace who we truly are,” Chloe wrapped, in regards to their music evolution. “Our insecurities, our sexuality, owning our power. I'm grateful that we are given a space where we can do that comfortably. And I'm grateful for our parents, because they instilled in us that we need to be strong and independent young women.”[video_embed id='1974638']BEFORE YOU GO: Lizzo shows off workout with message for fat-shamers [/video_embed]