There is a chance you have encountered or will eventually encounter news about three people named Drew Taggart, Halsey, and Lady Gaga. Though most of you will scroll past headlines about their current “drama” or “hacking” or whatever it’s being referred to by any given publication, and think, “I only know one of those…

Before seeing them perform alongside Eleven’s older sister Halsey at this year’s VMAs, I didn’t know much of anything about The Chainsmokers apart from the fact that they were responsible for one of my favorite pop songs of the past couple years, “Roses.” Based on that track, I assumed they were a European (I didn’t…