Melanie Martinez's new album HADES has won Billboard's weekly fan poll for favorite new music release, securing 67% of the votes. The 18-track LP outperformed entries from Conan Gray, RAYE, Charlie Puth and Miley Cyrus. HADES arrived last week via Warner Music.
Fans participating in Billboard's poll, which opened on Friday, March 27, selected HADES as the top new release by Sunday's close. Martinez's alt-pop album led with a commanding 67% of votes, followed by Conan Gray's 'The Best' at 20% and RAYE's This Music May Contain Hope at 7%. Charlie Puth and Miley Cyrus took fourth and fifth places, respectively, according to Billboard results announced this week. HADES builds on Martinez's 2023 album Portals, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The new project features 18 tracks and was previewed by singles 'Possession' and 'Disney Princess' before its March 27 release. Martinez described the album in a statement: 'I started this album thinking I was writing a futuristic dystopia. But I realized I was just documenting the world we’re already living in. HADES is a cracked mirror. Beneath the rage, it’s a refusal to go numb – a call to feel, to see clearly, and to ask if we can still create something beautiful from the chaos we’ve been given.' To promote HADES, Martinez hosted a staged 'Listening Chamber' event in London, directed by NIYADRE and produced by Bad Bones Films’ Laurence Warder and Daragh McCann.
