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Melanie Martinez's "HADES" album drops March 27
5 Feb
Summary
- New album "HADES" by Melanie Martinez releases March 27.
- "POSSESSION" is the fastest-streaming release to date.
- Album explores destructive patriarchal patterns.
Melanie Martinez's highly anticipated fourth studio album, "HADES," is scheduled for release on March 27. This collection delves into the "destructive patterns that already exist" by exploring "trap[s] set by the kind of evil, patriarchal energy" that the album's title represents. Martinez clarifies that the album is not a prediction of a dystopian future but a recognition of ongoing societal dynamics like control disguised as protection and cruelty framed as logic.
The album's lead single, "POSSESSION," shared recently, has seen remarkable success. It became the reader's favorite new cut on Billboard.com and achieved over 2.7 million Spotify streams in its initial 24 hours, surpassing 10 million to date. This makes "POSSESSION" Martinez's fastest-streaming release and the biggest female debut of 2026.
"HADES" follows "Portals," released in 2023, which reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Australia's ARIA Chart. Martinez has a strong chart history, with her debut album "Cry Baby" (2015) peaking at number 6 and "K-12" (2019) hitting number 3 on the Billboard 200.
Since her appearance on "The Voice" in 2012, Martinez has amassed over 30 billion career streams and more than 5.5 billion official YouTube views. Her entrepreneurial ventures include a successful self-released perfume, "Cry Baby," and a subsequent perfume line launched in 2023 with Flower Shop Perfume.
