Doja Cat‘s Scarlet 2 CLAUDE has topped this week’s new music ballot.
Music followers voted in a ballot revealed Friday (April 5) on Billboard, selecting the deluxe version of the 28-year-old celebrity rapper’s fourth studio album as their favourite new music launch of the previous week.
Scarlet 2 CLAUDE introduced in almost 70% of the vote, beating out new music by J. Cole (Would possibly Delete Later), Vampire Weekend (Solely God Was Above Us), Younger Miko, (att.), Kehlani (“After Hours”), Bryson Tiller (Bryson Tiller), and others.
The expanded model of Scarlet — named after the villainous character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame — options seven new tracks: “Masc,” “Acknowledge Me,” “Head Excessive,” “Gang,” “Rider,” “Urrrge” and “Hungry.”
“I really feel prefer it connects to the story of ‘Scarlet’ indirectly,” Doja explained on The Remedy Gecko Podcast. “And in the event you lookup his character traits and who he’s and his story, you’ll perceive the entire connection. There’s a management side. He simply abuses his energy and his management and is dogmatic and a complete c—.”
Doja launched the unique version Scarlet in June with the discharge of “Consideration,” which debuted and peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The accompanying music video — which previewed the period’s overarching horror aesthetic — picked up six nominations on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, in the end successful greatest artwork course. “Paint the City Crimson,” the document’s first radio single, quickly adopted with a catchy hook and a bouncy Dionne Warwick-sampling beat. The track grew to become Doja’s second Scorching 100 No. 1 — her first unaccompanied — turning into the primary hip-hop track to achieve the highest of the rating in 2023.
Trailing behind Scarlet 2 CLAUDE on the ballot is the “different” class, which introduced in 14% of the vote. Putting third was J. Cole’s new shock undertaking Would possibly Delete Later, which pulled in 5% of the vote.
See the ultimate outcomes of this week’s new music launch ballot beneath.