Melanie Martinez — HADES tour
Melanie Martinez announced HADES, her fourth studio album, arriving March 27 with a new dystopian character that departs from the 'Cry Baby' persona — she's scheduling exclusive listening parties and live shows to mark the release [] []. The new era is being pushed with themed events and tight theatrical presentation, so expect immersive in‑person experiences around launch.
Multiple indie record shops have scheduled early HADES listening events on March 21 — Rough Trade Below in New York at [3PM listed]dice.fm, Sweat Records in [Miami posted]eventbrite.com and Resident Vinyl hosted an advance listening at 1PM that same [day announced]residentvinyl.com. Several in‑store parties are advertising giveaways and exclusive merch — Rough Trade and other hosts promoted chances to win a special hoodie and take-home laminates, with some events listed as first‑come, [first‑served promoted]dice.fm and local shops repeating similar prize details for March 21 [gatherings noted]destinationbryan.com. Promotional live dates under the banner “THE HADES RITUAL” were reported to include early stops in London, Amsterdam and Toronto that sold out, with additional performances announced for New York, Mexico City and Los [Angeles reported]themusicuniverse.com — the mini‑run is also cataloged as a five‑show promotional series in fan‑compiled listings. melanie-martinez.fandom.com Lead single “POSSESSION” opened streaming strong, debuting with roughly 2.7 million Spotify streams in its first 24 hours and surpassing 10 million streams during the subsequent weeks, according to coverage of the single’s [launch reported]thatericalper.com; the HADES project is listed as a double album with an accompanying film in planning documents and press summaries. Physical release details for HADES include CD, cassette and indie‑exclusive vinyl variants — stores advertising the record named Aura Blue and Victorian Blush as exclusive pressings for independent retailers. fingerprintsmusic.com
