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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 3
Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Tops Billboard Poll With 41% as 'Efímero' Takes 26%
Updated
Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 3

Ariana Grande's 'Petal' Tops Billboard Poll With 41% as 'Efímero' Takes 26%

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 3

Summary

  • Billboard readers gave Ariana Grande's new album "Petal" 41% of votes in this week's new music poll, ahead of Erick Brian, Dale Pututi and Nesty's "Efímero" at 26% and Cardi B's "AH HA" at 18%.
  • "Petal" arrived Friday as Grande's eighth full-length studio album, released in the middle of her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
  • The 12-song set is Grande's follow-up to 2024's "Eternal Sunshine," which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
  • A satirical video for the title track launched with the album, while the song serves as the second single after the Hot 100 No. 1 "Hate That I Made You Love Me."
  • The poll win comes as reports said Sunday that Grande plans to step back from public life after her tour ends.

Insights

Can Ariana Grande turn Petal’s early fan-vote win into lasting chart success and a defining tour moment?
Did Ariana Grande’s Petal win Billboard’s poll because of its music, its message, or the power of her fan base?
What does Petal’s darkly satirical rollout reveal about Ariana Grande’s new artistic era and her response to public scrutiny?