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\n\t\u201cNightingale Lane.,\u201d the new single from RAYE<\/a>, tops this week\u2019s fan-voted music poll.<\/p>\n \n\tFans voted in a poll published Friday (Feb. 27)\u00a0on\u00a0Billboard<\/em>, choosing the singer\u2019s just-released ballad as their favorite fresh tune of the week.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d made its arrival among various new music releases \u2014 from hitmakers BLACKPINK, Bruno Mars and more. RAYE\u2019s emotional song had the edge over BLACKPINK\u2019s new DEADLINE<\/em> EP (which landed in second place). As the poll came to a close on Sunday, the crooner\u2019s lead held steady, with her new ballad taking 43% of the vote.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d offers a glimpse at RAYE\u2019s sophomore album, This Music May Contain Hope<\/em>, scheduled for a March 27 release via Human Re Sources. RAYE\u2019s new song release was complemented with a video that showcased a stirring live performance backed by an orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI guess I\u2019m in the process of making medicine for myself that I can share with the world,\u201d the vocalist said in a press statement announcing the LP<\/a>. \u201cI want us all to say to ourselves that it\u2019s going to be all right, and I\u2019m going to have faith in the seeds that I\u2019ve planted beneath the snow. I wanted to create something that is a hug, bed or soft place for that person who needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAt the 2026 BRIT Awards held in Manchester, England, on Saturday night (Feb. 28), RAYE demonstrated her range in a performance combining \u201cWHERE IS MY HUSBAND!\u201d with her brand-new ballad.<\/p>\n \n\tAmong the new releases trailing behind \u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d are BLACKPINK\u2019s DEADLINE<\/em> EP, Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic<\/em> album and Towa Bird\u2019s single \u201cGentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSee the final results of this week\u2019s poll below.<\/p>\n