Zayn?s Room Under the Stairs tops this week?s new music ballot.

Music followers voted in a ballot revealed Friday (May 17) on Billboard, selecting the star?s newest album as their favourite new music launch of the previous week.

The former One Direction singer?s newest studio album introduced in additional than 47% of the vote, topping Billie Eilish?s Hit Me Hard and Soft by solely 3%. In every week stuffed with recent tunes throughout pop, nation and hip-hop, ballot voters chosen Room Under the Stairs over new music releases by Eilish, Saweetie, Luke Combs and A Boogie With da Hoodie.

Room Under the Stairs, that includes manufacturing work by Dave Cobb, is Zayn?s fourth solo album and the follow-up to 2021?s Nobody Is Listening. With a shift from pop to R&B combined with country-rock affect, the singer?s rootsy new set is led by single ?What I Am.?

?I haven?t got a name for the genre,? Zayn mentioned in a latest interview with Zach Sang. ?It?s just me,? he famous.

?There?s no specific, strategic plan behind it ? It?s just expression. Whatever came out, came out,? he added.

Of as we speak?s sound, Zayn instructed Nylon, ?People are in search of a little bit more depth from the lyrics. In the Top 40 charts, a lot of mainstream music feels a bit wishy-washy. The songs are f?ing fire. You know what I mean? They?re catchy. They?re playing on the radio and they do their job, but people are looking for a little bit more.?

Trailing behind Room Under the Stairs on this week?s ballot is Billie Eilish?s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft, with simply over 44% of the vote, adopted by Saweetie?s ?NANi,? Luke Combs? ?Ain?t No Love in Oklahoma? and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie?s Better Off Alone.

See the remaining outcomes of this week?s new music ballot under.