Melanie Martinez is the Princess of Alternative
female artist, however; Lana Del Rey is the Queen of Alternative. Melanie Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry
Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
1 Martinez's songs "Sippy Cup", "Mad Hatter", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Cry
Baby",2 "Pacify Her"3 and "Soap",4 were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs "Dollhouse"5 and "Pity Party"6 received platinum certification from the RIAA.
Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry
Baby. Her EP was released a year later in
2020, called After School.