An R-rated children’s book. That’s exactly how I would describe Melanie Martinez’s debut LP, Cry Baby. Released on Friday, Aug. 14 — almost a year and a half after the release of her ...

Twenty-year-old Melanie Martinez's debut album Cry Baby tackles childhood themes but turns them into musical metaphors for darker feelings surrounding broken family and romantic relationships.

Pop singer and influencer Melanie Martinez is under scrutiny for her Cry Baby Coloring Book ... and a wolf holding a child under its arm. One illustration of a wolf holding an ice cream cone ...