Melanie Martinez releases "Portals," and with it her most introspective lyrics ... On “Moon Cycle,” she sings jarringly crude lyrics about a man who demands sex with a ... difficult ideas.

Melanie Martinez performs on Lands End Stage during day two of the 2021 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on Oct. 30, 2021, in San Francisco.

Melanie Martinez is seen in an image from the trailer for hew new album, "Portals." Credit: Atlantic Records By Frank Lovece Special to Newsday Updated February 22, 2023 ...

Melanie Martinez attends the Melanie Martinez K-12 film premiere on Sept. 3, 2019, in Los Angeles. For the 2017 premiere of the film “K-12,” Martine arrived in a pink and green ensemble with a dress ...