Lana Del Rey ‘s “Bluebird” tops this week’s new music poll. In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week.

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The singer said the song is based on a real life experience she had with a bird at her window Lana Del Rey shared a video on Instagram digging into the deeper meaning behind her new song "Bluebird." The track is the latest release from the singer's foray into country music.