# Dove Cameron's 'When in Rome' wins the week

> Billboard readers handed a whimsical Italian love song more than 71% of the vote, and it's only the opening track of a bigger swing.
- Title: Dove Cameron's 'When in Rome' wins the week · Billboard
- Summary: Billboard readers handed a whimsical Italian love song more than 71% of the vote, and it's only the opening track of a bigger swing. "When in Rome" is the…
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- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/pop/dove-camerons-when-in-rome-best-new-music-poll-results-1236339252
- Author: Ashley Iasimone
- Published: 2026-09-13T23:01:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pop, dove cameron, new music, billboard, polls
## A landslide in the poll
Billboard readers voted "When in Rome" their favorite new release of the week, giving Dove Cameron's single more than 71% of the vote.

> Bringing in more than 71% of the vote, "When in Rome" rose above new tunes
## Voting opened Friday
The poll went up Friday, Sept. 11, pitting Cameron against a New Music Friday slate that included Jhené Aiko, Slayyyter and Bleachers.
## Her first real album
Cameron went from Disney kid on Liv and Maddie and Descendants to years of solo singles. This is the lead track off her debut full-length studio album.
## The muse has jet black hair
Cameron is engaged to Måneskin frontman Damiano David, who is Italian. The song's sunny romance reads as autobiography.

> We should fall in love when in Rome / Why don't we get married, build a home?
## Two days, one town's cats
Hannah De Vries directed the playful video. Cameron praised co-stars who improvised and danced, plus the local cats who, in her words, played themselves.

> thank you also to the town cats, who played themselves
## Everyone else, far behind
Jhené Aiko's Westside Whimsy album took 11%. Slayyyter's "Crank 2" and Bleachers' "Caught Myself Believing" followed. No album title or date from Cameron yet.
## Key takeaway

"When in Rome" is the first single from Dove Cameron's long-delayed debut album, and readers picked it over Jhené Aiko, Bleachers and Slayyyter by a landslide.