New Music Friday: Kelly Clarkson's new ballad, Barbra and Hozier duet

It's New Music Friday!

Another Friday ushers in another batch of fresh tunes from our favorite LGBTQ+ (and adjacent) musicians!

Destin Conrad's stellar debut album is stacked with pop/R&B bangers that belong on your playlists, and global girl group Katseye's controversial new track is the chaotic good the world needs right now. Doechii hops on a remix of a Westside Gunn track, Megan Thee Stallion delivers a fresh banger, and Tiana Major9 showcases her one-of-a-kind voice on a stunning new R&B track.

Meanwhile, Hozier and Barbra Streisand have teamed up for a moving ballad, Green Day releases "Ballyhoo," and Kelly Clarkson takes a break from slaying covers on her talk show to bless us with her new track, "Where Have You Been."

Scroll through to listen to this week's best new bops, and follow this writer's New Music Friday playlist on Spotify.

"BAD BITCHES" - Destin Conrad, Kehlani

Destin Conrad's debut album LOVE ON DIGITAL has instantly become one of the best releases of the year.

"Gnarly" - KATSEYE

Everything's "Gnarly" in KATSEYE's new hyperpop banger, especially their girl group's gobsmacking choreography and stage presence.

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Barbra Striesand, Hozier

This unlikely duo has made magic in this moving rendition of a folk classic.

"Pretty Ugly" - Zara Larsson

New pop girl? Zara Larson has brought the beat, catchy chorus, and choreography to her latest pop hit.

"ILYSMIH" - Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis misses a brown-eyed lover on "ILYSMIH."

"Whenever" - Megan Thee Stallion

"It's whatever bitch!" Megan Thee Stallion's latest single is primed for the fiesty girls.

"do what i say" - kwn

Kwn cements herself as R&B's newest sapphic superstar with this sensual track.

"Ballyhoo" - Green Day

Rock legends Green Day latest track "Ballyhoo" has us "feeling like a lunatic."

"money" - Tiana Major9

Tiana Major9's heavenly new R&B ballad finds beauty in the material things.

"EGYPT" - Westside Gunn, Doechii

Doechii hops on the remix alongside Westside Gunn on hip-hop track "Egypt."

"Diamonds in the Crowd" - Thomas Orlina

Thomas Orlina is here for a good time, not a long time, in his new dance track.

"Where Have You Been" - Kelly Clarkson

The talk show host's brand new ballad aches for the time lost without a lover, and boasts a funky guitar solo.

Here's the playlist!

Taylor Henderson is a music contributor to Out magazine. Be sure to follow 'the alphabet mafia' playlist on Spotify!