Chappell Roan's 'The Subway' music video is a sapphic masterpiece

Happy New Music Friday!

August has arrived, and our favorite LGBTQ+ artists — and adjacent musicians! — have saved some of their best work for this very moment.

Grammy Award winner Chappell Roan has done it again by delivering not only one of the coolest music videos of her career, but one of the best music videos of the decade in the sapphic wonderland of "The Subway." Speaking of lesbians, Reneé Rapp's new album Bite Me has arrived.

And that's not all! The pop girls really brought the heat this week. Demi Lovato returns to pop with "Fast," Kyra Machida breaks out the choreography on "Handsy," Saweetie teamed up with K-pop icons TWICE for a new bop, and Kiesza hopped on a Bonnie McKee remix to take us to "Electric Heaven."

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

'The Subway' — Chappell Roan

It's Chappell Roan's world, and we're just living in it. Her latest music video cements her as one of the most interesting pop stars of the current era.

'Fast Car' — Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato has returned to pop music, and she's ready to put her foot on the pedal.

'BONDAGE' — Black Polish

Singer-songwriter Black Polish brings some edge to pop on her latest song "BONDAGE."

'We Don't Count' — Yves Tumor, Nina

Yves Tumor and NINA rock out on their latest collaboration.

'Everything Changes (But I Won't)' — Rose Gray, Shygirl, Casey MQ

Shygirl and Casey MQ join the remix for Rose Gray's self-reflection banger "Everything Changes."

'Shy' — Reneé Rapp

Reneé Rapp's new album Bite Me is finally here and on "Shy," she struggles to say what she really feels.

'Beat Up Chanel$' — Slayyyter

Slayyyter brings the chaos to her latest alt-pop banger.

'Running' — Maren Morris

Maren Morris is ready to run until she finds herself again on her reflective new mid-tempo ballad.

'Is It a Crime' — Mariah the Scientist, Kali Uchis

Kali Uchi joins Mariah the Scientist on the sultry R&B track "Is It A Crime."

'Chevron' — Between Friends

It feels like heaven listening to Between Friends' latest.

'Electric Heaven' — Bonnie McKee, Kiesza

Pop stars Bonnie McKee and Kiesza teamed up for the remix of "Electric Heaven."

'Midnight Sun' — Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson stuns in the Swedish countryside in her live performance of her summertime anthem "Midnight Sun."

'Handsy' — Kyra Machida

Kyra Machida brings main pop girl energy to the visualizer for her latest dancefloor-ready banger.

'Superstars' — Saweetie, TWICE

Here's the playlist!