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Pisces season has officially begun! If you’re looking to celebrate the season by relaxing and staring listlessly into the distance, then why not do it to a soundtrack? Billboard Pride is proud to present the latest edition of Queer Jams of the Week, our roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ+ artists.

From Dove Cameron’s highly-anticipated return to Doechii’s teamup with JENNIE, check out just a few of our favorite releases from this week below:

Dove Cameron, “Too Much”

This one is for all the girls, gays and theys that were ever told by an ex that they were just a bit “extra.” Dove Cameron excoriates a former flame that just couldn’t handle her on the electro-pop jam “Too Much,” making sure that they understand who the real problem was. A relentless beat and Cameron’s crystal clear voice make this campy kiss-off a must-listen, as she proudly declares “If you say I’m too much, baby, go find less.”

JENNIE feat. Doechii, “ExtraL”

What happens when you take the leading rapper from one of the most successful K-pop acts ever and team her up with one of the hottest names in contemporary hip-hop? Well, you get something like “ExtraL,” a thrilling, bossed-up anthem courtesy of BLACKPINK’s JENNIE and Doechii. The duo trade verses flexing their inherent worth on this A-list banger, encouraging the ladies listening to take charge. JENNIE gets more than a few bars in (“Said ‘f–k your rules’ is the mood, damn right” hits hard in the pre-chorus), but Doechii really elevates the song to new levels with her motormouthed appearance (“In the boardroom looking bored ’cause I’m not here for pleasin’ the men,” she spits.)

Perfume Genius ft. Aldous Harding, “No Front Teeth”

Don’t go into “No Front Teeth” trying to predict what Perfume Genius and Aldous Harding are going to deliver, because you’ll simply never be right. On this stunning, chaotic new single, the duo start things off in a soft, indie-rock atmosphere that fits both of them perfectly. Within the first two minutes, the song has become a raucous rock track with both stars reveling in their respective universes of clashing sounds. If you want to see things get even weirder, pop on their excellent music video and watch this excellent pairing bring even more havoc to this thrilling new track.

Durand Bernarr, Bloom

R&B star Durand Bernarr has a lot to say about love — the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. Bloom, Bernarr’s excellent new LP, carefully examines love (both romantic and not) in all of its facets, whether that comes in the form of frustration (“Overqualified”), initimacy dynamics (“Impact”) or even just the simple act of matching someone’s energy (“Jump”). Throughout each of these funk-infused songs, Bernarr’s acrobatic voice shines the brightest, as he effortlessly shows off why he is one of the most talented vocalists in the game.

Chloe Moriondo, “Hate It”

The worlds that rising pop singer Chloe Moriondo has created are colliding, and we couldn’t be happier to see it. Taking the unhinged lyricism of a project like Blood Bunny and blending it with the pop soundscape of one like Suckerpunch, Moriondo’s new single “Hate It” provides the best of both worlds for this artist as she crafts an immediate pop earworm while also singing about wearing someone else’s face over their own. In short, “Hate It” is the exact kind of unhinged energy we’re looking for in 2025.

Blondshell, “Two Times”

Blondshell seems to keep getting bigger, which makes her sparing new single “Two Times” that much more fascinating to listen to. On her latest single off her forthcoming sophomore album, Sabrina Teitelbaum removes any artifice surrounding her to sing a simple love song about the simplicity of her relationship. Leaning heavily into a rich acoustic sound, Teitelbaum tells it exactly how it is on this phenomenal new song: “You’re not bad, you’re not mean/ You lie about my hair ’cause you love me.”

Hurray for the Riff Raff, “Pyramid Scheme”

We all, collectively, probably spend too much time on the internet — and Hurray for the Riff Raff would like to talk about that. On their new single “Pyramid Scheme,” Alynda Segarra rails against the system that has been built to divide peoples’ attention and empathy into simple bits of information and code, all while wondering aloud what those systems are doing to the perception of art in the modern age. It’s the kind of modern folk anthem that gives you the shivers when you first hear it, because you know looking back in a few years, it’s going to feel even more prescient than it does now.

Check out all of our picks below on Billboard’s Queer Jams of the Week playlist: