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Best of 2018

It's almost the end of 2018, so here's a round-up of the best post of the year! :)

Read 2016's Best Of here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/12/best-of-2016.html

And 2017's here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/12/best-of-2017.html


Music

At the beginning of the year I did two posts with new music for 2018:

New Music for 2018- Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-1.html

New Music for 2018- Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-2.html



African

No African features this year (like last year's African Music), but African artists featured in New Music (see below).

Includes Tiwa Savage's Sugarcane: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-1.html

And in several Weekly Music Videos:


Sugarboy feat. Chop- Ycee (Nigerian) : https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/weekly-music-video_11.html

Vanessa Mdee- Bounce (Tanzanian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/weekly-music-video.html

Yemi Alade- How I Feel (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/weekly-music-video_36.html

Simi- I Dun Care (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/weekly-music-video_22.html

Yemi Alade- Issokay: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/weekly-music-video.html

Mr Eazi feat. King Promise and Maleek Berry- Dabebi (Ghanaian/Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/weekly-music-video.html


C-pop

In last year's Best Of post, I wrote that I planned to listen to and feature more Chinese pop in 2018. I did, and also started a new feature called C-pop Saturday. I didn't post that many of those but plan to do  more next year!


Includes Meng Jia and Jackson Wang's MOOD and Jolin Tsai's Stand Up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-1.html

Victoria Song- ROOF ON FIRE: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/weekly-music-video_21.html

Kris Wu- Tian Di: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/weekly-music-video_13.html

Tia Ray feat. Jackson Wang (GOT7)- Lucky Rain: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/weekly-music-video.html

C-pop Saturday:

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/c-pop-saturday.html

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/c-pop-saturday.html

 https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/c-pop-saturday.html


 Eurovision

I did 3 Eurovision related posts this year:

Eurovision You Decide (UK selection contest): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/eurovison-you-decide-2018.html

Countdown to Eurovision!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/countdown-to-eurovision.html

Selection of Eurovision Songs: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/selection-of-eurovision-songs.html

Plus the Spanish version of Fuego! (Cyprus' entry) was a Weekly Music Video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/weekly-music-video_30.html


J-pop

Several J-pop posts this year:

Includes BoA's Jazzclub: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-1.html

Includes Ryuji Imaich's ONE DAY and MONSTA X's SPOTLIGHT: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-2.html

New J-pop releases: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/new-j-pop-releases.html

MONSTA X's Japanese single LIVIN IT UP: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/weekly-music-video.html

BananaLemon- LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/weekly-music-video_8.html

In September popular Japanese singer Name Amuro retired after a 26 year career. I did a celebration post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/namie-amuro-retirement.html

J-pop Round-up 2018: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/j-pop-round-up-2018.html

Girls vs Boys (E-girls and THE RAMPAGE): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/girls-vs-boys-j-pop.html

BananaLemon- Beautiful: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/weekly-music-video_12.html


K-pop

Lots of K-pop again during 2018!

Features Momoland's Bbom Bboom: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-2.html

Includes bonus K-pop video, BoA's ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/new-j-pop-releases.html 

NCT U- Baby Don't Stop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/weekly-music-video_28.html

NU'EST W- Where You At: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/weekly-music-video.html

New K-pop Releases: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-k-pop-releases.html

NU'EST W- Dejavu: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/weekly-music-video_18.html

Features K.AR.D's Ride on the Wind: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-music-releases.html

K-pop Faves: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/k-pop-faves.html

Includes GOT7's Miracle and EXO's First Snow: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmas-music.html

Hello WM!- Timing: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/weekly-musi-video.html


New Releases

My posts on new albums and EPs that came out this year:


In June Christina Aguilera released Liberation, her fist album in over 5 and a half years and  I did a post called New Christina Aguilera Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-christina-aguilera-videos.html

Christina Aguilera- Liberation: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-christina-aguilera-album.html

Ariana Grande- Sweetener): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/new-ariana-grande-album.html

Mariah Carey- Caution: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/new-mariah-album.html



Turkish

Just a couple of Turkish posts during 2018:

 https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-turkish-music.html

Nihan Akın- Duy Beni: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/weekly-music-video_16.html


Various

More Summer Songs (follow up to 2016's Top 10 Summer Songs): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/more-summer-songfs.html


New Ariana Grande Videos from her new album sweetener: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-ariana-grande-videos.html

Mid-year new music releases: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-music-releases.html



Weekly Music Videos

Sinead Harnett- Unconditional: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/weekly-music-video.html

Majid Jordan- Gave Your Love Away: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/weekly-music-video_17.html

Raja Kumari- Meera: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/weekly-music-video_31.html

Leaves' Eyes- Ophelia: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/weekly-music-video_14.html

Jhené Aiko feat. Rae Sremmurd- Sativa: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/weekly-music-video_22.html

Bazzi- Mine: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/weekly-music-video.html

Khalid feat. Normani- Love Lies (This was one of the most popular posts this year): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/weekly-music-video_18.html

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa- One Kiss: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/weekly-music-video_41.html

5 Seconds of Summer- Youngblood: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/weekly-music-video_27.html

Sinead Harnett- Body: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/weekly-music-video_11.html

B Young- 079ME: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/weekly-music-video_25.html

Mabel- One Shot: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/weekly-music-video_12.html

Mariah Carey- GTFO: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/new-mariah-carey-video.html

Kris Wu feat. Jhené Aiko - Freedom: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/weekly-music-video_10.html 

LANY- Let Me Know: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/weekly-music-video_17.html

Ariana Grande- thank u, next: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/weekly-music-video_21.html


Films/Music



Bollywood

Did more Bollywood posts this year:


Features Shreya Ghoshal- Tere Bina: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-2.html
 
Swag Ze Swagat from Tiger Zinda Hai: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/weekly-music-video_24.html

Aashiq Banaya Aapne from the Bollywood film Hate Story IV: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/his-weeks-video-is-aashiq-banaya-aapne.html

Hate Story IV Music Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/hate-story-iv-music-videos.html

Race 3 Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/race-3-videos.html

Bollywood Round-up 2018- Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/bollywood-round-up-2018-part-1.html

Bollywood Round-up 2018- Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/bollywood-round-up-2018-part-2.html

Kamariya from Stree: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/weekly-music-video_5.html

Bollywood Horror: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/bollywood-horror.html 

Akh Lad Jaave from Loveyatri:https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/weekly-music-video_28.html



Dance

This year I featured more dance videos than 2017 (just one post last year):

Dance Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/dance-videos.html

Bollywood and hip hop dance videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/05/dance-videos.html

Belly + Bollywood Dance Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/belly-dance-bollywood-dance-videos.html


TV

Dance Moms Girls' Updates:

Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/dance-moms-girls-updates-part-1.html

Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/dance-moms-girls-updates-part-2.html

Part 3:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/dance-moms-girls-updates-part-3.html

The X-Files Returns:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-x-files-returns.html

 More X-Files Episodes: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/more-x-files-episodes.html

Teen Mom:

New TM UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-teen-mom-uk-series.html

TM: Young and Pregnant: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/teen-mom-young-and-pregnant.html

More TM UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/teen-mom-uk-is-back.html

TM OG + Young and Pregnant: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/new-teen-mom-og-teen-mom-young-and.html


Unexpected: Teenage & Pregnant: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/unexpected.html


Various

In April it was Star Sparkle's 7th birthday and I did a birthday post! Check it out here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/star-sparkles-birthday-fave-posts.html


Hallowe'en Inspiration: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/halloween-inspiration.html

Christmas round-up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmas-round-up-2.html

Christmas Music https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmas-music.html

That's it for this year! Thank you for reading the blog during 2018. Wishing you a Happy New Year and see you in 2019! 😀


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