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Today's video is YAP, the latest single by American singer Justine Skye . She's taking a new direction with her music, turning to dance rather than R'n'B. It follows her recent single Oh Lala(a dance/Rn'B song) with Haitian Canadian music producer and rapper  KAYTRANADA  and the dance track Bitch in Ibiza, released in May and July respectively. YAP came out on 3rd October.      Justine fan? Check out these links:  Music video for Whip It Up (2023):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/12/weekly-music-video.html New Music Releases (my post from June; includes the music video for Oh Lala):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-music-releases.html Official lyric video for Bitch in Ibiza:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY61hPnh2mM  

Back in February, I wrote a post called Asian Dance in Public Videos, which featured some Dance in Public (dance covers of songs performed in public places) videos from various Asian music genres. You can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/02/asian-dance-in-public-videos.html Today I thought I'd do a follow-up post, sharing more videos. :)   [INDONESIAN POP IN PUBLIC] no na - 'superstitious' Dance cover in LONDON- CADENCE  First up some Indonesian pop/I-pop! This is a dance cover of "superstitious" by Indonesian girl group  no na . It was their 2nd single, released as a double A-side along with "falling in love" in May. The cover is performed by British dance crew CADENCE, who describe themselves as "friends who like to dance". The video (which was uploaded in July) was filmed in London and features Kelly as Esther, Isabella as Baila, Amida as Christy and Kaylee as Shaz.     Keep up with CADENCE at these links:  Instagram:  htt...

Today's video is The Show by Singaporean singer Gen Neo . It's his latest single and was released on 28th October. The song is from Gen's new EP Through Thick & Thin, which is due for release in January next year. The EP (which follows his previous 2024 EP  Push&Pull ) marks a new chapter for him and is described as "not just music but pages from a personal diary, which also embodies Gen's healing journey". The Show is a chilled R'n'B song (English language) about the struggle to keep some things private when you're in the digital spotlight, especially when you're going through a hard time. The music in the background makes me think of an older song but I'm not sure which one. This is the official audio and has lyrics onscreen. I'll update this post if there's a music video in future. :)     Want more Gen? Check out these posts: Music video for his 2024 single The Test from Push&Pull (plus links to more songs):  https:/...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week, I had a busy day yesterday and then wasn't feeling well. :) Last week I wrote my 3rd Hallowe'en round-up post. You can see it here:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html One of the things I featured was Thamma , the new Bollywood horror comedy and the latest in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe . I also shared the video for the song Tum Mere Na Huye from the film. It was released as the first single on 29th September. There are 4 singles in total- Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka, Rahein Na Rahein Hum and Poison Baby, which were all released in October. Today I thought I'd share the videos for rest of the singles :)   Tum Mere Na Huye from Thamma First of all, visit the Hallowe'en Round-up 3 post for more of the movie and to see the music video for Tum Mere Na Huye:   https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween-round-up-3.html   Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka Next up is the 2nd single Dilbar Ki Aankhon Ka,...

Today's video is ferrari by American singer-songwriter  Jessica Baio . Originally from California and now based in Utah, Jessica started out by posting songs on YouTube as a pre-teen and teenager. Her covers went viral and she has since been working on original music. In March 2023, Jessica released her debut EP catalyst (written in lower case like most of her single and album titles) and her 2nd EP petals followed in January 2024. In November last year she released her debut album UNSAID. Her other singles include if i never , trust issue s,  he loves me not, he loves me not , love me less and her latest, accident , which was released on 24th October. In addition to singing, Jessica runs the joint YouTube channel Sam & Jess, with her husband TikTok star Sam Jose . The couple got married in November 2020 . ferrari was released on 26th September. It's included in a playlist on YouTube called accident, so it may be part of an EP along with her latest single, acciden...

Halloween (or Hallowe'en,  the alternative spelling which I like) is coming round again, so it's time for my annual post! :) It's next Friday (31st October). I also celebrate the pagan festival Samhain on the same day.  I've previously written two round-ups featuring past spooky things and past posts on the blog. The first one was in 2016 and the second in 2020. You can see them at the links below: Hallowe'en Faves + Round-up:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/10/halloween-faves-round-up.html Hallowe'en Round-up 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/10/halloween-round-up-2.html So since it's been 5 years since my last one, this year I'm doing another round-up of the Halloween posts after 2020, plus featuring some new things.   First, here are the posts from 2021 onwards:  Spooky Videos for Hallowe'en!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/10/spooky-videos-for-halloween.html Selection of Hallowe'en Treats!: https://starsparklex.blogsp...

This week's music video is AMA DO LOVE X HADJE by Kosovar singer Era Istrefi . It's her latest single and was released on 15th October.  The release follows Era's other releases in 2025- CARBON2000 in March, MILLION $$$ MAN in April and Kitty with Albanian rapper and singer Noizy in June.  It's actually two songs, Ama Do  Love and Hadje, both mainly Albanian language, with a few English lyrics. Hadje is more of a dance song. My favourite is Ama Do Love, although I like both. :)     Era fan? Check out these links: Music video for Lonely with Butrint Imeri (released in 2023):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/01/weekly-music-video_10.html Video for Kitty, her previous single with Noizy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7LU6CIDS38

Back in February, I wrote a round-up of posts on the blog featuring live performances from the past couple of years (2023-2025). You can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/02/live-performances-2023-2025.html Today I thought I'd share some more live performances from this year. :)   First up, here are the posts shared on the blog since February:   Eurovision 2025 Favourites (the 2nd of my annual Eurovision Song Contest posts; the 1st one featured music videos):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/05/eurovision-2025-favourites.html Mariah Carey 20th TEOM Anniversary- Live Performances (features a live session of songs from MC's The Emancipation of Mimi album, to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/06/mariah-carey-20th-teom-anniversary-live.html C-pop Saturday (my most recent C-pop Saturday post includes a live performance of Baby by Karencici):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/06/c-pop-saturda...

Today's video is EYES CLOSED by JISOO X ZAYN . Korean singer JISOO (real name Kim Ji-soo) who is also a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK , and British singer Zayn (full name Zayn Malik), a former member of British boyband One Direction , have teamed up for the duet, which is the first time they've worked together.  The collab follows Zayn's new solo single Paying 4 their Sins, which was released on 16th September.  JISOSO's most recent releases are tracks off her debut EP AMORTAGE, which came out in February (see my BLACKPINK Girls' Solo Careers- Part 2 post for more on that; link below). EYES CLOSED is an English language pop song about the beginning of new love . It was released on 10th October, through JISOO's own record label BLISSOO and Warner Records .     Fan of JISOO and/or Zayn? Check out these links:   JISOO:  BLACKPINK GIRLS' Solo Careers- Part 2 (the 2nd part of my series, featuring LISA and JISOO):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/...

Time for another instalment of my semi-regular series C-pop Saturday! Today I'm sharing some Chinese pop,R'n'B and dance. :)   MEME- Wei Xian Ren Wu First up is Wei Xian Ren Wu by Taiwanese girl group MEME (also written as ME ME). It consists of 5 members- Xiao Feng,  Xiao Ti, Strawberry and An Ru. I believe their Chinese name is a homophone of "secret", which, according to info on their  YouTube channel , "evokes a sense of mystery and reflects the members' commitment to innovate and bring unpredictable surprises to their audience" through their work.  Please note: I used Google Translate, so I hope this information is accurate! :) MEME debuted in June 2024 with the single MY BLACK EYES. To date they have released two more singles- Seaside Tour in February this year and Tian Kong Qing Niao (Bluebird in the Sky/Sky Bluebird) in April. Individual members have also released songs.  The title of this song is written in Chinese but I think that the Roma...

This week's video is A COLD PLAY, the latest single by Australian rapper and singer The Kid LAROI . It's said to be a break-up song, coming after LAROI and his girlfriend of over a year, Canadian singer  Tate McRae , broke up in July. A COLD PLAY comes after LAROI's previous singles HOT GIRL SUMMER (which at the time was referred to as a break-up anthem) and SHE DON'T NEED TO KNOW  (released in July and August respectively). It will be on his upcoming second album , reportedly due out next month . The single was released on 5th September and 3 weeks later, Tate released her latest single  TIT FOR TAT . Fans have speculated that Tate is hitting back at LAROI  in the song. The music video was uploaded on 26th September and features an emotional LAROI.     The Kid LAROI fan? Check out these links:  Music video for HOT GIRL SUMMER: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/08/weekly-music-video.html SHE DON'T NEED TO KNOW video:  https://www.youtube.com...

After sharing some K-pop in Public last week , this week I thought I'd feature more dance from another genre- Indian! :) Almost a year ago, I wrote a post called South Indian Videos, which was a selection of music and dance from a couple of South Indian film industries,  Tollywood (Telugu language) and Kollywood (Tamil language). You can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/11/south-indian-videos.html One of the videos was a dance cover of Chuttamalle, the 2nd single from the Telugu film  Devara- Part 1 , which was released in September 2024. Part 2 was confirmed on the 1st anniversary of the film's release. There were 4 singles from Devara in total- Fear Song, Chuttamale, Daavudi and Ayudha Pooja. For more on the movie, check out the South Indian Videos post linked above, or click here .    Daavudi | Devara Dance Cover | Tyzan Rohan This is a dance cover of Daavudi, the 3rd single from the film, which came out in September last year. The playba...

This week's video is The Way You Move by American singer JayDon . His real name is JayDon McCrary (his previous stage name was J.D. McCrary) and he started out as a child actor, appearing on a couple of episodes of American TV series K.C. Undercover  in 2015 and going on to voice Young Simba in the 2019 remake of The Lion King .  In January 2018, JayDon released his official debut single Inviting All of You, going on to become the youngest solo artist  to sign with Hollywood Records (part of Disney Music Group ) that summer. He also released the single My Name in August and his debut EP followed in April 2019. Last year, JayDon changed his stage name from J.D. McCrary to his birth name JayDon and released his first single under that name in November, Ah! Ah! featuring American rapper 310babii .  This March, aged 17 (he's since turned 18) he signed to singer Usher and record producer  L.A. Reid's  record label mega , in partnership with music executiv...

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week; I didn't manage to get it finished. :) In June I wrote a K-pop in Public post (dance covers of Korean songs in public places) called Girl Group Classics. It featured dance covers of classic songs by girl groups. You can see it here:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/06/k-pop-in-public-girl-group-classics.html I thought today I'd do a follow-up sharing more girl group classics! :)  [KPOP IN PUBLIC] EXID - 'Up & Down' | DANCE COVER BY T-DOLLS First up, here is a cover of UP&DOWN (also written in lower case) by EXID . They are a  3rd generation K-pop group ( just about ) debuting in early 2012.  After 6 years, EXID announced that they were going on hiatus indefinitely when it came to group activites in South Korea (due to some members leaving their agency  Banana Culture . However, they continued to release music in Japan. In 2022, the girls made a comeback to commemorate their 10th anniversary, going on tour...

Today's video is Thanking You for Breaking My Heart by New Zealand singer Janine  (full name Janine Foster). It's from her new album Pain and Paradise, which was released on 22nd August. I think it's her debut studio album, since she has previously released EPs/a mixtape. Janine started working on the album before the pandemic and then reworked the songs after going through a difficult time, including losing her dad. She called it Pain and Paradise  because she believes that both things can co-exist . Pain and Paradise is a mix of more upbeat R'n'B/pop songs and ballads . It contains 16 tracks, including older singles such as Best Thing (one of my fave Janine songs), Broke Me Down, If I Call, Saved Me and Meet Me, and more recently released songs like Fit and Make You Proud (a song dedicated to Janine's dad). Thank You For Breaking My Heart  (Track 7 on the album) follows recent releases Make You Proud and Happy. It's a gentle song about being thankful for ...

Sorry there was no 2nd post last week; I didn't manage to get it finished in time. :) A couple of months ago I wrote a post about the solo careers of the members of Korean girl group BLACKPINK . It ended up being quite a long post, so as with similar posts, I split it up into two parts. Part 1 covered JENNIE and   ROSÉ,  and you can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/07/blackpink-girls-solo-careers-part-1.html Now here is Part 2 featuring LISA and JISOO. :)   LISA 6 months after  ROSÉ,  the group's main rapper LISA (real name Lalisa Manobal, formerly Pranpiya Manobal) made her own solo debut (the 3rd member to do so). She released her debut single album LALISA in September 2021 .  The single album  became the best selling album by a female soloist at the time and broke the record for the  highest first-week sales for a female K-pop soloist, which was previously set by  ROSÉ (see Part 1). In turn,  LISA's reco...