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There's some good music coming out lately, so I thought it was time for another New Music Releases post! I've written two other ones this year, in May and August . I'm featuring a mix of genres, Western and Asian pop style. :)   Katy Perry feat. Doechii- I'M HIS, HE'S MINE First up is a new song by American singer Katy Perry . It's called I'M HIS, HE'S MINE and features rapper and singer Doechii . It actually came out on 13th September, so isn't really new but I just came across it on MTV recently! I'M HIS, HE'S MINE is the 3rd single from Katy's 7th studio album 143, which was released on 20th September. It follows previous singles WOMAN'S WORLD (released in July) and LIFETIMES (released in August). It's a dance ( house ) and pop song where Katy and Doechii warn other women off their men! The track samples Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) , the 1991 single by American singer Crystal Waters .  Gypsy Woman was also sampled by bo

This week's video is Kef Halak by Romanian singer Stefania and Kosovar-Albanian singer Dhurata Dora . It was released in August. Kef Halak is an upbeat pop song with Arabic influences. I think the title translates as "How are you?" in English and the first line, "Kef halak, mi habibi?" is something like "How are you, my love/my baby?".  As with Stefania's song with Australian singer Faydee (see below), it's a multilingual song. The lyrics are a mix of Arabic, English and Albanian.    Stefania fan? Check out these links:  Music video for Ma bebe with Faydee (released in April(:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/09/weekly-music-video_18.html   Her new single Dis Moi (reeased on 4th October):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faBr-Vd7w78   Or want more Dhurata?  Visit these links: GADJE, her 2022 single with Elvana Gjata (plus links to more music): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/03/weekly-music-video.html Official visualiser for NAL

Last year I wrote a couple of posts about the solo careers of the members of American girl group Fifth Harmony. You can read them below:  Fifth Harmony Girls' Solo Careers- Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/11/fifth-harmony-girls-solo-careers-part-1.html Fifth Harmony Girls' Solo Careers- Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/11/fifth-harmony-girls-solo-careers-part-2.html   I thought it would be cool to do one for the members of Korean boy band BTS as well. The group consists of  6 members- leader RM, formerly known as Rap Monster (real name Kim Nam Joon), SUGA (Min Yoon Gi), Jin (full name Kim Seok Jin), j-hope (Jung Ho-seok), Jimin (Park Ji Min), V (Kim Tae Hyung) and Jungkook (Jeon Jung Kook).* Since making their debut in 2013 and rising to fame in South Korea, they have since gone on to achieve global success. They are probably one of the most well-known Korean boy bands (and groups in general) internationally. BTS are not currently releasing music

This week's video is Poppin Out (Mistakes) by Canadian singer Chxrry22 . It's her latest single and was released in August.  Poppin Out is a smooth R'n'B song that gives me 2000s vibes! The single/official audio was released on 23rd August and there is now a visualiser as well.  This is the Brazil Visualizer  (obviously named that because it was filmed in Brazil!) and it was uploaded on 18th September.  Please note that the song contains explicit lyrics. :)   For more Chxrry visit this post: Music video for Favorite Girl (released last December): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/04/weekly-music-video_17.html

Time for another instalment in my semi-regular series C-pop Saturday! Today I'm sharing mainly a mix of C-pop and R'n'B:) Ally Shen- Secret First up is Secret by Ally Shen . She is a Taiwanese singer who has grown up in Germany and Switzerland. She is fluent in Chinese, German and English. Ally started out as a model aged 15 , which led to her catching the eye of a music producer and becoming a girl group trainee. She made her music debut in April 2020, as part of the Taiwanese girl group PER6IX . They released a digital single and two EPs but their debut was disrupted by the pandemic. They don't  appear to be active currently. During her break from PER6IX, Ally concentrated on songwriting and music , as well as college. She then decided to focus on an entertainment career. In 2023 she took part in the Taiwanese reality show NEXT GIRLZ , where contestants competed for a spot in a new girl group. She was one of the winners and became a member of Twinkle Black . As well a

This week's video is Shut Up by American singer Skylar Simone . Her full name is Skylar Star Stecker and her dad  is former American football player Aaron Stecker . Skylar started her singing career as a pre-teen, by performing the American National Anthem at sports events. As of 2015 she had sung it more than 100 times . In 2013 she started uploading cover videos on YouTube and went on to release the digital album Uncovered, Vol. 1 in June 2014. She released her debut single Rooftop in June 2015 and her debut studio album This Is Me in September 2015,  aged 13 (under Cherrytree Records ). Another version of the album came out the following June, called This Is Me: Signature Version.  After becoming an independent artist, Skylar released her 2nd album Redemption in March 2019. She has also brought out 4 EPs- Uncovered (2014), Firecracker (2015), Earth Signs (2021) and Shiver (2024).  Her singles include Sweet Dreams with JX Riders (a cover of the 1983 Eurythmics single,  Only Wa