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! 😀
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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