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It's almost Halloween! (Or Hallowe'en; since the name comes from All Hallow's Even , "Hallowe'en" is an alternative way of spelling it).  It's  tomorrow (Saturday 31st October) and so it's time for the yearly themed post. :) Back in 2016 I wrote a post called Hallowe'en Faves + Round-up, which was about my favourite Hallowe'en/scary things and also a round-up of previous spooky themed posts on them both (Hallowe'en and scary subjects in general). Check it out here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/10/halloween-faves-round-up.html For 2020 I'm doing another round-up of newer posts, plus featuring some new things. :)   First up here are the posts from 2017 onwards: More Hallowe'en Films + TV (2017): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/10/more-halloween-films.html Features Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark + It: Chapter Two (not a Hallowe'en post): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/upcoming-horror-films-scary-stor

Today's video is ADDICTED by Nigerian singer NINIOLA . Her full name is Niniola Apata and she is from Ekiti State . Her younger sister Teni is also a singer. Niniola sang from a young age and was nicknamed "the human radio". She started out in the music business in 2013, as a contestant in Season 6 of music reality show MTN PROJECT FAME . She came 3rd and released her debut single Itura in March 2014. Her other singles include her first official single Ibadi, Gbowode, Maradona and Sicker. In November 2017 she brought out her debut album This Is Me. Niniola is known as the "Queen of Afro-House", and her music is a mix of Afrobeat and house. Maradona is her most successful single to date, it inspired American singer Beyonce's song Find Your Way Back (from The Lion King: The Gift and Black is King ) Niniola just released her second album Colours and Sounds on 7th October. Her latest single is Look Like Me Addicted is from Colours and Sounds and was released i

In 2018 I did a round-up of Bollywood post on the blog for that year. You can check out my posts at the links below: 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     Since that was now 2 years ago, I thought today I would do a round-up of the Bollywood posts for 2019 and 2020. :)   2019 Priyanka and Nick Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/priyanka-and-nick-videos.html Bollywood Dance Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/bollywood-dance-videos_24.html Music video for Husn Parcham from Zero:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_10.html Includes a feature on Phobia:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-horror-for-halloween.html   2019/2020 I also shared some Bollywood dance in these general dance posts: Features a Deepa Iyengar choreography to Kamar

 Today's music video is Küçük Bir Yol, the latest single by Turkish Belgian singer Hadise . The title translates in English as "A Little Road" or "A Small Road". It's been a while since I've shared any music by Hadise, not since I featured Aşk Dediğin in last year's 1st Eurovision post . It's good to share some today. :) I plan to post more Turkish music in future too. Küçük Bir Yol was released in September. Find the lyrics and an English translation here: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Hadise/K%C3%BC%C3%A7%C3%BCk-Bir-Yol/translation/english   Wany more Hadise? Check out these posts:  3 Singers I Discovered Through Eurovision: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2012/05/3-singers-i-discovered-through.html Includes Kahraman https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2013/09/girls-vs-boys-turkish.html Nerdesin Aşkım? music video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2014/08/weekly-music-video_7.html   Includes Sampiyon: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/

My favourite singer Mariah Carey has released a new album! It's called The Rarities and came out on 2nd October. The Rarities is Mariah's 8th compilation and consists of fan favourites, rare songs and unreleased music. Along with her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey which was released in September, it marks the 30th anniversary since her debut with her self-titled album in June 1990. The album has two discs- the first contains 15 tracks ranging from MC's earliest songs in 1990, right up to new music released this year; and the second features live performances of her greatest hits and other well-known songs. I have previously heard Everything Fades Away (originally on the 1993 album Music Box) and Close My Eyes (from the 1997 album Butterfly) but not the acoustic version. My favourite songs are Do You Think of Me, All I Live For, Slipping Away and Cool On You. Also I already like Everything Fades Away and Close My Eyes. It was cool to hear the Firecracker Original Version

Today's music video is Eyes on Me by Japanese singer Jasmine (stylised as JASMINE). The song features hip hop artist Jinmenusagi and is a laid-back J-R'B love song.  Eyes On Me is from Jasmine's new EP M and the video came out in September.  Also check out the new song Talkin' About You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_PPFyuyVf4     For more music by JASMINE visit these links : Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocE9WdQE_u2LR-MbOqMJ1w My post which features her single FALLIN': https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/09/selection-of-j-pop-videos.html

In August I did my first post featuring K-pop dances exclusively. You can read that here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/08/k-pop-in-public-dances.html Today I'm sharing some more K-pop dance covers of songs by the girl group EVERGLOW .  :)   DUN DUN by EVERGLOW Dance Cover- RISIN' In July I featured a cover of EVERGLOW's DUN DUN  by French group RISIN'. You can see that here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/07/dance-videos.html (KPOP IN PUBLIC) EVERGLOW- DUN DUN Full Dance Cover by ECLIPSE American dance group ECLIPSE also did their own version of the DUN DUN  dance, which you can find in the K-pop in Public Dances post:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/08/k-pop-in-public-dances.html   (KPOP IN PUBLIC) EVERGLOW- Bon Bon Chocolat Full Dance Cover by ECLIPSE Here is another EVERGLOW dance cover by ECLIPSE, who are based in California. This one is to the group's debut single Bon Bon Chocolat, which was released back in March 2019. I really liked

This week's video is Pamela by Nigerian record producer and DJ Krizbeatz . It features Nigerian born, Ghana based singer Mr Eazi and Tanzanian singer Vanessa Mdee . Krizbeatz is also known as Krizbeatz The Drummer Boy and has produced songs for stars such as Davido , Tekno and Yemi Alade . He released the album African Time this summer. Pamela is from African Time and was released in July. It's a visualiser video.    For more on Krizbeatz visit these links:  Official FB:  https://www.facebook.com/KrizbeatzTheDrummerBoy Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krizbeatz_ YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwxmB7jhF2dl_YKyYrkcbw   Want more African music? Check out these posts: Afropop Round-up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/afropop-round-up.html    East African singers: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/07/east-african-singers.html

We're now properly into autumn (or spring, depending where you live) so here are some new music releases for the new season!  :) Gen Neo- Why We Waiting First up is Why We Waiting by Gen Neo .  His full name is Liang Gen Rong, and he is from Singapore. Gen Neo attended the Berklee College of Music in the US, and then started his career by moving to South Korea and becoming a producer and composer. He set up the production team Noize Bank , along with Canadian singer Henry Lau (former member of Super Junior-M turned solo singer), Isaac Han and Neil Nallas. Gen has produced music for many artists including his friend Henry, boyband GOT7 , girl group f(x) and Super Junior . In 2015 he debuted as a singer in Korea, with the single Think About Us. In late 2016 he returned to the Mandopop (Mandarin language Chinese pop) market, and released his debut EP Dimensions the following August.  Gen's music is a mixture of K-pop, Mandopop and R'n'B. His singles include On My Own wit