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Today's video is guidance , the brand-new single by American singer Jhené Aiko . It was released yesterday (30th July). Her most recent album is 2020's Chilombo but this is a stand-alone single. guidance (written in lower case) is a gentle, relaxing song, where Jhené sings about finding God in herself and being able to stand alone . There's also a piano version, which is more "stripped back" (see below). There isn't a music video as yet but more of a visualiser of a light (comet?) travelling through the night sky.   Watch the video for the piano version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YapXwggnZTw   Jhené' fan? Check out this post:   Video for Surrender (released in April), plus links to more of her music: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/04/weekly-music-video.html  

In the past I've written a few posts featuring Bollywood stars, including Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi . Today I'm sharing some videos from the films of actor John Abraham . I've actually had this post in mind since early last year, I think but hadn't got round to it! John is from Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and  has a mixed family background- his dad is a Malayali Syrian Christian and his mum is a Parsi or Irani Zorastrian.*  He started out in showbiz as a model, after wining the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999 and then coming second in Manhunt International. In 2003, John made his acting debut, starring in erotic thriller Jism , alongside Bipasha Basu .  The stars went on to date for several years and were known as a "supercouple". John's big break came in 2004, when he starred as Kabir, the main villain in the action thriller film Dhoom (the first film in the series ). Since then he has acted in many movies and has become known as an...

This week's video is Repeat After Me by Guamanian singer  Pia Mia . It's her latest single and was released on 28th June.  It's been a while since Pia released anything (I think her last release was her 2021 Christmas EP ), so it's nice to hear new music from her. :) Repeat After Me is a laid back R'n'B song about finding it hard to let go of a man you're involved with. The audio was uploaded to YouTube on 27th June. This is the official lyric video which was uploaded on 15th July.  Please note that the song is explicit. :) Pia fan?   Check out these posts: Visualiser for HOT, plus the remix (2020):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/09/weekly-music-video_23.html New Music Releases- Pia Mia and JoJo (features songs from Pia's 2021 EP My Side, as well as songs by JoJo):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-music-releases-pia-mia-and-jojo.html

Sorry the 2nd post is later this week. I wasn't feeling well yesterday and wasn't able to get it finished yesterday. :) After quite a dreary summer in the UK so far, it's finally warming up! So today I'm sharing some summer themed songs/videos. :) I've previously written several summer songs posts. You can see my most recent (including links to past posts) below: Summer Vibes:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/07/summer-vibes.html More Summer Vibes:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/07/more-summer-vibes.html I struggled a bit with thinking of a title for this post, so I've called it Vibes for Your Summer! Lol.  Katy Perry- H arleys In Hawaii American singer Katy Perry released the single Harleys in Hawaii back in October 2019. It was a stand alone single at the time but later appeared on her 6th studio album Smile, which came out the following August. The song is about riding on the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle with a lover and is a mix o...

Today's video is Rooftop by Korean singer YooA . Her birth name is Yoo Yeon-jeo but she legally changed it to Yoo Si-Ah (her surname/family name is Yoo) and she is a member of K-pop girl group OH MY GIRL . Interesting info: Her older brother Yoo Jun-sun is a dancer and choreographer, who works at the South Korean 1MILLION Dance Studio . After previously releasing the single Morning Call in May 2018 and two other collaborations during 2016 and 2018, YooA made her solo debut in 2020 with the EP Bon Voyage. Both the EP and title track of the same name were released in September that year. She went on to bring out her 2nd EP Selfish in November 2022. YooA's other solo singles are Lay Low, Melody, Selfish and Rooftop. This March she released her first single album Borderline. Rooftop is the title track and it came out on the same day as Borderline (14th March).     There are no English subtitles on this video, but you can find an English translation of the lyrics here:  https...

Today I'm sharing more dance videos, this time some K-pop in Public (dance covers of Korean songs performed in public)! In my K-pop (J-pop) in Public- Boys' Edition 2! post I shared a dance cover of the song EASY by girl group LE SSERAFIM , plus linked to a few more. It was a boys' version and seemed to be a trend. You can see the post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/05/k-pop-in-public-boys-edition-2.html LE SSERAFIM are popular at the moment and they were MTV PUSH artist(s) of the month for June in the UK. It's nice to see K-pop groups getting more international recognition. :)  Here are some more LE SSERAFIM dance covers. Some are older and some new.  [KPOP IN PUBLIC] LE SSERAFIM- FEARLESS by 9BIT DANCE First up is a cover of FEARLESS, LE SSERAFIM's debut single (and the lead single from their debut EP, also called FEARLESS), which was released back in May 2022. Their group name is actually an anagram of "I'm Fearless". I first shared...

Today's video is Feeling Lucky by Korean singer and rapper BIBI and Hong Kong rapper and singer Jackson Wang (who is also a member of Korean boy band GOT7 ). BIBI's real name is Kim Hyung-seo and she took her first steps into music by uploading songs to SoundCloud (under the name Nakedbibi). It was through that platform that she was discovered by American born, South Korean based rapper and singer Yoon Mi-rae in 2017 and signed to the Korean record label Feel Ghood Music (founded by Mi-rae's husband Tiger JK ).* The following year BIBI took part in the Korean TV competition show The Fan , finishing in 2nd place. In 2019 she released her debut digital single BINU in May and her debut EP The Manual for People Who Want to Love in June. In April 2021, BIBI brought out her 2nd EP Life is a Bi.... And in October that year, her single The Weekend (a collaboration with the American record label 88rising ) became a hit, leading to a remix with Thai rapper and singer MILLI . In...

In the past I've written about several dance reality TV shows on the blog, including Dance Moms , Bring It! and Step It Up . Both Dance Moms and Bring It! have made a return to TV this year (in different formats), so I thought it would be good to do a post about the shows. The Dance Moms cast have returned for a reunion and Dianna Williams (Coach D)  from Bring It! has a new mini series called Dianna . Today's post is about Dance Moms: The Reunion . :) Dance Moms, a show following a group of students at the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) their mothers and Abby Lee herself, was originally broadcast in July 2011. It ran for 8 seasons (or series as we also call it in the UK), finishing in September 2019. I think that we first got it in the UK in 2013 (I remember they showed it on Lifetime UK in late 2013), when there had already been 4 seasons. The Lifetime UK channel is now gone (it closed in 2021 ) but they're currently showing repeats on TLC . There was also a British versi...

This week's video is GIRLS by Australian rapper and singer The Kid LAROI . It's his latest single and was released on 28th June. LAROI released his debut album THE FIRST TIME last November, which includes the singles Bleed, Too Much and Love Again. This song will likely be on his next album though, which is called SUMMER ALBUM and is expected to be released later this month . GIRLS was previewed on TikTok in May, with a snippet that went viral . It's an upbeat, poppy song about the fun and freedom of relationships and is rumoured to be about LAROI's girlfriend Canadian singer Tate McCrae . The music video features several social media influencers, including American TikTok star Alix Earle and has a fun, party vibe, good for summer. As people mention in the comments on YouTube, it's reminiscent of music and videos from around the early 00s.     Update 17/8/24: GIRLS is on LAROI's new album THE FIRST TIME (DELUXE VERSION) the deluxe release of his debut album o...