Taiwanese R&B singer, actress, and creative artist 9m88 (pronounced “Jo-m-Baba”) shared the video for “Star,” produced by Stones Throw artist Silas Short. The track showcases 9m88’s buttery vocals across Short’s jazzed out R&B beat, as she croons about being stuck in a negative funk, eventually encouraging to finding the brightness inside. “It’s a self-assuring song to people who still can’t see their worth,” 9m88 says. “We need to shred our minds and have faith in ourselves, or else life can be too pessimistic. This is an honest song for me.”

 
The track comes from her sophomore album 9m88 Radio, released last month via her label Jazz Baby Co. and Waves Collective. Crafted in collaboration with an international roster of musicians and producers like Oddisee (USA), Arthur Moon (USA), Silas Short (USA), StarRo (Japan), SUMIN (South Korea), and more, the album floats between genres, as if switching channels between different radio stations. The album digs deep into the psyche of a young woman in the modern world by exploring themes of relationship struggles, internal doubt, self-expectations, and growing in a career.
 
9m88 also announced that she’ll be heading out on a North American tour starting next month with Sunset Rollercoaster. She will also be performing at the MetaMoon Music Festival at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on November 26, featuring Lay Zhang, Karencici, ØZI, Sury Su, and more, hosted by MC Jin. Details and tickets can be found here.

Photo Courtesy: Jac Chung Wan