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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jessica Mauboy And Barkaa Bring Home NAIDOC Week On ‘Like A Version'
Jessica Mauboy has made her debut appearance on triple j's Like A Version segment, in the final days of NAIDOC Week. The Wakaman and Kuku Yalanji singer performed a cover of Yothu Yindi's 1993 single 'World Turning' from their third studio album Freedom, with a guest verse from Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper Barkaa. Watch the full performance from the duo below. In an interview conducted for the station's YouTube channel, Mauboy explained that she covered the song as it was one that she grew up with. 'It takes me back to being a child, growing up in the Northern Territory,' she said. 'This song is the theme song in the background. At that young age, I didn't quite know what the song meant – but I knew that it felt really great. 'Now that I'm older, I know that it means something much bigger. Yothu Yindi gave me the strength to go out into the world and be who I am – and be brave.' Barkaa, for her part, said that she wanted to 'pay homage' to NAIDOC. 'NAIDOC's theme [this year] is 'Our Next Generation',' she said. 'We're paying homage to our babies and our future elders. I really wanted to say that the world keeps turning; we have struggled, we have carried a lot on our backs, and we have kept that fire burning.' Jessica Mauboy feat. Barkaa – 'World Turning' In addition to performing the Yothu Yindi cover, Mauboy and her band performed a rendition of her debut solo single: 2008's 'Running Back'. Lifted from her debut album Been Waiting, the track featured a guest verse from American pop-rapper Flo Rida. It peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and would go on to be certified double platinum by ARIA. Watch it below. Jessica Mauboy – 'Running Back' Mauboy's fifth studio album, Yours Forever, was released in February 2024. It debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and sported five singles: 'Give You Love' (featuring Jason Derulo), 'Flashback', 'Never Giving Up', 'Forget You' and 'I'm Sorry'. She was nominated for three ARIA Awards that same year, including Best Pop Release for Yours Forever and Song Of The Year for 'Give You Love'. She won the ARIA for Best Original Soundtrack Or Musical Theatre Cast Album as part of the soundtrack for the limited series Faraway Downs, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Barkaa, meanwhile, was recently announced as a three-time NIMA nominee at this year's ceremony – at which, coincidentally, Mauboy is also set to perform. She is up for Album Of The Year for her second EP Big Tidda, as well as both Song Of The Year and Film Clip Of The Year for her track 'Ngmaka' – a collaboration with Leroy Johnson. Mauboy is also up for those two categories with 'Won't Stop', her track with Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3% from last year's Kill The Dead. Emily Wurramara Returns With Soulful New Single 'Adore Me' Jem Cassar-Daley Shares New Single 'Tidal Wave' Bumpy Announces Debut Album 'Kanana', Shares Title Track The post Jessica Mauboy And Barkaa Bring Home NAIDOC Week On 'Like A Version' appeared first on Music Feeds. Solve the daily Crossword
Sky News AU
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Jessica Mauboy shows off incredible makeover look just months after welcoming her first child and launching skincare brand Desert Rose Australia
Australian pop star Jessica Mauboy has taken fans by surprise with a dramatic new look, unveiled on social media just months after giving birth to her first child. The 35-year-old singer, who welcomed her daughter Mia on January 13, shared a transformation video across TikTok and Instagram, giving fans a glimpse of her edgy makeover. In the clip, Mauboy begins barefaced, with her hair plaited casually on either side, lip-syncing to her 2008 hit Burn. "Heard u was sleepin," she wrote at the bottom of the clip. Then, with a swipe of her makeup brush, the scene changes. "Are we awake now?" she asked, revealing a bold new look- complete with a silver smoky eye, wind-swept brunette waves, fingerless leather gloves and silver tassels. She topped off the ensemble with statement earrings and a chunky silver bangle, stepping away from her usual girl-next-door image for something fiercer. The Darwin-born star reshared the clip on Instagram, alongside videos from fans singing her hits. "I see you all. Big love," she wrote, reposting one fan's clip that dubbed her "Australia's Rihanna". The makeover coincides with a major moment in Mauboy's life, becoming a mum and launching her skincare line, Desert Rose Australia. "It has been a bit of a rollercoaster but a magical one,: the ARIA Award winner told Stellar about becoming a first-time mum to Mia, alongside her husband of three years, Themeli Magriplis. "I look at her and it's 'whoa!' because I see myself, that little frown. "I'm not sure I want her to have my personality, because it's rough and it's tough … She's constantly changing every day, another little roll, another crease." While navigating motherhood, Mauboy has also been hard at work on her new business venture. Her debut product, a high-protection SPF50+ face serum, is inspired by her upbringing in the Northern Territory and the lessons she's learned about skincare in Australia's harsh climate. "Growing up in the Northern Territory, sun care was never really taught," she explained. "…We thought that we were tough because our environment was tough, and forgot we were vulnerable to the harsh sun. "I knew I wanted to do something that felt healthy and caring and protecting." Mauboy named the brand after the desert rose, a hardy succulent that thrives in arid conditions and which her mother grows at their Darwin home.
