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Colette Van Sertima and Porky Paul Celebrate the Now With “Live For The Moment”

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2 months ago

September 21, 2026

Some dance records are built simply to fill a dancefloor. Others manage to bring a message along for the ride. Colette Van Sertima’s “Live For The Moment,” produced by Porky Paul, does both.

The acclaimed dance vocalist has returned with an uplifting house release that puts her unmistakable voice front and center, pairing it with Porky Paul’s polished production and a message that feels especially timely: stop waiting for the perfect moment and start living the one you’re in.

Written by Colette Van Sertima and Porky Paul, “Live For The Moment” is rooted in positivity, possibility and making the most of life while it’s happening.

For longtime dance music fans, Van Sertima needs little introduction. Her voice is closely associated with O.T. Quartet’s “Hold That Sucker Down,” one of the memorable club records of its era, as well as the cult house favorite “Life’s A Bitch.” Those records helped establish her as a vocalist capable of delivering the kind of performance that can cut through a club production without sacrificing soul or personality.

“Live For The Moment” takes that history and moves it forward rather than trying to recreate it.

Porky Paul gives the record a contemporary house foundation that allows Van Sertima’s vocal to remain the centerpiece. There’s warmth and familiarity in the track, but it doesn’t feel trapped in nostalgia. Instead, the collaboration connects the emotional pull of classic vocal house with a production designed for today’s dancefloors.

The release also comes with an impressive remix package.

Ruff Loaderz takes “Live For The Moment” deeper into peak-time house territory, delivering several versions including radio, extended and dub mixes. Blakk Habit approaches the song from another direction entirely, giving it a UK Garage treatment and a different rhythmic personality. The result is a release that can move comfortably between house and garage audiences while retaining Van Sertima’s vocal identity. Apple Music lists the five-track Live For The Moment EP as having been released on July 10, 2026.

The Blakk Habit remix has already picked up additional attention, including being selected as Track of the Week on SubJam FM, adding to the support surrounding the release.

What makes “Live For The Moment” work, though, goes beyond the mixes. There’s something particularly fitting about hearing an artist with Van Sertima’s history deliver a song centered on living in the present.

She isn’t trying to live off yesterday’s records. She’s making another one.

With Colette Van Sertima on vocals, Porky Paul behind the production, Ruff Loaderz bringing the house fire and Blakk Habit supplying the UK Garage edge, “Live For The Moment” is a celebration of where dance music has been and, more importantly, where it can go next.

Sometimes the message really can be that simple:

Turn it up. Hit the dancefloor. And live for the moment.

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Kylie Jenner Launches Khy “After Dark,” a 16-Piece Winter Collection Inspired by L.A. Nights

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2 weeks ago

October 27, 2026

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A woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black fur coat, stands at night with blurred city lights behind her.

Kylie Jenner’s fashion label Khy has its winter moment. The brand launched “Khy After Dark,” a 16-piece eveningwear collection, worldwide on Tuesday (October 27), sold exclusively through the brand’s own web store at khy.com.

The capsule is built for the hours after sunset. Khy describes the drop as inspired by Los Angeles after hours — “a love letter to L.A. nights” — and Jenner echoed the theme in her launch post: “LA nights have always been such a big part of my inspiration and i loved bringing that feeling into this collection.” The lineup leans into moody, after-dark glamour: sculpted tailoring, plush faux fur, layered knitwear, oversized bombers and animal-print accents across coats, dresses, cardigans and tops. The standout piece is the floor-sweeping Marmont Sculpted Coat. The campaign, photographed by Quentin de Briey in the Los Angeles hills, puts Jenner herself in the collection’s statement outerwear against the city lights.

After Dark also underlines how Khy does business. Rather than running on traditional celebrity endorsements, the label operates through designer collaborations, partnering with creative founders and peer brands — including footwear label Gia Borghini and Francesca Aiello’s Frankies Bikinis — to merge their aesthetics with Jenner’s vision. The winter drop keeps up a rapid release cadence: earlier this year Khy expanded into warm-weather staples with the silk-and-jersey “Dear Summer, Love Khy” line, then returned to swim with Frankies Bikinis on their second collaborative capsule, “Fever Dream.”

The timing is deliberate. The launch caps a headline week for Jenner, who made her runway debut at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 18 wearing the $50 million Jacob & Co. diamond Fantasy Bra — and now channels that fashion spotlight straight into her own label. Khy After Dark is available now at khy.com.