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As 2018 winds down, Billboard is asking some of the artists who helped define the year in music to look back on their accomplishments, favorite memories and pop-culture obsessions from the past 12 months. Check out other interviews with St. Vincent, Anne-Marie, Kali Uchis, Dan + Shay, Swae Lee, Lauv, Old Dominion, Mitski, Sofi Tukker, Jason Isbell, Saweetie, Shea Diamond and Allie X.

"My comeback on 100," Ciara announced on this year's addictive "Level Up," and she certainly made good on her promise. After taking some time off to focus on her family, the mother of two returned in 2018 with three new songs, two choreo-heavy music videos, one heart-pumping awards show takeover and a string of opening gigs on Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour. And with "Level Up," she practically added life coach to her resume, asking fans to set goals and take steps to better themselves physically and mentally -- something the singer says has helped clarify her own purpose as an artist.

"My mission is to inject love and inspire and make the world dance, and this song allowed me to do exactly that," she says. She'll keep the momentum going in 2019, too: Ciara promises more music and more live shows are in the works. Below, she tells Billboard about the reaction to "Level Up," the music her kids are obsessed with and why the world can't get enough viral dance challenges.

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[fedswatchin]

"She'll keep the momentum going in 2019, too: Ciara promises more music and more live shows are in the works." Yessssss

[FlowerBomb]

Exciting

[🦚]

THIS is what the games been missing.

[Kalifornia.]

Riveting

[Navyman]

Yes! This unanimous ass praise! Ugh, yes fall in line girly's.

[fedswatchin]

Me and Tonk will whoop everybody in this thread ass

[Navyman]

Me and Tonk will whoop everybody in this thread ass

They don't want it.