American singer songwriter Tinashe who does it all as a dancer and an actress breaks the internet this summer with her single “Nasty” and even announces her new album which will be dropping very soon this month.
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The 31-year-old R&B and pop artist who grew up in Pasadena, California but was originally born in Kentucky has had quite the musical journey. Let’s take a look at how she got to where she is now.
Tinashe’s Rise to Stardom
Tinashe dropped her first studio album in October of 2014 called “Aquarius” which featured some very renowned artists like Devonté Hynes, ScHoolboy Q, Future, and A$AP Rocky. This studio debut was very successful and made it to Number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart after its release. The biggest hit on the album was her song “2 On” which peaked at Number 24 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and even became the second most played song of 2014.
Following this debut was her second album “Nightride” which dropped in November of 2016. “Joyride” then dropped in April of 2018 and featured another array of appreciable artists like Offset, Ty Dolla $ign, French Montana, Little Dragon, and Future, yet again.
Then Tinashe gave us “Songs For You” which dropped in November of 2019 featuring artists MAKJ, Ms Banks, 6LACK, and G-Eazy. A year later, Tinashe really took on the holiday spirit by dropping her holiday album “Comfort & Joy”.
“333 (Deluxe)” came in March of 2022 and featured an even bigger array of artists such as Jeremih, Kaash Paige, Absolutely, Wax Motif, Buddy, KUDZAI, Quiet Child, Channel Tres, and Christian Blue. Last year Tinashe released “BB/ANG3L” in September but didn’t feature any other artists besides her talented self.
“Nasty”
Tinashe has such an impressive number of singles and EPs that we could not possibly give attention to all of them. Instead let’s look at her most recent projects, like “Nasty”, a single that just dropped earlier back in April this year and will also be included on the new album.
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“Nasty” has been quite the internet sensation, going viral on multiple social media platforms, especially TikTok with its accompanying dance choreography. Tinashe tells Apple Music in an interview that she is extremely grateful for the support that she has been receiving over this song, especially from fans. The song has reached Number 61 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart which is Tinashe’s highest placing on the chart since 2014.
Following this, on June 18th this year she dropped her nine-track EP this year called “Match My Freak” which includes the original song “Nasty”, a remix featuring Chlöe, a remix featuring Tyga, a Match My Chic remix, Match My Heat remix, Match My Peak remix, Match My Speed remix, Match My Tweak remix, and a Match My Sleek remix featuring ChopNotSlop.
She then dropped her single “Getting No Sleep” on June 28th which will also be included on the new album.
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New Album and Tour
Tinashe’s new album will be dropping very shortly on August 16th and is called “Quantum Baby”. The album amounts to eight songs total with two of the songs already released, those being “Nasty” and “Getting No Sleep”. Tinashe says that for her new album, she just wants people to get to know her.
We will also see her on tour starting on August 24th up until November 25th where she will be performing all over the United States and even in Montreal and Toronto in Canada.
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