Now, after a year of record fame, shes contemplating what comes next.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.
Tinashe arrives with breaking news.
When she hears this, her eyes narrow and she pauses in disbelief and disappointment.
To be clear, she’s elated.
“I was checking out books about the Loch Ness Monster and aliens.
The reports of possible extraterrestrial activity only thrill her; a curiosity about the paranormal fully reactivated.
Akris top and skirt
It’s fitting that our conversation takes us to outer space.
The singer has been on a stratospheric rise of her own.
Which these days, seems to be everywhere.
“I think I was in the ocean too much.)
“There’s just so much devastation,” she says, still reeling.
Emilia Wickstead dress
After that, opportunities popped off.
She had to change tour venues to something bigger after increased ticket sales.
In Hollywood speak, everything changed overnight.
The number of people she follows could populate a decent-sized college town, clocking in at nearly 90,000 people.
In hopes of undoing any algorithmic bias, she wants to know whateverybodyis up to.
But doesTinashebelieve that she’s finally broken through?
“Yes and no,” she tells me.
“It was really validating to have a quote-unquote hit again; to have everyone talking about me.
The devotion to Jackson makes sense.
We expect so little from our pop stars these days.
Producers and low-key collaborators can write the songs if the star doesn’t have the chops.
In fact, it’s hard to find a Tinashe track where she hasn’t contributed lyrics.
Like with many of her songs, Tinashe came up with “Nasty” while driving.
When can we expect new music?Well get there.
After all, that’s how her career began.
After the group split up the following year, Tinashe went solo, signing with RCA Records in 2012.
The singer felt misunderstood by the label, which she felt tried to pigeonhole her.
Her Leo moon, on the other hand, comes up in her career.
Makeup, she says, helps distinguish between the two, shifting her into performance mode.
“When I say character, it’s not a separation.
It definitely still feels like me.”
“It’s helped ground me in the industry, because it helps me really connect with myself.
I can always return to this feeling grounded, feeling like myselfnever having to change.”
Fans will have to wait for new music, but perhaps there are hints to its inspiration.
“I’ve been listening to a lot of Radiohead and I’ve been vibing, Tinashe tells me.
Being independent allows me way more space, she says.
It helps who I choose to work with, people who are also true creatives and constantly pushing themselves.
That’s always more fun.”
I allow the ideas to reveal themselves to me in a way.”
I tell her I’m sure it’s close enough.
“Sometimes, I think it’s better,” she says, her voice like a wink.
23 Must-have shoes, tops, skirts, and more.
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s son shocked royal watchers with his grown-up look on Easter.
