The singer recently dropped her eighth album and appreciates the love it's been getting from the media and her fans.
Tinashe at The 52nd American Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 25, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christopher Polk/Dick Clark Productions
Tinashe is having herself a moment.
The singer recently put out her eighth studio album, Popstar, to much critical acclaim and fanfare online, as her day one fans are taking a victory lap on social media. Tinashe took to X and Instagram and released a lengthy statement about often feeling like she’s been overlooked by the industry and some fans.
“This moment is a testament to never giving up on yourself,” he statement began. “For years I felt misunderstood, overlooked, the butt of the joke… but I just kept going. People would say, ‘She’s still making music? Why hasn’t she quit by now?’… but I never gave up on myself or my artistry. I just kept focusing on my passion and love of music and art and kept creating things I loved. I inevitably reached a place where I no longer craved the validation of accolades, awards, or even mainstream success because it was too painful to care anymore.”
She then added that she that her hard work over the years has paid off and that she finally feels validated.
“That’s why this means so much to me,” she continued. “Because after all of these years, to finally be here in this moment and seeing the praise for this project and finally feeling seeeeeen and heard is unbelievably touching. Like I really feel it’s healing a huge part of me in real time. (but lemme not cry rn) I am truly grateful for everyone who has been with me thru it all cuz babyyyy it has been a journeyyyyyyyy. Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Last week (Sept. 23), Tinashe sat down for a conversation with Call Her Daddy and gave fans a hint as to what Popstar was going to sound like. “I don’t subscribe to like one particular sound, one particular genre. I’ve made records on this project that feel like dance records, like hip-hop records, like pop records, like R&B records,” she said. “And I think they all, to me, fall under this umbrella of pop star. And I wanted to bring that question or like bring that conversation to the table of what does it mean to be a pop star?”
