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Tinashe announces new album ‘Popstar’ and shares defiant single ‘Crash Out’
Tinashe has announced her eighth studio album, "Popstar", and released a new single, "Crash Out", featuring a dance-heavy accompanying video. The release follows her seventh album, "Quantum Baby" (2024), which spawned the viral hit "Nasty" and marked her breakthrough on the Billboard Hot 100, making this a notable follow-up for an artist building on recent commercial momentum.
"Popstar" will be a 16-track record, arriving on 25 September via Nice Life and Atlantic Records, with pre-orders now open. "Crash Out", produced by Couros and directed by 91 Rules, follows lead single "Too Easy" as the second preview of the album. "Quantum Baby" had also included an early version of "No Broke Boys", later reworked into another viral track, and earned a BRIT Award nomination for International Song Of The Year. Tinashe is set to play Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party next month before appearing at Maryland's All Things Go festival on 27 September, two days after the new album's release.
In short
- Tinashe announces eighth album "Popstar", out 25 September
- New single "Crash Out" released with dance-focused music video
- Follows viral success of 2024's "Quantum Baby" and its hit "Nasty"
Explained simply
Tinashe is an American singer and dancer who has been making music for over a decade, though she spent most of her career without mainstream recognition. In 2024, her breakthrough came with her seventh studio album "Quantum Baby", which featured the viral hit "Nasty" and marked her first major success on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also earned a BRIT Award nomination for International Song Of The Year.
The album "Quantum Baby" represented a turning point in Tinashe's career, with its dance and hip-hop influenced sound resonating with a much wider audience than her previous work. Multiple songs from the album achieved viral success, indicating genuine commercial momentum for an artist previously working at a lower level of visibility. This marked her most significant commercial success after many years in the industry.
News of a new album comes as Tinashe continues to build on the recent success of "Quantum Baby". She is releasing new music at a time when she is experiencing her most significant commercial presence since beginning her recording career.
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