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Cover of Popstar
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Album · Atlantic / Nice Life · released 25 Sep 2026

Popstar

Tinashe

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

The player loads only when you press it · Spotify and Apple Music open the artist’s page, not this record · Bandcamp, YouTube open a search

Tracklist

  1. 01SunglassesSGR
  2. 02Too EasySGR
  3. 03MelatoninSGR
  4. 04Empty StadiumSGR
  5. 05FlashbacksSGR
  6. 06OverdramaticSGR
  7. 07I’d Rather Be AloneSGR
  8. 08Crash OutSGR
  9. 09Pillow FightSGR
  10. 10Nobody Wanna Dance AnymoreSGR
  11. 11Twentyfive EightSGR
  12. 12The Show Must Go OnSGR
  13. 13PopstarSGR
  14. 14BrainrotSGR
  15. 15Cloud 9SGR
  16. 16Heavy WeightSGR

16 tracks, 40 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 7 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

Awaiting a listen.

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What the press said

  • 5 OctTinasheRockdelux ↗

    Crítica de “Popstar” (2026), disco de Tinashe, en Rockdelux. Por Álvaro García Montoliu.

  • 5 OctAlbum Review: Tinashe – PopstarBeats Per Minute ↗

    The title is the whole argument. Tinashe has spent the latter part of her career to date being the example everybody reached for when they wanted to talk about leaving a major label.

Headlines and short excerpts from the stories we read, each linked to its source · more appear as the press publishes them

Stylespopalternative r&bcontemporary r&belectronichip hop

Style tags: MusicBrainz, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 7 Oct 2026