• Ranking the Best Tinashe Albums | Soul In Stereo | Oct. 13, 2026, 5:30 a.m.
I’ve been a Tinashe supporter for a long, long, loooooooong time. Longer than some of you reading this post have been fans of R&B, I’m willing to bet. But after the critical success…

• Review: Tinashe trades soul for virality on ‘Popstar’ | Washington Square News | Oct. 8, 2026, 11 a.m.
Tinashe proclaims herself a “Popstar” with the title of her latest record, but that label is unearned. Despite decades’ worth of confessions about navigating the music industry and striving for success, the album’s jarring production departs from the hazy R&B sound that fits the artist best. Instead, gritty percussion and harsh synthesizers strewn across the...

• No Longer ‘Underrated,’ Tinashe Steps Into Her Pop Moment | New York Times | Oct. 8, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
The singer is getting the best reviews of her career with her new album “Popstar,” and making music that seems to reflect who she is with even greater clarity.

• Tinashe’s ‘Pillow Fight’ previewed her first Billboard 200 top 10 album | Martin Cid Magazine | Oct. 7, 2026, midnight
A flirtatious R&B track and a breakup ballad, released as a pair, set up Popstar, the album that has just given Tinashe the highest chart debut of her caree

• Tinashe Knows What It Costs to Make Stardom Look Too Easy on ‘Popstar’ | Atwood Magazine | Oct. 6, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
On her restless eighth album ‘Popstar,’ Tinashe claims the title she has long held for herself, then follows the performance past its breaking point. The joke in “Too Easy” becomes a question the whole album has to answer: How much of a person can the show consume?

• Tinashe ‘Popstar’ Review | Oculate UK | OCULATE UK | Oct. 6, 2026, noon
Gemma Imbriano reviews Tinashe’s eighth studio album ‘Popstar’ for Oculate UK, from the pull of ‘Melatonin’ to the record’s wider shift in sound.

• Tinashe's "Popstar": A Sound Palette of Dreams, Conception, and What It Truly Means to Be a Star | The Montclarion | Oct. 5, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
The singer/songwriter's eighth studio album unleashes a flurry of genres and styles essential to the pop world, proving that she, too, deserves a spot on the throne for consistent innovation and experimentation.

• On ‘Popstar,’ Tinashe Asserts Her Pop Sensibilities, for Better or Worse | thehoya.com | Oct. 2, 2026, 4:39 p.m.
Tinashe has occupied a semi-famous, semi-unknown spot in pop music for over a decade. On “Popstar,” she brands herself as above the fight for fame, effortlessly herself and fully immersed in her style.

• Tinashe - Popstar (Nice Life/Tinashe Music) | God Is In The TV | Oct. 2, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
Tinashe is an artist who has experienced the ups and downs of the music industry. Her 2014 debut, Aquarius quickly cemented her as an exciting name in the

• The 5 Best Songs On Tinashe’s ‘Popstar’ | +rcmndedlisten /// New Music Highlights In Alternative Sounds | Oct. 1, 2026, 6:08 p.m.
The world is no longer sleeping on the fact that Tinashe is a force in the field, and these five songs are the best of them to prove why she’s 2026’s ‘Popstar’ to top.

• Tinashe Recalls Feeling 'Misunderstood' and Being 'Butt of Jokes': 'I Just Kept Going' | Complex
The pop vocalist has found a career resurgence and critic...

• On ‘Popstar,’ Tinashe flips off the discourse | Xtra Magazine | Sept. 30, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
For much of her career, Tinashe has been dogged by comparisons to other artists. She’s fighting back the best way she can: by making great music

• Tinashe explores the complexities of stardom in 'Popstar ' — Album Review | // MELODIC Magazine | Sept. 29, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
Recommended Tracks: “Empty Stadium”, “Popstar”, “Nobody Wanna Dance Anymore”Similar Artists: Kelela, Rochelle Jordan, Victoria Monet Tinashe has been a steady presence within the music industry, working hard to create the hits you’ve probably heard at parties or on the radio for nearly the past decade and a half. The singer-songwriter and producer has an intense ... Read more

• Tinashe Steps Into Her Own as a ‘Popstar’ | The Loyola Phoenix | Loyola Phoenix | Sept. 30, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
After seven music projects, Tinashe is no longer waiting for anyone else's approval to know that she is — in fact — a “Popstar.”

• Tinashe Popstar Review: A Bold Musical Statement | Pinchofsol | Sept. 29, 2026, 12:37 p.m.
Tinashe redefines her artistic boundaries in her latest album, Popstar. Read our review of this introspective, genre-defying record.

• Tinashe’s 'Popstar': Redefining Modern Stardom | POPULAR CULTURE | Sept. 29, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
With her eighth studio album, Tinashe tackles the complexities of the music industry and reclaims her place as a true pop visionary.

• Tinashe’s ‘Popstar’ Album and the Art of Believing in Yourself | www.yamsmagazine.com
From Tinashe to Chlöe, today’s generation of stars are realizing that the first person who has to believe in the vision is themselves.

• Tinashe releases new album Popstar, described as genre-spanning – Major Music Spin | majormusicspin.com
Tinashe drops her latest album, Popstar, described as a project that traverses multiple genres.

• Tinashe – Popstar | Metal Magazine | metalmagazine.eu | Sept. 28, 2026, noon
Tinashe’s “Popstar” moves between pop, alternative R&B and club music while tracing desire, loneliness and the costs of celebrity. A review of an album that lets every contradiction coexist.

• Tinashe leans into genre-blending on new album Popstar – The Aux Room | theauxroom.com
NPR Music previews a genre-spanning release from the pop artist.

• Tinashe Popstar album review | Culled Culture | Sept. 27, 2026, 8:13 a.m.
With Popstar, Tinashe not only reminds but PROVES, that pop is whatever you want it to be, and has never truly been aligned with any one genre.

• TINASHE drops new album POPSTAR - out now - | Amnplify | Sept. 26, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Dave BruceMy nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come […]