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Tinashe Talks Summer of ‘Nasty,’ Feeling Validated & If She’d Want to Star in the Britney Spears Biopic

Tinashe caught up with 'Billboard' to put her "Nasty" summer smash in perspective, playing video games, meeting Janet Jackson and more.

Tinashe appeared poised to usher in a new era of R&B when invading the scene in 2014 with Mustard’s Cali bounce alongside ScHoolboy Q for “2 On,” but she wouldn’t find her way back to the Billboard Hot 100 as a main billed artist until about a decade later with “Nasty,” which broke through in June. While some hits seemingly pop out of nowhere, “Nasty” had a rise that felt more organic — with the track exploding on social media platforms like TikTok thanks to a viral dance choreography that Tinashe herself leaned into. The 31-year-old has become a people’s-choice contender in a robust Song of the Summer category this year with ladies like Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter also churning out major hits.

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