#NEWMUSIC: TINASHA – “MELATONIN”

Today, Multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Tinashe, releases her new single “Melatonin” – listen HERE. Produced by Zack Sekoff, nightfeelings and Ricky Reed, the EDM-driven track blends intercutting beats with a hypnotic, pulsing energy. “Melatonin” is the latest single from Tinashe’s upcoming album, Popstar, coming September 25th – Pre-order HERE. 

The experimental sound of “Melatonin” is brought to life in the accompanying music video – watch HERE. Directed by 91 Rules (Kelela, Destroy Lonely), the visual is a celebration of dance, spotlighting dancers across a range of styles, including ballet, hip-hop, and ballroom.Throughout the video, Tinashe commands the screen in a series of striking, avant-garde looks that complement the track’s bold creative vision.

“Melatonin” is the latest track revealed on Tinashe’s highly anticipated Popstar album out September 25th, pre-order HERE. With Popstar, Tinashe immerses her fans into her current era: one filled with defiant and unapologetic anthems, paired with high-energy, choreography filled visuals to match that continue to show off her innate ability to flawlessly blend genres and pave her own path. 

The album will also feature previously released singles “Crash Out” and “Too Easy,” which was received to widespread critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone who included the track in Songs You Need to Know, declaring it a “…swaggering single…” while Billboard proclaimed the “clubby pop track…[is] coated in confidence” with Stereogum adding “…it’s good as hell.”

In celebration of the album, Tinashe recently announced three headlining shows this fall in Chicago, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Pre-sale tickets sold out almost immediately, making it her fastest-selling pre-sale to date and general on-sale tickets also sold out shortly after. These shows will see Tinashe perform Popstar on stage for the first time.

These releases come off Tinashe’s back to back #1 charting hits with “No Broke Boys” with Disco Lines and “Nasty.” “No Broke Boys” with Disco Lines hit number 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and remained for several weeks. The track was nominated at this year’s BRIT awards for “International Song of the Year,” at the 2026 American Music Awards for Social Song of the Year and won Dance Song of the Year at the 2026 iHeart Radio Music Awards. The song originally appeared on her album, Quantum Baby, which also featured her #1 hit single “Nasty.” “Nasty” propelled to new heights and upon release, was lauded as the song of summer by many in 2024.

About Tinashe

Tinashe is a multi-platinum-certified disruptor singer, writer, and dancer – but she also produces, mixes, engineers, creative directs, and edits. She is one of music’s most compelling artists, fusing innovative sounds from pop, R&B, hip-hop and dance that has generated a global cross-genre fanbase of over 13 million social media followers. Tinashe has headlined two world tours and accrued over 5.5 billion global streams all time. Her first album, Aquarius, came out in 2014 and debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Tinashe now welcomes a new era as she prepares to release her 8th studio album, Popstar. With Popstar, Tinashe immerses her fans into her current era: one filled with defiant and unapologetic anthems, paired with high-energy, choreography filled visuals to match that continue to show off her innate ability to flawlessly blend genres and pave her own path.

In 2024, Tinashe released her seventh studio album, Quantum Baby which includes the hit track “Nasty,” which has been streamed over 500 million times worldwide since its release. Following the viral dance trend, the track has become a certified hit, reaching #1 at Rhythm radio, and was lauded as a “Song of Summer” by many. Last year, Tinashe teamed up with Disco Lines to release a new collaboration, “No Broke Boys.” The song blew up before its official release when Disco Lines teased the collaboration on TikTok. The song has over 1 billion worldwide streams and reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance and Electric songs. “No Broke Boys” won Dance Song of the Year at the 2026 iHeart Radio Music Awards. It was also nominated at this year’s BRIT Awards for “International Song of the Year” and the 2026 American Music Awards for “Social Song of the Year.” Tinashe’s list of collaborators is extensive, including Britney Spears, A$AP Rocky, Charli XCX, Usher, Tyga, Chlöe, Chance the Rapper, Travis Scott, Blood Orange, and Calvin Harris.