Tinashe Says She’s All About Making Music With ‘Good Energy’ Right Now

Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, a.k.a. Tinashe, has always been an entertainer. Recognizing her talent as a child, her parents moved from Lexington, Kentucky, where she was born, to Los Angeles so she could pursue her dreams. You may even remember her as Celeste in the sitcom Two and a Half Men, her most notable recurring role as a teenager. But Tinashe, of course, is most lauded for her music since she first arrived on the scene as part of the five-person girl group the Stunners, formed in 2007. Following the group’s disbandment in 2011, she’s been a solo artist, delivering a self-described rhythmic pop sound.

In February 2012, Tinahse released her first solo mixtape, In Case We Die, which was received well by music bloggers, and five months later was signed to RCA Records. Shortly after, she released a second mixtape project, Reverie, followed by a third, Black Water, the following year. Then in 2014 Tinashe released Aquarius, her first studio album, which debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard charts. Since then she’s released three albums, including Nightride (2016), Joyride (2018), and Songs for You (2019), the latter marking her first self-released studio album. Last month, Tinashe debuted the single “Pasadena” from her soon-to-be-released fifth studio album. Going down memory lane, she talked to Glamour about her discography, past and present, and the stories behind some of her most memorable songs.