Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena as a child to pursue a career in entertainment.
Between 2007 and 2011, Tinashe was a member of the girl group the Stunners. Following their disbandment, she released the positively-reviewed self-recorded mixtapes In Case We Die (2012) and Reverie (2012). Following their success, Tinashe signed with RCA Records and released her third mixtape, Black Water (2013).
When did Tinashe leave her label?
There wasn’t one specific situation that led Tinashe to leave her longtime label, RCA. The shape-shifting singer, known for sampling genres like an all-you-can-eat buffet, had grown used to creating in a grey area.
Her discography is littered with slinky club thumpers like 2 On and Party Favors that stand toe-to-toe with splotchy top 40 anglers like Superlove and Player.
After Tinashe initiated exit talks with RCA, news broke earlier this February that she had officially split with the imprint that she called home since 2012.
But by that point, she’d already begun work on her fourth album, Songs For You. Released in November, it marked her first full-length project as an independent artist.
