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Tinashe came out of her record label hell after delivering a massive hit song, Nasty which has become a theme song for the Gen Z’s on the internet. Although the context of the song is not ideal it has become the subject of memes, taglines on dating apps, and a motto amongst the youngsters—an impulse that Tinashe understands!
Speaking to The Guardian, the singer explained that in a world where it’s not “super happy and exciting” to live, music becomes a great means to let off some steam. “That creates a pendulum that swings towards people just wanting to listen to music that makes them find release and joy,” she added.
The song’s success gave the singer’s career the boost it needed! Her last commercial success was the 2014 track 2 On. Later her album Joyride was heavily delayed due to clashes between her and her then-label Sony subsidiary RCA Records. In 2019, they parted and Tianshe started producing music as an independent artist.
She chose to collaborate with leftfield artists like Machinedrum, Kito and Vladislav Delay. However, despite her creative experiments, she wasn’t in the spotlight and was declared a ‘has-been’ by the industry gatekeepers. Finally, after a decade, she delivered another hit and came out more successful than before, making it to the Billboard Hot 100 entry in the US as a lead artist since 2 On.
“I hope it’s inspiring,” Tinashe says reflecting on her successful comeback. She also calls it a lesson for younger artists to keep going and working on their art. “It’s just like: don’t stop. Just keep going. You might get your moment, or you might not, but at the end of the day, you just keep making shit, and it’s dope, and that’s great,” the singer added.
Although she took her sweet time to regain her position in the mainstream music industry, she doesn’t like to consider herself “underrated.” According to the pop star, identifying as an underrated artist isn’t a healthy mindset. “I don’t like to feel like a victim,” she explained.
A few years back, Tinashe decided not to hold on to materialistic or tangible markers of success such as chart positions and streaming stats and make music just for the sake of it. She says it’s “toxic” to have that mentality in the long run, especially for a creative person. “It’s more important to focus on legacy, and art,” Tinashe added.
Stree 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao, had been one of the most anticipated movies of 2024. The sequel to the 2018 film Stree hit theaters on August 15 and took a huge start at the box office. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has now penned a heartfelt note for the movie and called it a ‘talent vehicle.’ He also asked not to trivialize the film’s success by crediting it to one person.
Today, August 16, Hansal Mehta took to his X (Twitter) handle and wrote a message about the recently released film Stree 2. He said, “When you celebrate the success of Stree 2 remember that it goes beyond the narrow star driven calculations that abound in the industry. Don’t trivialise its success by attributing it to one star. This is a talent vehicle, studded with exceptional writing, directorial and histrionic talent.”
Praising Rajkummar Rao and director Amar Kaushik, Mehta stated, “It is a triumph for Rajkummar who we love because he is such a superlative actor. It is a triumph for Amar Kaushik because of his command over the medium and his ability to expertly craft a script into meaningful entertainment for the masses.”
Check out his tweet!
Coming to the rest of the cast and crew, the filmmaker mentioned, “It is a triumph for Niren Bhatt’s writing – from Taarak Mehta to Bala to Bhediya to Munjya, the man has consistently delivered. It is a triumph for an ensemble that is as much a principal lead as Raj and Shraddha.”
He concluded by saying, “It is a triumph for Indian mainstream cinema. Finally real talent wins. Trade experts and often many critics will still make reductive observations – remember they are no experts. Just people who thrive on oversimplifying talent, story, success and failure. LONG POST OVER AND OUT.”
According to Pinkvilla’s box office report, with a Rs. 72.50 crore opening day in India, the worldwide gross of Stree 2 stands at Rs. 80 crore approx. through August 15. The cast of Stree 2 includes Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana in significant roles. It is the latest installment in the supernatural universe created by Maddock Films.
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