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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Why Tinashe Was Moved to Tears by Her Album Popstar Debuting in the Top 10 · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: 2026 might be remembered as the year of resurgence in
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  Speaker 1: pop music. Multiple singers are forging the most successful chapters
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  Speaker 1: of their careers after a decade in the game. You
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  Speaker 1: look at Kehlani, Zara Larsson, now Tinashe.
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  Speaker 2: I know. And let's give Tinashe her flowers for just
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  Speaker 2: having the best debut on Billboard's Albums 200 that she's
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  Speaker 2: ever had with her latest project, Popstar. It arrived on
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  Speaker 2: the chart at number six, which marks the first top
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  Speaker 2: 10 album of her career, shattering her previous best mark
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  Speaker 2: from all the way back in 2014 with her debut, Aquarius,
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  Speaker 2: which peaked in its first week at number 17.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and what might be the most impressive is the
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  Speaker 1: improvement over the last album, Quantum Baby, which barely cracked
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  Speaker 1: the album's 200, peaking at number 199.
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  Speaker 2: Which is why, it's no surprise, Tinashe is very emotional
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  Speaker 2: over the accomplishment, tweeting how unbelievably grateful she is, also adding,
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  Speaker 2: I'm crying with 5Gs.
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  Speaker 1: Shout out to Tinashe for keeping the hustle going, believing
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  Speaker 1: in yourself. You gotta stay on course, right? On track,
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  Speaker 1: staying true to her music, which has paid off. Her album, Popstar,
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  Speaker 1: it's out now. Direct from Hollywood.