Tinashe on Success of Viral Hit 'Nasty,' Celebs Who Have Reached Out (2024)

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Miguel A. Melendez

Tinasheonce said "Watch Me Work" -- and now she's reaping the benefits.

Just two months after dropping her single, "Nasty," the 31-year-old singer is reflecting on the viral success her single is enjoying and the celebrities who have reached out to her on the back of the song's success.

"I'm thrilled. It's everything that you hope for," Tinashe tells ET's Deidre Behar about the hot single's success. "I've had such an amazing journey. I've had such amazing fans. I've been able to do so many things with my career, but to have these kind of moments, it's very validating. Feels good."

"Nasty" has so far enjoyed a whopping 30 million-plus streams. "Nasty" is currently on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, marking the first time Tinashe's accomplished the feat as a solo artist. She previously enjoyed Hot 100 status as a featured artist on ScHoolboyQ's "2 On" in 2014, Usher and Kid Ink's "Body language" in 2015, and Britney Spears' 2016 song, "Slumber Party."

Tinashe never imagined this kind of success.

"Honestly, no. I feel like I don't put those kind of expectations on any of my records at this point," she said. "I just create what feels good to me and what feels fun and hot, and I felt like 'Nasty' was the perfect song, and I guess the people agreed."

Tinashe recently performed the hit on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the crowd went wild.

"I mean, it's summertime," she said of the track's sex-heavy lyrics. "I feel like people just want to be hot and have fun. I think that this song celebrates that. It's confident, in your face. It's braggadocious, it's sexy. It's everything that you want to embody. And I feel likeeverybody's got their little nasty side inside. So, it's fun to be able to just celebrate it and be outside."

And with so much success, Tinashe is going to run it back. The songstress exclusively tells ET that a full "Nasty" remix EP is in the works.

"Yes, I have been working on official remixes," she says. "I think I'm going to drop a remix pack very soon."

It's her hope to give fans "different tastes" so they can enjoy the song's different vibes. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.

"Something that you want to club to, something you want to vibe to, a slow, sexy one, a super fast one, you know?" she teases.

As for who would hop on the remixes, Tinashe will only say that she hears her fans loud and clear.

"We've gotten a lot of people that really want to be part of the remix and I am super super thrilled about that," she says. "It's kind ofoverwhelming 'cause there's so many amazing artists that I really want to put on the remix. We're thinking a couple of different people, but there's someone that I really love so far, so yeah. It's a secret. Top secret."

How about a hint?

"The fans have been really wanting a woman, so I've been listening to what they've been saying," she says. "You know, this song is for the girls; leaning in that direction."

J-Hope from the South Korean mega boy bandBTShas always been a big Tinashe fan. He shouts her out in interviews every chance he gets. So, it's only fitting to get Tinashe's take on a possible J-Hope collaboration. And she's open to it!

"Listen, I'm open," she says. "I love BTS."

Tinashe's become such a hot commodity with the release of "Nasty," and like a moth to a flame, megastars are now banging on the door to show support.

"Meghan Trainor texted me. Kehlani was, very early on, being like, 'This song is super hot,'" Tinashe shares.

There's also Tyla and Anitta.

"So, it's been so nice to see all of the love and everybody just kind of shouting it out very early on," Tinashe gushed. "And I was like, 'OK, this song is kind of different.' Like, it's making people react."

Tinashe's "Nasty" is out now.

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