Tinashe Performs 'Popstar' Medley on Fallon, Then Heads Out on Tour

Tinashe performed a medley of two songs from her album Popstar on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday, 11 November. The songs are "Popstar" and "Melatonin," both taken from the same record.

Popstar came out in September. It is a 16-track album, meaning it runs to sixteen songs on one release. It is Tinashe's follow-up to Quantum Baby, released in August 2024. Quantum Baby is the middle part of a trilogy that also includes BB/Ang3l, so Popstar continues a three-album run rather than standing alone.

The album's first public push came through a single called "Too Easy." Tinashe premiered that track at Coachella, the music festival held each spring in Indio, California. A premiere means the first public performance of a new song, often played live before it is available to buy or stream.

Now comes the road. Tinashe's tour in support of Popstar starts on April 14 in Dallas. A support tour is a run of concerts built around a new album, and this one continues across North America through May 18. The final stop listed is a three-night stand at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

For fans who want to see the songs live, the dates are the next thing to check. The Fallon medley offers a short preview of how the two tracks sound in a studio setting, while the tour will show them in full concert form, one city at a time.