Gearing up for the release of her next hit single \u2018How To Be Cool\u2019<\/em>, a dance-pop track reminiscent of the female empowered sound of Lady Gaga\u2019s Bad Romance<\/em> era, it\u2019s clear Tina Win is done waiting for permission. The 27 year old Romanian-American singer-songwriter is ready to roll out the tracks this year, and she\u2019s doing it her way. Guaranteed to have you singing along with her catchy lyrics and memorable beats, \u2018How To Be Cool\u2019 <\/em>is the electrifying follow up to her previous single \u2018Try Anything\u2019,<\/em> released last summer. Win isn\u2019t just solidifying her name as an authentic talent in the cut throat music industry, more impressively, she\u2019s doing it on her own terms. Her sound is self-described as a \u201cnew genre of pop,\u201d with structured, emotional dance beats and raw sounds. Drawing influences from female greats like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jewel, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks.<\/p>\n Win isn\u2019t navigating the music industry with naivety; she\u2019s approaching her sound with the calculated precision of a seasoned strategist, that includes launching her own company, Tina Win Music LLC. Created to not only allow herself full ownership of her songs but in time, she hopes other artists too. \u201cI want to help other artists. I see female artists out there that are having trouble because they can\u2019t get out of a record company or what they\u2019re involved with right now. So I want to try to help bring some women over here and help their career flourish.\u201d With the guidance of her \u201camazing lawyer\u201d, it is all Win behind the wheel. \u201cI\u2019m forcing myself not to fail. This is my career, this is what I\u2019m making my money with. I\u2019ve been blessed not to have to worry about the finances of it all, so basically I\u2019m just using that and I\u2019m betting on myself.\u201d And it\u2019s not just music Win has vision and passion for, she\u2019s creating a legacy built on her own solid foundation, \u201cI\u2019m making sure that I\u2019m making an empire, not just with music but with pop-culture, fashion, beauty \u2013 all around. And collaborating with other fashion OG\u2019s down the line.\u201d Not slowing down, Win already has a fragrance launching in the spring, a beauty line in the works and she\u2019s already working on her fashion line\u2026 all at just 27.<\/p>\n Working closely with seasoned producer Joey Auch, Win has crafted a sonic landscape that bridges the gap between alt-rock edge and hook-filled mainstream appeal, drawing inspiration from artists like Ke$ha and Fleetwood Mac. The new tracks are promised to be \u201cunfiltered\u201d and \u201creckless,\u201d a direct evolution from her debut EP\u2019s themes of reclamation and survival, released in the fall of 2025. Currently, Win is fully immersed in the studio recording her full-length debut album, a project that promises to be a \u201ccinematic declaration\u201d of her artistic vision. And unlike artist-developer relationships in major labels, Win is taking ownership of every detail, from the lyric-driven compositions to the gritty aesthetic of her visual rollout, defiantly distinguishing herself from sounding like other artists. \u201cThis is why I do what I do, I want to be unique,\u201d she explains. Her music is a contradiction\u2014classically trained vocals layered over raw, indie-pop production\u2014 aiming to dismantle the polished, formulaic conventions of modern pop. The upcoming single arrives as part of a strategic, high-velocity rollout as she works on her album slated for release in 2026, further establishing Win as a self-managed force; she plans to write and record her music and release the tracks one by one, till her album is completed.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSinging and performing- that is my therapy,\u201d Win confides. \u201cFor me, I sing because it physically calms me, those vibrations I feel in my body, that\u2019s the only way I can get peace.\u201d Drawing inspiration from her own life, she has a lot she wants to share with the world in the hopes of helping others to heal. Win has faced many challenges for someone so young. Having been adopted as a toddler and brought to America from Romania, Win lost both her adopted parents by the age of 25. She experienced sexual assault at a previous place of employment, and survived an horrific domestic violence relationship. Win has endured immensely for someone not yet 30. \u201cI want to help people through my stories, that\u2019s my main goal \u2013 to influence and help others. No matter what it may be.\u201d A survivor of domestic violence, Win spent a portion of her formative years in a dangerous relationship that she believes could have ended very badly for her. She reflects, \u201cI\u2019ve been through a lot, but this has all become such a blessing, and I would never consider myself to be a humble person but, right now that\u2019s all I am. I\u2019m just so humble, so blessed. It\u2019s mind blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n Win is building a career that is built to last, designed for both commercial integration and raw emotional impact. \u201cAll my songs, they don\u2019t all sound the same,\u201d she says, \u201cI don\u2019t want to listen to my album and it just be one thing like, say, pop music. I want it to be a mix of things from pop-rock to pop-jazz. I love all music and want to create different styles and collaborate with amazing artists and talent out there.\u201d A walking contradiction, Win is soft, strong, stylish, and loud. In a landscape often desperate for authenticity, she\u2019s betting on her own unfiltered story to reshape the rules. \u201cNothing is holding me back,\u201d Win says determinedly, \u201ceverything I want to do, I\u2019m going to try.\u201d<\/p>\n SPIN Magazine newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_1232-1290x860.jpeg\")