The reality is only two types of people know about Tinashe.., people who love edgy, innovative niche artists and people who love to slag off anyone who makes a play for mainstream status and stumbles. I would imagine that outside of these two groups, casual audiences have no idea who she is and I say this as a Tinashe supporter. DWTS is harmless froth tbh and will serve to buy her a bit more time while she figures out who she wants to be i.e. FKA Twigs or Britney Spears. In terms of 'cheating', the show always does this as they know audiences want to see a range of skill. What they also know is that buffoonery is just as popular (if not more so) than actual dance talent so it's unlikely it will give Tinashe an unfair advantage beyond the judging panel. It didn't hurt Brandy prior to 2/11 and I doubt it will hurt Tinashe's next outing either, although she might have to skew more musically mainstream immediately after.