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Tyla Wins 2025 AMA Afrobeats Award
Latest
27 May 2025

Tyla Wins 2025 AMA Afrobeats Award

This year’s Afrobeats category at the American Music Awards has gone to the South African superstar, stoking questions about genre classification.

Tyla has made it clear: she represents Amapiano, a genre as distinct and diverse as African music itself.
Music
11 April 2025

Tyla Leads the African Wave at Coachella 2025

With Coachella kicking off today, Tyla and fellow African artists Amaarae, Rema, and others transform the desert into a showcase of the continent's musical diversity.

A young woman poses for the cameras on the VMA red carpet. She is wearing a tight mini dress in neon yellow, with slits at the front that reveal neon green underwear. The woman is also wearing a bright blue choker-style necklace with a honey-blonde Afro with loose curls.
Latest
14 February 2025

Tyla Teams Up With Dancehall Legend Sean Paul for “PUSH 2 START (REMIX)”

The collaboration marks the South African singer’s second foray into the dancehall genre, following her song “Jump.”

Tems performs on the West Stage at All Points East 2024 at Victoria Park on August 16, 2024 in London, England.
Latest
20 February 2025

Tems and Tyla Join Spotify's Billions Club

Both singers have doubled the African representation on the list of songs with over a billion streams on Spotify.

Tyla attends the Chanel Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Grand Palais on March 11, 2025 in Paris, France.
Latest
12 March 2025

What Tyla, Burna Boy, and Other African Stars Got up to at Paris Fashion Week

The 2025 Fall/Winter Paris Fashion Week saw African stars at fashion shows, private parties, and exclusive installations.

South African star Tyla poses in front of a pink background ahead of her concert in South Africa.
Latest
29 January 2025

Tyla Becomes the Second Female African Artist Ever to Have Two Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

The South African artist joins the legendary Miriam Makeba with a new Billboard achievement. She has also announced the on-demand stream of her South African concert on Showmax.

How Did African Artists Fare At Coachella 2025?
News
14 April 2025

How Did African Artists Fare At Coachella 2025?

The first weekend of the prestigious festival gave the continent some resounding highs from Tyla, Seun Kuti, and Amaarae — and a confusing low from Rema.

Tyla performs on the runway for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15, 2024, in New York City.
Music
05 December 2024

Tyla Wraps Up 2024 with Sabrina Carpenter Duet on Netflix

The South African singer is also performing in her home country for the first time since reaching global stardom.

Tyla (L), with her sister Sydney (R), accepts the Best Afrobeats award onstage during the MTV EMAs 2024 held at Co-op Live on November 10, 2024 in Manchester, England.
Events
11 November 2024

Tyla Wins Big at the MTV EMAs

The South African singer expectedly won the Africa-related categories, along with a surprise R&B nod.

Ayo Edebiri attends FX's "The Bear" season 3 premiere at El Capitan Theatre on June 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Film + TV
08 January 2025

Ayo Edebiri, Tems, Wizkid and Tyla are Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards 2025

Ayo Edebiri leads NAACP Image Awards nominees with five nods, as global Black talent shines across film, TV, music, and literature categories.

Burna Boy performing on stage in white shirt and sunglasses, arms spread wide against fiery backdrop.
News
24 December 2024

Burna Boy, Tyla, and Ayra Starr Shaped Africa’s Global Sound In 2024

According to recent Spotify data, these three artists were the most streamed artists from the continent followed by artists from various parts of the continent.

Tyla poses outside of her hotel in NYC, dressed up for the Met Gala.
Music
29 October 2024

Opinion: Can Tyla Balance Amapiano Authenticity with Global Pop Dreams?

For the past year, Tyla has been rewriting the narrative for African artists on the global stage. But, in an industry still learning how to place her, who is she really for?

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