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Read More »No, Tyla Was Not Asking Halle Bailey to Hold Her VMA: 'Y'all Make Everything Weird'
Last night, Tyla was awarded her first-ever VMA at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. After the South African pop star was presented the award for Best Afrobeats Video for “Water” by Halle Bailey and Lil Nas X, she asked the rapper to hold the heavy trophy while she delivered …
Read More »Tyla Picks Up Where 'Truth or Dare' Left Off in 'Breathe Me' Video
The narrative thread Tyla began unraveling in the music video for her single “Truth or Dare” continues in the accompanying visual for her latest single, “Breathe Me.” At the close of the first video, Tyla speeds off into the night after a long day of being trailed in her car …
Read More »Why Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Should Get Album of the Year at the Grammys — and Kendrick Lamar Should Get Song of the Year
Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter is much more than a country album — it’s actually a tour through the Black roots of American music that manages to be both thematically rich and stuffed with indelible pop songs, in multiple genres. Kendrick Lamar‘s virtuosic “Not Like Us,” meanwhile, completely transcends its status as …
Read More »Chappell Roan Gives Headline-Worthy Set; Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier Talk Cease-Fire on Lolla Day One
There was one artist on most everyone’s must-see list for the first day of Lollapalooza 2024: Chappell Roan. Fans, eager to stake a good spot, ran from the entrance gates at Chicago’s Grant Park to the main headline T-Mobile stage and camped out as early as noon to wait it …
Read More »Tyla Performs 'Jump' With Gunna, Skillibeng After Best New Artist Win at BET Awards
Tyla performed “Jump” during the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday. The South African singer has had a stellar Sunday night, having won Best New Artist and Best International Act prior to her set. She was up against Sexyy Redd, October London, Fridayy, Bossmon Dlow, Ayra Starr, 4Batz, and 41 for …
Read More »Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ice Spice, Tyla Join 2024 BET Awards Performance Lineup
The 2024 BET Awards performance lineup has expanded to include additional performances from rapidly rising stars Ice Spice and Tyla, as well as the ultimate veteran Ms. Lauryn Hill, who will perform alongside YG Marley. Megan Thee Stallion, whose new album Megan arrives on Friday, will hit the stage first …
Read More »Tyla Knows She's Black, Guys. She Doesn't Know Why People Say Otherwise
On Thursday’s episode of radio show The Breakfast Club, Tyla refused to answer a question she had spoken to publicly at least twice before: What does it mean that she calls herself a Coloured woman from South Africa? Of course, controversial host Charlamagne tha God framed the query in context …
Read More »Tyla Makes South Africa 'Jump' Under the Summer Sun in Video With Gunna and Skillibeng
They never had a pretty girl from Jo’burg! On Monday, South African star Tyla dropped the summer-ready video for “Jump,” featuring appearances from collaborators Gunna and Skillibeng. The Nabil-directed video follows Tyla lounging, tanning, and posing for photos in her native South Africa. In one scene, Tyla stops traffic and …
Read More »Tyla Admits She 'Had No Idea' Who Nancy Pelosi Was When They Took a Pic at Grammys Party
Tyla is being real: She had no clue who Nancy Pelosi was when they snapped a picture. In a new interview with People, the South African star shared the backstory behind a photo she snapped with the former House Speaker at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala last month. “I had …
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