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25 July 2025
Wizkid and Tyla Unite for Superstar Collaboration, 'DYNAMITE'
The single blends trademark Nigerian and South African sounds from the musicians, making for a dynamic new track.
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22 July 2025
Tyla & Ayra Starr To Perform at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival
Alongside international superstars Shakira and The Weeknd, the African pop stars will represent the continent’s blossoming sound.
Latest
11 July 2025
African Songs You Need to Hear This Week
The best new African music tracks that came out this week featuring Tyla, Gyakie, Africa Express, and more.
Video
16 June 2025
Amapiano: The South African Sound That Took Over the World
Born in South Africa’s townships in the early 2010s, this genre found its global moment during lockdown, giving people a reason to dance when the world stood still. This video traces its journey.
Latest
10 June 2025
Ayra Starr Claims First BET Award Win
After years of nominations and near misses, the Nigerian superstar claims the Best International Act Award, while African talent continues its global ascension at the ceremony.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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30 January 2025
“It’s Purely Political:” A Candid Conversation About the Grammy’s African Music Category
Culture commentator Joey Akan digs into the narrowness of Best African Music Performance so far, as well as other pertinent talking points in African music categories at Western award shows.
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