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Tyla beats Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Asake to win the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance

Tyla beats Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Asake to win the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance

Tyla, from South Africa, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance for her song “Water.”    This is the inaugural year for the category, in which Asake and Olamide (“Amapiano”), Ayra Starr (“Rush”), Burna Boy (“City Boys”), and Davido featuring Musa Keys (“Unavailable”) were also nominated. …

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Tyla joins the pack as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Artist for March

Tyla joins the pack as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Artist for March

Tyla’s journey into music began with writing song lyrics in her diary at 12. She describes music as “her calling”, something “that came naturally”. She first gained recognition when she dropped the Amapiano dance-themed song ‘Getting late’. Tyla understands the demands of new-age artistry, but intuition and intention fuel her …

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