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Tyla wins the MTV VMAs 2024’s Best Afrobeat Award
At the MTV VMAs 2024, South African music icon Tyla triumphs over nominees Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems, Ayra Starr, and Lojay.
With her smash song Water, the hitmaker took home the Best Afrobeat Song award.
The fact that all African music is categorised as Afrobeats led her to define the victory as bittersweet.
“This is so special, but also bittersweet because there is a tendency to group all artists under Afrobeats,” said the star, whose music is more closely related to Amapiano.”
“Even though Afrobeats has opened so many doors for us, African music is so diverse. It’s more than just Afrobeats.”
“I come from South Africa, I represent my culture,” she concluded.
Both Halle and Tyla saying “I’m not holding it” is taking me out ☠️😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/Bf89IpJZnZ
— micayla 😪 (@luckyu925) September 12, 2024