The South African singer Tyla has received several awards and honorary accolades. In 2024, Tyla was named the youngest African soloist to win a Grammy Award.[1] Tyla was honoured by Billboard, and has also received BET and MTV Video Music Award.[2]
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Tyla started off covering pop songs before she joined the amapiano wave.[3] She released her debut single "Getting Late" in 2019 and was nominated for Best Music Video of the Year at the 28th annual South African Music Awards in 2022.[4][5] In 2023, she released "Been Thinking" which was nominated for Best Produced Music Video at the 29th annual South African Music Awards,[6] and she won the Best Female Artist award at the 9th annual African Entertainment Awards USA later that year.[7] She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2023 Soul Train Music Awards,[8] and Best African Music Act at the MOBO Awards 2023.[9]
Tyla's breakthrough single, "Water", taken off her debut self-titled studio album (2024) was the first recipient to win the inaugural Best African Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[10] Tyla went on to win the most awards at the 2024 BET Awards, tying with American singers Usher and Victoria Monét at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California,[11] where she was named the Best New Artist,[12] and Best International Act.[13] In her native South Africa, Tyla won Song of the Year, International Achievement and Highest Airplay at the 3rd annual Basadi In Music Awards,[14] Best International Act at the 2024 Cultural and Creative Industry Awards,[15] and Most Stylish Performing Artist at the 2024 South African Style Awards.[16] With six nominations, Tyla led the 18th Metro FM Music Awards' nomination list,[17] and she was awarded the Global Icon Award.[18] Tyla's nominations including the Best New Artist and Best R&B Video at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards,[19] BET Award for Viewer's Choice,[20] Metro FM Music Award for Song of the Year,[21] and Brit Award for International Song.[22] Tyla was among the five chart toppers honoured by Billboard,[23] she received a Global Force Award at the inaugural Billboard R&B's No. 1s.[24]
Awards and nominations
edit| Organization | Year | Award | Recipient or nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Music Awards | 2024 | African Song of the Year | "Water" | Won | [25] |
| African Act of the Year | Herself | — | [a] | ||
| African Entertainment Awards USA | 2023 | Best Female Artist | Won | [7] | |
| 2024 | Best Female Artist | Pending | [27] | ||
| Artist of the Year | Pending | ||||
| Best Collaboration | "Jump" | Pending | |||
| Basadi in Music Awards | 2024 | Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [28] |
| Best Styled Artist of the Year | Nominated | [28] | |||
| Pop Artist of the Year | "Water" | Nominated | |||
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | Won | [14] | |||
| BBC | 2024 | Sound of 2024 | Herself | Fourth | [29] |
| BET Awards | 2024 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | [30] | |
| Best New Artist | Won | [31] | |||
| Best International Act | Won | [32] | |||
| Viewer's Choice Award | "Water" | Nominated | [20] | ||
| BreakTudo Awards | 2024 | International Video of the Year | Pending | [33] | |
| Rising International Artist | Herself | Pending | |||
| International Crush | Pending | ||||
| BRIT Awards | 2024 | International Song | "Water" | Nominated | [22] |
| Cultural and Creative Industry Awards | 2024 | Best International Act | Herself | Won | [15] |
| Best Newcomer | Nominated | [34] | |||
| DStv Content Creator Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | "Water" | Won | [35] |
| The Feather Awards | 2024 | Hot Chick of the Year | Herself | Pending | [36] |
| Grammy Awards | 2024 | Best African Music Performance | "Water" | Won | [37] |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2024 | Best African Music Artist | Herself | Nominated | [38] |
| Best Lyrics | "Water" | Nominated | |||
| TikTok Bop of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Ivor Novello Awards | 2024 | Best Contemporary Song | Nominated | [39] | |
| Metro FM Music Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | Nominated | [21] | |
| Best Music Video | Nominated | ||||
| Best Viral Challenge | Nominated | ||||
| Best R&B | Nominated | ||||
| Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| MOBO Awards | 2023 | Best African Music Act | Nominated | [9] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2024 | Best New | Pending | [40] | |
| Best R&B | Pending | ||||
| Best Afrobeats | Pending | ||||
| Best African Act | Pending | [41] | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2024 | Best New Artist | Nominated | [19] | |
| Best R&B Video | "Water" | Nominated | |||
| Best Afrobeats Video | Won | [42] | |||
| Myx Music Awards | 2024 | Global Video of the Year | Pending | [43] | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2024 | Favorite Breakout Artist | Herself | Nominated | [44] |
| Favorite Global Music Star | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Viral Song | "Water" | Nominated | |||
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | [45] |
| South African Music Awards | 2022 | Music Video of the Year | "Getting Late" (featuring Kooldrink) | Nominated | [4] |
| 2023 | Best Produced Music Video | "Been Thinking" | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2024 | Music Video of the Year | "Water" | Nominated | [46] | |
| Record of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Album of the Year | Tyla | Nominated | [47] | ||
| Best Pop Album | Won | [48] | |||
| Female Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||||
| Best Collaboration | "Water" (with Travis Scott) | Nominated | [47] | ||
| South African Style Awards | 2024 | Most Stylish Performing Artist | Herself | Won | [16] |
Listicles
edit| Publication | List | Work | Rank | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023
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| The Africa Report | Top Music Hits of 2023 | "Water" | 2
|
[49] | |
| Barack Obama's Favorite Music | Barack Obama's Favorite Music of 2023 | — | [50] | ||
| BBC | The best songs of 2023 | 10
|
[51] | ||
| Billboard | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 18
|
[52] | ||
| Capital UK | The Best Songs of 2023 | 5
|
[53] | ||
| Complex | The 50 Best Songs Of 2023 | 6
|
[54] | ||
| Crack | The Top 25 Tracks of the Year | 25
|
[55] | ||
| The Hollywood Reporter | The 10 Best Songs of 2023 | 10
|
[56] | ||
| IOL | Top 5 Local Songs of 2023 | 1
|
[57] | ||
| Los Angeles Times | The 100 best songs of 2023 | 32
|
[58] | ||
| NME | The 50 best songs of 2023 | 11
|
[59] | ||
| NPR | The 123 Best Songs of 2023 | — | [60] | ||
| OkayAfrica | The 20 Best South African Songs of 2023 | — | [61] | ||
| Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 68
|
[62] | ||
| The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2023 | 1
|
[63] | |||
| Stereogum | The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2023 | 3
|
[64] | ||
| Variety | The Best Songs of 2023 | — | [65] | ||
2024
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| Barack Obama's summer playlist | Barack Obama's 2024 summer play | "Jump" | — | [66] | |
| Harper's Bazaar | The All-Stars | Herself | — | [67] | |
| The Hollywood Reporter | TRH's 2024 hot list | 24
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[68] | ||
| Vibe | Song of the Summer | "Jump" | 4
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[69] | |
Honours
edit- Metro FM Music Awards honoured Tyla with the Global Icon Award on 27 April 2024, at the 18th Annual Metro FM Music Awards.[18]
- On 10 August 2024, Basadi in Music Awards honoured Tyla with the Highest Airplay and International Achievement Awards at the 3rd Annual Basadi In Music Awards.[14]
- On 8 September 2024, Billboard awarded Tyla the Global Force Award for "Water" at the inaugural Billboard R&B's No. 1s held in New York.[70]
- On 2 November 2024, Tyla was honoured with the International Achievement Award by the South African Music Awards.[b]
Explanatory notes
edit- ^ There's no record of this award being issued anywhere, only nomination can be found.[26]
- ^ Announced on 18 October 2024, by the South African Music Awards via social media.[71]
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