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South African music icon Tyla has won two awards at the just-concluded 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs), held on Monday.
The Water crooner clinched the Best Afrobeats Artist for the second time in a row, beating Nigeria’s Burna Boy, Wizkid, Moliy and Rema in the Afrobeats category. She also became the first international artist to win Social Song of the Year on Monday.
The awards ceremony, which was held in Las Vegas, was hosted by Queen Latifah. The awards are voted on by the public, based on music sales, streaming figures and social activity. The South African music icon’s wins reflect her large fanbase.
Her song, “Chanel”, a track about knowing your worth, has surpassed 350 million views on Spotify and reached number eight on the Spotify Global chart, making Tyla the first African artist to have multiple Top 10 hits on the global Spotify chart.
Tyla did not attend the ceremony in person, and neither of her awards was announced during the main televised broadcast. The show featured performances from BTS, who took home Artist of the Year, Sabrina Carpenter, KATSEYE, Karol G, Teyana Taylor, and the Pussycat Dolls, among others. Now a four-time AMA winner, she officially stands as the most nominated African artist in the show’s history.
Tyla did not attend the ceremony in person, and neither of her awards was announced during the main televised broadcast.
The show featured performances from BTS, who took home Artist of the Year, Sabrina Carpenter, KATSEYE, Karol G, Teyana Taylor, and the Pussycat Dolls, among others.
Tyla, who is now a four-time AWA winner, is the most-nominated African artist in AWA history.
Now a four-time AMA winner, she officially stands as the most nominated African artist in the show’s history.
