The South African singer Tyla has won a total of 39 industry awards from 124 nominations throughout her career. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 2024 and debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album spawned her breakthrough single, "Water", which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. That same year, she was named the youngest African soloist to win a Grammy Award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards after winning the inaugural Best African Music Performance.
Tyla started off doing cover versions of pop songs before she joined the amapiano wave. She released her debut single, "Getting Late", in 2019; its music video was nominated for Best Music Video of the Year at the 28th Annual South African Music Awards in 2022. In 2023, she released "Been Thinking", which was nominated for Best Produced Music Video at the 29th Annual South African Music Awards, and she won the Best Female Artist award at the 9th Annual African Entertainment Awards USA later that year. She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the Soul Train Music Awards, and Best African Music Act at the MOBO Awards.
In 2024, Tyla went on to win the most awards at the BET Awards, tying with the American singers Usher and Victoria Monét at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, where she was named the Best New Artist and Best International Act. She received backlash after winning Best Afrobeats Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she identified as an amapiano artist in her acceptance speech. In her native South Africa, she received the Song of the Year, International Achievement and Highest Airplay awards at the 3rd Annual Basadi in Music Awards; she was the most-nominated recipient with five, and the most-awarded performing artist at the event. She also took home the Best International Act at the Cultural and Creative Industry Awards, and the Most Stylish Performing Artist at the South African Style Awards. She led the 18th Metro FM Music Awards nomination list with six, and she was honoured with the Global Icon award. Tyla received a Global Force accolade at the inaugural Billboard R&B's No. 1s event. Towards the end of 2024, at the 30th Annual South African Music Awards, Tyla won the most awards, receiving four from seven nominations.References for nominees and winners:
GQ honoured her with the Entertainer of the Year award. Tyla received the Impact Award in 2025, at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. Tyla hosted the 2025 Kids' Choice Awards. She also won the Favorite Global Music Star award and she was nominated for Favorite Music Collaboration for her remix of "Show Me Love".
Awards and nominations
+ Award Year Category Recipient(s) or nominee(s) Result 3Music Awards2024African Song of the Year African Act of the Year Africa Golden Awards2025 Album of the Year References: Nominations: Female Artist of the Year winner: Female Artist of the Year Song of the Year African Entertainment Awards, USA2023Best Female Artist 2024Best Female Artist Artist of the Year Best Collaboration All Africa Music Awards 2026 Song of the Year Best African Dance/Choreography American Music Awards 2025 Favorite Female R&B Artist Favorite Afrobeats Artist 2026 Best Music Video Best Female R&B Artist Best Afrobeats Artist Social Song of the Year Basadi in Music Awards2024 Artist of the Year Best Styled Artist of the YearPop Artist of the Year Music Video of the Year Song of the YearAwards received by Tyla:
Highest AirplayInternational Achievement2026 Artist of the YearSong of the Year BBC2024Sound of 2024BET Awards2024 Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best New Artist Best International Act Viewer's Choice Award 2025 Best International Act 2026 Viewer's Choice Award Video of the Year Billboard Music Awards 2024 Top R&B Artist Top R&B Female Artist Top Afrobeats Artist Top R&B Song Top Afrobeats Song Top R&B Album Billboard R&B's No. 1s 2024 Global Force Billboard Women in Music 2025 Impact BreakTudo Awards2024 International Video of the Year Rising International Artist International Crush BRIT Awards 2024 International Song Cultural and Creative Industry Awards 2024 Best International Act Best Newcomer Elle Style Awards 2026Artist of the Year TylaWonDStv Content Creator Awards 2024 Song of the Year Feather Awards 2024 Hot Chick of the Year Glamour Awards 2025 Global Woman of the Year Grammy Awards2024Best African Music Performance 2026 GQ Men of the Year 2024 Entertainer of the Year 2025 Best Southern African Artiste of the Year iHeartRadio Music Awards2024 Best African Music Artist Best Lyrics TikTok Bop of the Year 2025 R&B Song of the Year Dance Song of the Year World Artist of the Year 2026 Ivor Novello Awards 2024 Best Contemporary Song Metro FM Music Awards2024 Song of the Year Best Music Video Best Viral Challenge Best R&B Best Female Artist Artist of the Year Global Icon MOBO Awards2023 Best African Music Act 2025Best International Act2026Best African Music Act MTV Europe Music Awards 2024 Best New Best R&B Best Afrobeats Best African Act MTV Video Music Awards 2024 Best New Artist Best R&B Video Best Afrobeats Video 2025 Best Choreography Music Awards Japan2026 Best International R&B/Contemporary Song in Japan Best of Listeners' Choice: International Song Myx Music Awards 2024 Global Video of the Year NAACP Image Awards 2025 Outstanding New Artist Outstanding International Song 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 Favorite Breakout Artist Favorite Global Music Star Favorite Viral Song 2025 Favorite Global Music Star Favorite Music Collaboration () Soul Train Music Awards2023Best New ArtistTyla 2026R&B /Soul song of the yearChanel " South African Music Awards2022Music Video of the Year 2023Best Produced Music Video 2024Music Video of the Year Record of the YearAlbum of the YearBest Pop AlbumFemale Artist of the YearNewcomer of the YearBest Collaboration International Achievement 2026 South African Style Awards2024Most Stylish Performing Artist Trace Awards 2025 Song of the Year Best Global African Artist Best Female Artist Best Live Performance Best Artist – Southern Africa Best Music Video Best DJ Urban Music Awards 2025 Artist of the Year References: Nominations: Results: Best Music Video (Remix) () Best Female Act Best International Collaboration () International Artist of the Year Best Viral Breakthrough Song Best Album Variety Power of Young Hollywood 2025 Influence and impact in music and pop culture
Other accolades Listicles + Publication Year Listicle Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Rank BBC 2023The Best Songs of 2023 BillboardThe 100 Best Songs of 2023Forbes202430 Under 30 2023The 10 Best Songs of 20232024TRH's 2024 Hot list Madame Tussauds2025Hot 100 list
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