South Africa: Three AMAs and Counting for South Africa's Biggest Global Star
Fan voting and streaming helped Tyla extend her AMA run with a second straight Afrobeats win and a Social Song of the Year trophy for "CHANEL."
- On Monday, South African artist Tyla won Best Afrobeats Artist and Social Song of the Year at the 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas, becoming the first international artist to claim the Social Song category for her hit 2026 single 'CHANEL.'
- Tyla's path to Monday's victories began in 2025, when she became the first woman and first South African to win Favourite Afrobeats Artist at the 51st AMAs, defeating Wizkid, Rema, Tems and Asake in the newly-launched category.
- 'CHANEL' has accumulated more than 350 million Spotify streams and was recognised as one of the year's most talked-about songs, while Tyla beat Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema and Moliy in the Best Afrobeats Artist category.
- Tyla's three American Music Awards wins now exceed any other African artist in the show's history, with additional nominations for Best Music Video and Best Female R&B Artist bringing her total AMA nominations to approximately six.
- Building on her 2024 Grammy Award for 'Water' as Best African Music Performance, Tyla has positioned herself as an ambassador for African music's diversity, consistently emphasising that the genre extends beyond Afrobeats to include Amapiano and her South African culture.
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South Africa: Three AMAs and Counting for South Africa's Biggest Global Star
Tyla won Best Afrobeats Artist and Social Song of the Year for "CHANEL" at the 52nd AMAs in Las Vegas on Monday, bringing her total wins to three. Tyla became the first woman and first South African to win the Afrobeats category in 2025, beating Wizkid, Rema, Tems and Asake to take the award.
Tyla makes South African history (again) as she becomes a three-time AMA winner
South African singer Tyla Seethal has done it again. The Johannesburg-born artist, celebrated for her genre-blending sound and the global smash hit “Water“, has now claimed three American Music Awards (AMA) wins, making her one of the most decorated African artists in the award show’s history. The American Music Awards are widely regarded as the world’s largest fan-voted music awards, with winners determined by streaming figures, sales, airplay …
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