Tyla is adding to the fever of her breakout season with the arrival of the deluxe edition of her debut album, TYLA, available now as SILENCE +. The revamped album, which features three new songs from the GRAMMY-winning singer, celebrates the historic career that began in the summer of 2023 and has resulted in the birth of true stardom.
On TYLA+, Tyla shines a light on rising South African talent, featuring DJ/producer Tony Duardo and singers Optimist and Maestro, on the deluxe trio’s opening track, “Shake Ah.” The next two songs, “Push 2 Start” and “Back To You,” showcase Tyla’s continued infusion of R&B into her palate led by the Amapiano.
“When the Amapiano came, we were seeing everyone’s movements change. Seeing the energy of it… it felt so spiritual,” Tyla recalled to Elle. “I always wanted to mix it with other styles I like, like R&B and pop, and make it my own.”
Before the explosion of Tyla’s multi-platinum hit “Water,” the South African native was steadfast in establishing her mission: pushing the magic of Amapiano globally. She then went on to place “Water” on a Billboard Hot 100 at #7, making her the highest-charting African female solo artist, and subsequently premiered TYLA, her first studio album, within the Top 25 of the Billboard 200, making her at the highest African female soloist on that list as well. “Water” won a GRAMMY Award and earned Tyla a spot performing the song at the opening ceremony of this year’s Paris Olympics. Mission accomplished.
“Water” continues to be recognized for its wide-ranging impact. Tyla is nominated for four MTV Europe Music Awards this year: Best New Artist, Best R&B Artist, Best Afrobeats Artist and Best African Artist. The MTV EMAs 2024 will be held in Manchester, United Kingdom, on November 10.
The nominations come on the heels of Tyla’s victorious European summer, during which she won two BET Awards, ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best International Artist’, along with a ‘Best Afrobeats Video’ at the MTV VMAs.
For Tyla, however, there is much more to come. He recently announced a pair of tour dates: December 5 and 7 in his native South Africa, where he hasn’t performed since “Water” was released. It will be a great homecoming for Tyla who, after just one album, is already one of the most recognized and successful artists in the region.
There’s more music to come, too, as Tyla told PEOPLE in September. “It’s different,” she said. “I’ve grown so much this year. I’ve evolved in so many different ways that this new music is going to be that version of me, the current version of Tyla.”
